Catch up with onsite counterparts to understand client requirements
Synthesize the (sometimes ambiguous) information from the call with onsite and help your team
make sense of it
Decide the approach while thinking through possible deadlocks in advance. Typically our
business problems cannot be solved using a linear/single line of thought. Some days, you would
find yourself deeply engrossed in debugging a code, writing a program while on other days you
could be designing an algorithm or defining the right architecture (That makes it all the more
fun!)
In the afternoon you'd meet up with some team members (over a working lunch!) to
understand their problems/concerns and to enthuse them in general. We have an open work
culture and encourage sharing of ideas
You'll also make time to attend some knowledge sharing sessions to awaken your senses post
lunch. The topics are an interesting potpourri of ideas ranging from Casino Gambling to Social
Media Analytics to Analytics in counter terrorism. You will present some of these yourself
eventually
The workday stretches into late evenings and you'd find yourself talking to the client, presenting
insights from work your team performed during the day. You'll close the day by addressing
concerns if any
In short, a day would involve hands-on delivery - be it brainstorming on a project, or writing
some algorithm in SAS/R/Java or whatever technology it takes, preparing a deck
Key Responsibilities
Ability to make sense of ambiguity: To lead your team out of murky waters and keep the spirits
high in the process
Belief in an internal locus of control: We like people who believe that they have the ability to
influence other people and processes, to mold the environment in a way that helps achieve the
team's goals Ability to apply first principles and structured approaches to problem solving as
opposed to relying excessively on past domain expertise alone
Belief in the "fail fast and learn" way of doing things rather than sitting out of the process
An open mind and pleasing personality with good comfort level in interacting and motivating
people from diverse backgrounds
A strong appreciation for Math, Business and Technology and an appetite to get your hands
dirty with any/all of them as required