WE ARE IPSOS

We help some of the biggest companies solve their biggest problems. We are everywhere: in 90 countries and counting.  Our clients Offer the products you use every day, probably including the beverage that is sitting next to you.  Pick a sector and we are there, on the ground helping our clients in technology, media, consumer goods, financial, automotive, you name it. We help build stronger brands and are behind the reason you (and we) buy them.  At Ipsos, we make market research work. We understand people. We know data. And we succeed in delivering results. Sound like the right place for your career? Share our passion. Share our success and join us in being proud to be Ipsos.

Sound like the right place for your career? Share our passion. Share our success. And join us in being proud to be Ipsos.

MARKET RESEARCH DIRECTOR – MARKETING STRATEGY AND UNDERSTANDING (MSU)

 POSITION SUMMARY

As a Market Research Director, you will play a key role in supporting the provision of strategic insight to our clients in the delivery of research services. In this role, you will work with clients to understand their business issues and needs in order to develop and design appropriate solutions while building and maintaining strong client relationships. You are conversant in quantitative research design, with experience managing key market research projects from start to finish. Our ideal candidate is an analytic thinker, with an entrepreneurial spirit and the drive to deliver high-quality, actionable insights.  

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE

• Project coordination and implementation: Manage multiple market research projects at once, within timeline and budgets, including working closely with colleagues in our Operations groups to oversee all operational components of projects including field and study management.

• _ _Data design and analysis: Work with the director to craft research questionnaires and develop data analysis plans that help answer clients’ key business challenges.  Use cross tabulation and other methods to sort and analyze data findings and results; delve into data tables to help deliver on ad-hoc client requests.  

• _ _Develop research narratives: Perform data analysis and verification, draw conclusions; prepare visually compelling reports and presentations; make recommendations from the data results based on the client’s requests and business issues.

• Client relationship management: The Director is the main point of contact to external clients - Take the lead in working with clients, in consultation with the Vice President to develop and propose appropriate solutions based on the research approaches and Ipsos products that are best suited to meet their needs.

• Lead the management of internal staff and resources

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• 7-10 years’ experience in a research environment
• Extensive experience working on supplier side primary research a plus
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining a strong client service orientation
• Strong quantitative research, analytical, interpersonal and problem-solving skills
• Experience in Financial Services heavily desired
• CPG, Food and Beverage and Foodservice industries a plus
• Ability to visualize the data, draw insights and tell a story
• Highly motivated, self-directed & possess a driven personality capable of working within tight deadlines
• Superior organizational skills, unflagging attention to detail & demonstrated commitment to the accuracy and completeness of information
• Excellent written & verbal communication, including presentation, skills
• Strong Microsoft Excel and Power Point skills
• Experience with SPSS a plus
• Work well in team environment
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or related quantitative field

IPSOS MAKES A DIFFERENCE

Our people see to that. We attract the best talent and serve the best clients. Ipsos offers a dynamic work environment where your talents are nurtured, and your skills are enriched. We encourage initiative, innovation and risk-taking to further develop our business and our people. We are enthusiastic, confident and results oriented which is why our clients come to us. That’s what makes us proud to be Ipsos.

IPSOS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other protected class and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. 

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