Associate Director, Insights – Mixed Methods
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Director, Insights – Mixed Methods
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full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Los Angeles • California, New York • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $90,000 - $110,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Lead and successfully deliver multiple research and insights engagements at a time
- Act as a thought partner to junior to senior-level clients, crafting insights and developing actionable and provocative recommendations
- Unlock organic growth through fostering ongoing relationships and repeat clients
- Methodology recommendations and engagement design, content, and questionnaire development
- Manage internal and external project members through the execution of data collection, field management, data processing, analysis, and reporting
- Work with and collaborate with internal cross-functional teams in support of executing the highest quality work
- Translate data into learnings, integrated visual stories and comprehensive narratives that establish impactful and strategic recommendations
- Establish, support, and build thriving relationships with Jr. to Sr. Level Insights, Marketing, and other cross-functional client Stakeholders
- Mentor, coach, and delegate appropriate work to Associates and Sr. Associates (US and India based), and Associate Directors, sharing responsibility for their growth, development, and training roadmaps
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree; advanced degree in a related field preferred
- 7+ years of custom primary research experience (quantitative and mixed methods)
- Prior experience managing and leading others as a people manager is a plus
- Strong analytic and storytelling skills, with ability to translate data into insights
- Expertise in a range of research methodologies, including survey design, advanced analytics, and integration of quantitative and qualitative findings
- Strong project management skills with ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously
- Experience mentoring and developing junior researchers
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex insights to diverse audiences including Senior level stakeholders
- Strong client management and relationship-building skills
- 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
- Attention to Detail: Excellent attention to detail to ensure accuracy in data collection, analysis, and reporting
- Technical Proficiency: Experience using Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- Skills required for success include : 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
Benefits
- Pay Range: $90,000.00-110,000.00 (base salary range shown)
- Equal Employment Opportunity (non-discrimination)
- Privacy protections in recruiting
- Company culture and benefits highlighted (general)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
custom primary researchquantitative researchmixed methods researchsurvey designadvanced analyticsdata collectiondata processingdata analysisreportingstorytelling
Soft skills
analytical skillscommunication skillspresentation skillsclient managementrelationship-buildingmentoringleadershipadaptabilityattention to detailcritical thinking
