Research Manager

Warwick, RI (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 7 days ago

Job Summary

Own and deliver insight-led client solutions end-to-end, from scoping research to turning data into actionable recommendations, while leading cross-functional workstreams and coaching junior colleagues.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Build strong client relationships and deliver insight-led solutions that drive business growth.
  • Lead research projects from brief to delivery, ensuring high-quality outputs and an exceptional client experience.
  • Turn data into clear, compelling and commercially relevant insights and recommendations.
  • Embrace AI, technology and automation to improve efficiency, insight generation and client outcomes.
  • Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams, contributing to a high-performing and supportive culture.
  • Support the development of junior colleagues through coaching and knowledge sharing.
  • Demonstrate commercial awareness, curiosity and a proactive approach to solving client challenges.
  • Champion continuous learning and role model the behaviours that support Kantar's strategy, culture and commitment to innovation.

Requirements

  • Strong experience in quantitative research and insights, within one or more of the following areas: Brand, Creative and Innovation
  • Proven ability to manage client relationships and deliver high-quality research and insight projects.
  • Strong communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders.
  • Analytical and commercially minded, with a talent for turning data into actionable recommendations.
  • Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
  • Collaborative and adaptable, with experience working effectively across teams.
  • Curious, proactive and committed to continuous learning and development.
  • Experience coaching or supporting the development of others is desirable.

Preferred

  • Experience coaching or supporting the development of others is desirable.

Benefits

  • Kantar Rewards Statement At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and also to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver.
  • We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and well being is taken into consideration.
  • We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes.
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Kantar

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Kantar is the world’s leading AI-native marketing data and analytics business and an indispensable brand partner to the world’s top companies. We combine the most meaningful attitudinal and behavioural data with deep expertise and advanced analytics to uncover how people think and act. We help clients understand what has happened and why, and how to shape the marketing strategies that shape their future.

Founded in 2009
London, England, GBR
26K employees (2,216 in marketing)
69% recommend to a friend
84% CEO approval

Funding

Total Funding
$1.9B
Last Raise
$1.9B
Debt Financing, 1 years ago

Funding History

  • Feb 2025
    Debt Financing • $1.9B

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Research Manager

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