Senior Manager - Research & Thought Leadership

About the role

As a Senior Manager - Research & Thought Leadership, GCC Business , you will shape the insights, narratives, and data-backed perspectives that define Zinnov's voice in the Global Capability Center (GCC) ecosystem. This role will own the thought leadership engine for Zinnov's GCC business-identifying emerging themes, building sharp points of view, and converting research, data, and stakeholder inputs into compelling narratives for CXOs, GCC leaders, policymakers, industry bodies, partners, and the broader market. You will work closely with leadership, consulting teams, marketing, customers, partners, and ecosystem stakeholders to create influential research-backed narratives that strengthen Zinnov's market positioning and industry credibility.

Responsibilities

• Thought Leadership & Market Narratives
• Own marketing-enabled thought leadership across reports, whitepapers, executive POVs, keynote narratives, articles, and data-led market insights.
• Develop differentiated perspectives around GCC setup, transformation, AI, innovation, global talent, operating models, location strategy, and ecosystem evolution.
• Translate data, expert inputs, and market intelligence into compelling narratives that strengthen Zinnov's market position.
• Create executive-ready presentations and storylines for events, media, client conversations, campaigns, and strategic marketing programs.
• Research & Insight Development
• Develop research hypotheses, analytical frameworks, benchmarks, and insight models.
• Lead primary and secondary research including executive interviews, surveys, analyst inputs, market scans, competitive intelligence, and ecosystem benchmarking.
• Build reusable knowledge assets, proprietary datasets, and insight repositories that strengthen Zinnov's IP.
• Analyze market trends, enterprise transformation themes, and GCC ecosystem shifts to create actionable insights.
• Stakeholder Collaboration & Market Engagement
• Work closely with senior leaders, consulting teams, marketing, customers, partners, industry bodies, and government stakeholders to surface insights and validate perspectives.
• Partner with design, content, digital, PR, and leadership teams to convert insights into high-impact market-facing assets.
• Support strategic storytelling across campaigns, media interactions, and executive engagements.
• What You Bring
• Qualifications & Experience
• 6-10 years of experience in consulting, research, market intelligence, thought leadership, analyst relations, corporate strategy, or B2B marketing research.
• Strong understanding of technology services, GCCs, global talent ecosystems, digital transformation, enterprise innovation, or professional services.
• Experience working on market research, strategic narratives, executive storytelling, or ecosystem intelligence initiatives.
• Key Skills
• Strong consulting-style problem structuring and hypothesis-led thinking.
• Excellent storytelling ability with the capability to turn fragmented inputs into clear, differentiated, executive-level narratives.
• Strong command over PowerPoint, Excel, research d

Benefits

Additional Information

About Zinnov Zinnov is a global management consulting firm that helps organizations make decisions that actually get used - and deliver results that matter. For over two decades, we've partnered with leading enterprises, high-growth technology companies, and investors to answer some of the toughest questions they face: Where should we invest? How do we scale globally? What capabilities will win in the next decade? Our work shapes market entry strategies, global operating models, M&A decisions, and long-term growth bets. We're known for being data-led, execution-focused, and outcome-driven - not opinion-heavy slideware. At Zinnov, how you work matters as much as what you deliver. We value independent thinking, crisp communication, and early ownership. With 450+ professionals across 10 global offices, we work across industries including Digital Services, ER&D, Enterprise Software, Semiconductors, Healthcare, BFSI, Automotive, Media & Telecom, and Private Equity. Zinnov isn't for everyone. It's for people who want steep learning curves, honest feedback, and the chance to see their work influence real business decisions - not just presentations. Why Corporate Functions? Zinnov's Corporate Functions teams power how the firm delivers at scale-building the internal engine behind high-growth, high-impact work. You'll get: Direct contribution to running and scaling operations that matter-spanning HR & compliance, talent acquisition, marketing, employer branding, facilities/infra, learning & development, and finance & compliance, whichever one you're here for. Exposure to operating models where Zinnov provides end-to-end enablement building the internal operating engine, employee experience, and scalable processes. A highly cross-functional environment-working closely with delivery/PMO and domain teams to drive consistent execution and employee experience at scale.

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