Director, Insights Quantitative

Director Insights - Quantitative

This role is to be based near one of our offices in Los Angeles or New York.

About us:

We drive intelligent growth for ambitious businesses and leading brands.

Customer understanding is more potent and drives greater value when insights go to work directly within marketing and experience priorities. To give our clients that advantage we put an insights-driven operating system at the core of our design go-to-market and digital experience solutions.

Material clients make smarter growth choices because they can see clearly how and when to take the shots that count. Together we connect consumer intelligence with customer demand generation to build lasting profitable relationships.

About the Director of Insights - Quantitative:

As a Director of Insights you will be responsible for leading and successfully delivering multiple research and insights engagements at a time. You will act as a thought partner to our junior to senior-level clients crafting insights and developing actionable and provocative recommendations while maintaining trusted relationships. You will also unlock organic growth through fostering ongoing relationships and repeat clients.

Specific research design and delivery responsibilities include but are not limited to methodology recommendations and engagement design content and questionnaire development managing internal and external project members through the execution of data collection field management data processing analysis and reporting. This also includes working with and collaborating with internal cross-functional teams in support of executing the highest quality work.

Insights responsibilities include translating data into learnings integrated visual stories and comprehensive narratives that establish impactful and strategic recommendations. This process may or may not include Senior Team/Leader oversight.

You will be responsible for establishing supporting and building thriving relationships with Jr. to Sr. Level Insights Marketing and other cross-functional client Stakeholders. You will be responsible for mentoring coaching and delegating appropriate work to Associates and Sr. Associates (US and India based) and Associate Directors sharing responsibility for their growth development and training roadmaps.

About you:

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in market research with a proven track-record of managing multiple end-to-end research projects and developing client relationships.

• Bachelors degree (Masters degree is a plus) preferably in Marketing Business Economics Social Sciences Psychology Statistics or a related field.

• Prior experience managing and leading others as a people manager is a plus.

• Strong analytical skills including proficiency in statistical analysis and data visualization across a variety of quantitative methodologies including but not limited to Segmentation Brand/Advertising Tracking UX/CX Journey and other custom methodologies. Ability to integrate and seamlessly incorporate Qualitative methods research and insights.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to convey complex insights to diverse audiences including Senior level stakeholders.

• Positively influences organic client account growth and revenue.

• Inspires and motivates others. Act as a change leader who brings others along.

• Proficiency in market research software and tools and Microsoft/Google Suites.

• Proven ability to work collaboratively and lead cross-functional teams and manage relationships with external vendors.

• Demonstrated curiosity willingness to learn (learning mindset) openness to sharing receiving asking for and applying feedback.

• Adaptability to new methodologies and technologies in the market.

Skills required for success include:

• Strong written and verbal communication

• Critical thinking

• Strategic thinking

• Project management

• Problem identification oriented around solutions and Point of View (POV)

• Ability to learn and adapt to cutting-edge technologies to drive efficiency

• Issue de-escalation and solutioning

• Leadership presence through influence and peer relationships

Why work for Material

• Material is a global company and we work with best-of-class brands worldwide. We also create and launch new brands and products putting innovation and value creation at the center of our practice. Our clients are in the top of their class across industry sectors from technology to retail transportation finance and healthcare.
• Material employees join a peer group of exceptionally talented colleagues across the company the country and even the world. We develop capabilities craft and leading-edge market offerings across seven global practices including strategy and insights design data & analytics technology and tracking. Our engagement management team makes it all hum for clients.
• A community focused on learning and making an impact. Material is an outcomes focused company. We create experiences that matter create new value and make a difference in our clients lives and their customers lives.

PayRange:$90000.00-110000.00

The range shown represents a grouping of relevant ranges currently in use at Material. Actual range for this position may differ depending on location and specific skillset required for the work itself.

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