Senior Specialist - Research

Company: Marsh Description: We are seeking a talented individual to join our Research team, part of our risk, reinsurance and capital business at Marsh. This role will be based in Pune. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office. We will count on you to: • Assist senior leadership and project teams with day-to-day tasks to help set and deliver team priorities and initiatives under close guidance. • Support advisory engagements by preparing background research, data collection, and draft analyses for specialty insurance areas • Contribute to the delivery of high‑impact projects by producing clear data summaries, slide material, and basic quantitative inputs (spreadsheets, simple models, charts), and by helping to quality‑check outputs. • Help incubate research and analytics efforts: gather datasets, run preliminary analyses, maintain benchmarking spreadsheets and contribute ideas for innovation and new capability. • Support project management tasks such as tracking timelines, preparing progress updates, coordinating meeting notes and follow‑ups to ensure timely delivery and quality. • Build and maintain stakeholder communications by preparing client-ready materials, drafting emails, and responding to routine client queries under supervision. What you need to have: • Masters / Bachelors in Economics or Masters in Business Administration (MBA) / sustainability, corporate responsibility, or finance, environmental science, business administration, sustainability, economics, or related field. • 4 to 6 years of experience in strategy advisory, research (quantitative and qualitative | secondary) experience, at a leading professional services / consulting firm / market intelligence / research firm • Experience in consulting projects and conducting independent secondary research strong hands-on experience in using Generative AI as part of day to day task effectively • Strong analytical and numerical skills, confident with Excel; basic exposure to modelling or analytics tools is desirable. Why join our team: • We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting and rewarding work • We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues around the world • Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits, belonging and purpose Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) is a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X. Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, caste, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.