Job Description
Are you our new RESEARCH MANAGER on the YouGov Research Team?
This key role will draw on a mix of people-management, commercial/product engagement, and quantitative research skills.
You’ll be responsible for direct management of a small sub-team of Researchers who will in turn be managing the capacity, quality and output of sub-teams. Your skills as a people manager will be crucial in setting those teams up for success.
Your product management & commercial skills will assist you in working alongside product leaders in the creation, maintenance and delivery of research products. You will assist your leaders in selling and training on those products internally – ensuring the sales team are equipped to start conversations and assisting on the detail; and teams of researchers are ready to help service winning projects.
You will design, run and deliver a range of custom, global, B2C and B2B research projects, employing your personal specialisms where present and employing a mix of getting your hands dirty and delegating tasks where appropriate.
Day-to-day you will be working in a dynamic, fast paced environment with like-minded people that like to generate and celebrate success. We encourage and foster a “work hard, play hard” culture and recognize the challenges that come with Market Research, but we are a strong operation that is structured to make you successful in your role.
WHAT WILL I BE DOING DAY TO DAY?
This is a time of change for YouGov – having rapidly grown over the last 20 years, we’re looking to the future and creating the correct structures to support our business to continue this level of growth. This role is an important part of helping manage this this period. We will be looking to you to help ensure stability and support within your team while also offering a fresh perspective as we design new processes and structures to help build a successful future for the company.
The role relies on excellent communication skills; you’ll be working with other YouGov teams, researchers and clients to ensure YouGov’s Research continues to grow on it’s amazing reputation and media presence.
Qualifications
DEMONSTRATED KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
TECHNICAL SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES
Additional Information
WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?
The opportunity to apply your research skills across a broad range of prestigious clients’ needs. YouGov’s Research team works together and with other teams to produce research for organisations from many sectors. Across business, the media and the general public, YouGov’s research is a trusted source of information.
You will work with the best – your teammates - and get to see your own research projects used in key decision making and to gain coverage UK media and beyond.
It’s a busy, fun, hard-working team where the right candidate will see their confidence and research ability grow and grow, leading to great progression in the field of data collection & research.
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