Analyst

Title: Analyst
Location: Melbourne Australia

Job Description:

Analyst

Requisition ID

26008

Country

Australia

Location type

Hybrid

State / Province

Victoria

City

Melbourne

About Us

Korn Ferry is a global consulting firm that powers performance. We unlock the potential in your people and unleash transformation across your business-synchronizing strategy, operations, and talent to accelerate performance, fuel growth, and inspire a legacy of change. That's why the world's most forward-thinking companies across every major industry turn to us-for a shared commitment to lasting impact and the bold ambition to Be More Than.

Korn Ferry Digital is a scaled product business unit within Korn Ferry that develops and sells our suite of talent products and HR technology. The Korn Ferry Talent Suite enables organizations to align strategy and talent across the full workforce lifecycle. Rather than addressing talent challenges in silos, the platform connects insights across:

• Organizational Strategy
• Talent Acquisition
• Assessment and Succession
• Leadership and Professional Development
• Sales and Service Effectiveness
• Total Rewards

Job description

OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE YOUR CAREER - It's about exceeding your potential.

We are seeking a highly proactive and commercially minded Analyst to support a critical pay data collection initiative on a 6‑month temporary contract.

The primary objective of this role is to collect compensation and pay-related data from external companies through proactive, outbound engagement. This is a high‑activity, outreach‑driven role requiring confidence in cold calling, strong communication skills, and the ability to independently identify and approach relevant companies.

The successful candidate will be comfortable operating in a target-driven environment, engaging companies through phone calls, emails, LinkedIn, and other channels, and bringing relevant market insight into conversations to encourage participation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Proactively contact companies to collect pay and compensation-related data
• Conduct high-volume outbound outreach, including Cold calling / Email campaigns / LinkedIn outreach / Other appropriate contact methods
• Independently research and identify prospects based on sector requirements, market gaps, and data needs
• Take a proactive prospecting approach, not reliant on inbound leads or existing accounts
• Ask high-quality, consultative questions to uncover data availability, needs, and willingness to participate
• Clearly articulate the purpose of the data collection exercise and address objections professionally
• Bring relevant market insight into discussions, such as Pay transparency trends / Equity and reward practices / Talent and pay competition dynamics
• Meet daily and weekly outreach targets, including call volumes and follow-ups
• Accurately capture, validate, and maintain collected data
• Track outreach activity and progress using internal systems and reporting tools
• Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to share updates and insights

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with confidence engaging senior or external stakeholders
• Strong ability to conduct cold calls and outbound prospecting on a daily basis
• Demonstrated experience working in high‑volume, target-driven environments
• Ability to ask thoughtful, structured questions to uncover needs and information
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Comfortable handling rejection and maintaining persistence
• Self-motivated, resilient, and able to work independently

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Relevant practical experience will be strongly considered in lieu of formal education