Research Manager, Consumer Insights (Quantitative Research)

So where do you fit here?
A successful candidate for this role will be someone who can establish strong relationships with both our clients and our colleagues. You will quickly become a trusted partner, working with many of our clients’ teams, including marketing, sales, category, and many more.
You will be expected to understand our clients’ needs and then create and present research solutions that help achieve their strategic and tactical goals.
You will be leading junior research analysts and be responsible for their development and coaching.
In your role, you would:
Lead a team of junior analysts to deliver consistent and high-quality actionable insight
Be responsible for delivering analytics & insights services and conducting tactical client training for Guided Analytics & NIQ CMI products and solutions such as Brand Health, segmentation, Usage & Attitudes, Customer Experience, Shopper and Qualitative research.
Be a confident and capable crafter of compelling insights, deliver clear and actionable recommendations to our clients helping them grow their business.
Entrusted to deliver flawless research and analytics to our clients.
Be responsible for identifying opportunities through day-to-day engagements with our clients, handing off opportunities to Account Development to pursue
Build and maintain strong relationships with senior client stakeholders
Have a strong working knowledge of the client business priorities and the role we can play in supporting these goals
Coach, develop and inspire team to develop careers and drive innovative approaches to client briefs
Manage internal stakeholders and projects to ensure the client’s requirements are translated into delivering the very best NIQ CMI can offer.
Proactively share and exchange best practice and industry knowledge across NIQ internal teams
About you
You are a high-performing individual thriving in ensuring high client centricity & customer satisfaction. You know how to take care of client requirements & develop long-lasting client relationships. Awareness of the market landscape, our CMI products, and our processes is at the forefront of your mind. You know that collaboration amongst teams and active listening of clients is critical to meet goals and grow.
Minimum 5+ years of experience in end-to-end quantitative consumer market research, preferably in an agency environment
Open to work with the automotive industry clients
Awareness of consumer data analytics industry, business model, products, services and solutions like Brand Health, Segmentation, Usage & Attitude, Customer Experience & Shopper solutions etc.
Awareness of market trends and its interdependencies impacting customers
Excellent time management and prioritization skills with a proven track record of delivering projects on time
Problem solving and solutions-oriented
Customer Centric mindset
Good at building relationships, internally and with clients
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Coaching or managerial experience
Excellent presentation skills
Capable of leveraging tools such as Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
Hybrid