Business Intelligence, Associate

Dezan Shira & Associates is a pan-Asia, multi-disciplinary professional services firm, providing legal, tax and operational advisory to international corporate investors. Operational throughout China, ASEAN and India, our mission is to guide foreign companies through Asia’s complex regulatory environment and assist them with all aspects of establishing, maintaining and growing their business operations in the region. With more than 25 years of on-the-ground experience and a large team of lawyers, tax experts and auditors, in addition to researchers and business analysts, we are your partner for growth in Asia.

Dezan Shira’s Business Intelligence Department provides management consulting services to companies expanding into new markets across Asia. Key services include Market Research, Market Entry Strategy Development, Site Selection, and Business Matching. More information on Dezan Shira’s Business Intelligence Department can be found here.

Our Business Intelligence Department is looking for an Associate to join its project delivery team in Ha Noi City, Vietnam. The ideal candidate will be an independent self-starter with a firm grounding in trade and investment and a strong understanding of Vietnam’s business environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Primarily work on Market Research and Business Matching projects focused on Vietnam.

• Work within the delivery of cross-country business intelligence projects.

• Prepare service proposals and contracts and follow up with potential or existing clients to conclude agreements for the provision of services.

• Accompany clients on visits to potential partners, industrial parks, and other locations of interest.

• Build a network of contacts with industrial zones, research agencies, embassies and consulates, foreign trade promotion agencies and other parties of interest.

• Regularly monitor business, economic and regulatory news in Vietnam and ASEAN.

• Develop, maintain and update BI databases and datasets.

• Participate in marketing and business development activities when necessary.

Skills

• Excellent communication (spoken and written) in English and Vietnamese. Role will require composition of reports in English as well as exchanging emails and phone calls in both languages.

• Familiarity with international trade law, particularly free trade agreements; knowledge of Vietnamese legal and tax systems is a plus.

• Strong understanding of statistical data and ability to draw insights from portals such as Trademap.org, the World Bank, and the IMF.

• Fluency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint.

• Good communication skills and a desire to meet and interact with business people.

Educational Background

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in economics or business.

• Educational experience abroad is a notable advantage.

Experience

• 1-2 years full-time related working experiences in research, consulting, business intelligence or in an international organization, foreign trade promotion agency or in a foreign company doing business internationally.

Working Relations

• Maintain good relations within and across departments to increase cross selling opportunities

• Work effectively under pressure

• Master new skills with little support under tight timeframes

• Communicate effectively across geographic and cultural barriers with team members from ASEAN, China, India, EU, USA.

• Report directly to Dezan Shira’s Manager of Business Intelligence while working closely with business development and marketing staff within Vietnam to promote and sell services

Salary & Benefits

Salary

• Local labor contract

• Salary is negotiable depending on working experience and educational background

Benefits

• Year-end bonus, annual salary review

• Social insurance, allowances (transportation, mobile, meal, etc.)

• Training & development scheme, 12 days of annual leave, company trip