~~VACANCY_TITLE_6EDBFE78-9956-48EE-92D0-D5320EF0826B~~

This is a Research Analyst-level role on a consulting team that focuses on advising boards of directors on improving board performance and corporate governance. This individual will work closely with board directors, CEOs, chief legal officers, and senior management for a range of clients including public companies, private equity portfolio companies, mission-driven nonprofits, and family businesses.

The Board Effectiveness Practice is a highly collaborative team that is part of the Board & CEO Services Practice at Korn Ferry, a global organizational consulting firm.

The Research Analyst will work closely with the team to conduct research, analysis, and develop recommendations for clients to improve the effectiveness of their board and governance practices. They will also help support business development activities and produce thought leadership whitepapers.

This is an opportunity to develop a professional career at Korn Ferry working at the top of the house with boards and c-suites.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of high-quality board evaluations to senior executives and board directors.
• Conduct research and analysis to assess the effectiveness of board and governance practices, including in survey data and benchmarking.
• Act in a notetaking capacity in interviews with board members, CEOs and senior management and help identify findings and recommendations for draft reports.
• Support the development of board evaluation reports and presentations.
• Collaborate with project teams to ensure projects are delivered on time.
• Develop “Get Smart” pack, case studies, and other materials to enable the Board Effectiveness Practice to operate efficiently.

Professional Experience/Qualifications

• Intelligence and Intellectual Curiosity: Must be genuinely interested in learning about people, business and industry characteristics/needs. Need the ability to quickly learn industry fundamentals and understand criteria for success. Importantly, they must have a high "EQ" (Emotional [Maturity] Quotient). Need sufficient conceptual skills to understand broad industry concepts and analytical skills to “drill down” to determine depth of experience.
• High Energy Level: Must work on [several] assignments simultaneously, adhering to best practice guidelines. Must be willing to work hours required to complete the assignment.
• Persistence and Thoroughness: Ability to work in a fast-paced and unstructured work environment, able to assertively navigate organizational structures, but with sensitivity and finesse. Research Analysts must reliably complete necessary paperwork and follow procedures effectively, especially those involving protecting key assets, such as proprietary databases.
• Discretion: Must project an understanding and appreciation for the strict confidentiality of client information and protect it as appropriate.

Leadership Characteristics

• Getting Organized: Is well-organized, resourceful, and focused; effective and efficient at marshalling multiple resources to get things done; lays out tasks in sufficient detail to mark the trail; gets things done with less and in less time; can work on multiple tasks at once without losing track of any; foresees obstacles and plans around them.
• Focusing on Action and Outcomes: Attacks everything with drive and energy with an eye on the bottom line; unafraid to initiate action before all the facts are known; drives to finish everything he/she starts.
• Communicating Effectively: Writes and presents effectively; adjusts to fit the audience and the message; gets a message across with precision, clarity, brevity, and a relentless desire to re-read and proofread.
• Managing Up: Is ambitious and comfortable marketing himself/herself to higher management; knows how to relate effectively to top management, and can advocate for him/herself
• Relating Skills: Warm, friendly, and interpersonally agile; easy to approach and talk to; relates well to all kinds of people; makes a pleasant first impression and builds solid relationships.
• Managing Diverse Relationships: Relates well to a wide variety of diverse styles, types, and classes; open to differences; effective up, down, sideways, inside, and outside; builds diverse networks; quick to find common ground; treats differences fairly and equitably; treats everyone as a preferred customer.
• Demonstrating Personal Flexibility: Open to lifelong, continuous personal improvement; aware of self and impact on others; responsive to feedback; is very flexible; can act in ways that seem contradictory and is adaptable to demand characteristics of different situations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree. MBA, JD, or other graduate degree preferred but not required.
• 1-3 years of relevant work experience in a professional office environment.
• Understanding of and/or some exposure to boards of directors and corporate governance issues helpful.
• Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.