Capabilities & Insights Analyst

Who You'll Work With

You will be based in the Helsinki office and be part of our Client Capabilities Network (CCN).

Colleagues in our global CCN deliver distinctive client impact through assets and expertise. You will work closely with analyst colleagues in Helsinki and the Nordic CCN team that you will be collaborating with daily. Additionally, you will interact with a wide range of McKinsey colleagues both locally and internationally.

Over 8,000 McKinsey CCN professionals across the globe work alongside our consultants both remotely and at client sites, in an agile and targeted way. Further, CCN is core to our firm’s R&D, development of new knowledge, building of proprietary capabilities as assets and data sets. Our portfolio includes state-of-the-art research, data-backed rapid diagnostics, benchmarking, and workflow support. CCN professionals have deep expertise and apply a broad range of methodologies to address on-demand analyses.

What You'll Do

Your focus will be on providing research and insights on a wide range of topics related to Finland and the Nordic region.

You will leverage a solid understanding of business trends, issues and concepts to efficiently respond to complex research questions by delivering synthesized, actionable facts and insights to our consulting teams and clients. You will work alongside senior knowledge professionals on larger client projects and internal knowledge initiatives. By collecting and analyzing data and information from databases, primary and/or secondary research tools, you will assemble a fact base, counsel consultants and clients on the scope of the business, relevant economic trends, provide insights and analysis to solve client problems.

Your daily activities will include identifying key issues for problems at hand, determining the most appropriate solution while effectively balancing quality, availability, timeliness, and cost factors. You will perform a variety of analyses such as benchmarking, trend identification, industry profiling, market sizing, growth projections and opportunity scanning to add value to problem-solving discussions.

You’ll provide synthesis, insights and client implications within tight deadlines via various end products. In time, you will participate in internal knowledge development and capability-building initiatives, and you’ll use advanced analytics tools to analyze large datasets to distill insights. As you get more senior in the role, you will get the opportunity to develop your expertise in a relevant industry or business function. McKinsey leaders will provide sponsorship and mentor you to build your capabilities.

Qualifications

• Master's degree preferably in economics, business or a related field
• 1+ years of relevant experience is an advantage
• Interest in, and knowledge of business, economics and societal trends
• Experience of working with Microsoft office tools (e.g. Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to work collaboratively in teams and with people at all levels in an organization
• Skills to communicate complex ideas effectively
• Fluent in Finnish, Swedish and English language both verbal and written