Sutherland: Associate Director - Research — Mumbai, //MH, India

About Sutherland

Sutherland works in business and digital transformation, combining technology services with business-process expertise. Its employer descriptions identify artificial intelligence, automation, cloud engineering and advanced analytics as areas of activity. The company uses products, platforms and service delivery to improve business operations and customer experiences. Its stated approach brings human expertise together with AI, adapting technology and process changes to the needs of the organisation receiving the service rather than providing only a standalone software product.

The position and its setting

Sutherland lists Associate Director - Research in Mumbai, //MH, India, under reference REF47427X. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Employment type: Full-time
• Employer listing date: 30 September 2026
• Brands: Sutherland

Responsibilities and work described

• Assess portfolio-company performance and identify value-creation opportunities
• Development: and execute initiatives across revenue growth, pricing/GTM, sales effectiveness, cost, working capital and operations
• Tracking: performance against the investment case and value-creation plan, identifying reasons for underperformance
• Work: directly with portfolio-company CEOs/CFOs and functional leaders on improvement programs
• Establishment: KPIs, milestones and governance; track impact on revenue, EBITDA, FCF and ROIC
• Support: 100-day planning, portfolio monitoring and exit readiness

Essential requirements and candidate background

• Candidate Profile:
• 10-15+ years of relevant experience
• Hands-on experience executing improvement programs within PE portfolio companies
• Understanding: the PE lifecycle from diligence and underwriting through value creation and exit
• Financial, analytical and program-management skills
• Comfortable working with PE senior leadership and portfolio-company management teams
• Priority: Candidates with actual portfolio-company value creation and execution experience, rather than primarily transaction, research or strategy backgrounds

Preferred experience and additional strengths

• Prior PE / Portfolio Operations / Value Creation experience strongly preferred

Location, schedule and contract conditions

• Work arrangement: On-site
• Advertised location: Mumbai, //MH, India

Employer details to confirm

• The employer’s seniority category and its stated experience requirements do not agree. Follow the role-specific requirements above rather than assuming this is a fresher opening.

Pay and application dates

A verified salary figure is not established in this article. An online estimate for another Associate Director - Research vacancy is not an offer for reference REF47427X; use the employer’s own pay disclosure and recruitment communication.

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How to apply to Sutherland

Applications follow the official employer page linked below.

Open the official Sutherland posting below and match the title and reference REF47427X.

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Practical preparation: sales

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Relevant skills

• investment
• sales
• pricing