Title: Business Research Consultant
Location: In-office (near Rajajinagar/ Yeshwanthpur, Bangalore)

About Us
Led by alumni from London School of Economics, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and KPMG, with work experience across the UK, India, South-East Asia, and Australia, we are building an AI-first organic growth engine for the new search era. We help companies win visibility and demand from AI search engines like Claude, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini, using programmatic content, entity-based structuring, and AI-native optimisation.

About the Role
We are looking for a Business Research Consultant to work directly on live client engagements - company analysis, research operations, backlink campaigns, outreach and reporting. This role suits someone ready to build deep expertise in Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO), one of the fastest-growing disciplines in AI and marketing.

What You'll Do
Perform company and industry analysis, competitor benchmarking, link-gap analysis, and citation-share studies
Prepare client reports across engagements,



surfacing patterns and insights
Conduct outreach and review calls with founders and senior stakeholders
Run backlink campaigns and map community discussion opportunities for clients
Review and elevate AI-generated research articles for clarity, structure, persuasion, accuracy, and consistency
Provide day-to-day administrative and operational support where required

What We're Looking For
Graduate in any discipline
Comfort with Google Sheets, AI prompt tools, and picking up new software quickly
A calm, composed verbal presence on calls with senior stakeholders
Solid written and spoken English, with high attention to detail

Why Join Us
Market driven compensation
Direct exposure to client engagements from day one
Hands-on experience in AEO, a rapidly forming discipline with strong career upside
A high-calibre team environment

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