Senior Director, Quantitative and Mixed Methods Insights

Senior Director, Insights – Quant and Mixed Methods

Job Description

As a Senior 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 C-Suite level clients, crafting insights and developing actionable and provocative recommendations, while maintaining trusted relationships.  You will foster meaningful organic growth through 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 method agnostic narratives that establish impactful and strategic recommendations with minimal Pod Leader/Senior Practice Lead oversight often taking the role of a Senior Research or Senior Engagement Lead within a project.

You will be responsible for establishing, supporting, and building thriving relationships with clients of all levels and business functions.  You will also be responsible for mentoring, coaching, and delegating appropriate work to Associates and Sr. Associates (US and India based), Associate Directors, and Directors, and being directly responsible for their management, growth, development, and training roadmaps.

Skills required for success include:

• Critical thinking
• Strategic thinking
• Project management
• Problem identification oriented around solutions and POV
• Ability to learn and adapt to cutting edge technologies to drive efficiency
• Leadership presence through influence and peer relationships
• Issue de-escalation and solutioning

You will be mentored by senior leadership and receive on-the-job formal training through Material.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required (Master’s degree is a plus) preferably in Marketing, Business, Economics, Social Sciences, Psychology, Statistics, or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in market research, with a proven track-record of managing multiple end-to-end research projects and developing client relationships.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience managing and leading others as a people manager.
• 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 in addition to input streams such as Data Analytics, CRM data, Cultural Insights and Online/Social Listening.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex insights to diverse audiences including Senior level and C-Suite stakeholders.
• Responsible for organic client account growth and revenue.
• Inspires and motivates others. Act as a change leader who brings others along and contributes to building for the future.
• 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.

• Field team oversight/management and accountability for quality of work

• Direct builds and oversight of data visualization and storytelling including final recommendations for single or multi-method research and strategy approaches
• Delivery of final deliverables to internal stakeholders and external clients
• Leading presentations and leading Workshops
• Influence and cultivation of $500K+ of organic growth

Why work for Material? 

In addition to fulfilling, high-impact work, company culture and benefits are integral to determining if a job is a right fit for you. Here’s a bit about who we are and highlights around what we offer. 

Who We Are & What We Care About 

• 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.  

• We prize inclusion and interconnectedness. We amplify our impact through the people, perspectives, and expertise we engage in our work. Our commitment to deep human understanding combined with a science & systems approach uniquely equips us to bring a rich frame of reference to our work. 

• 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 people's lives.  

What We Offer 

In addition to Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and FSA, Material offers: 

• A work environment that works best for you. Whether that’s fully remote, in one of our offices, or hybrid. 

• Flexible & synchronous time off. We trust our colleagues to take responsibility for and manage their workloads. That’s why we offer Flexible Time Off along with synchronous companywide closures and 11 company holidays.   

• 12 weeks of paid parental leave. Every parent deserves to spend the first few months of their new child’s life with them. 

• Help planning for your future. We offer 401K match, as well as periodic financial wellness and planning sessions throughout the year.  

Pay Range: $95,000 - $130,000

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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