Replicon - Director - Research & Analytics

Position overview:

The Director, Research will lead, develop and oversee the Business research and analytics function. The successful candidate will be responsible for executing the strategy of leveraging Analytic Services’ capabilities and personnel in support of its subsidiaries. The Director - Research, will report to the VP - Operations.

Responsibilities include:

Strategic business needs and Operations

- Influencing strategic business decisions by acting as a trusted advisor in the domain of research to executive leadership teams

- Participate in new business opportunities and the review and development of proposals and scopes

- Represent research capabilities when approaching new business and develop deeper technology offerings with our existing clients

- Ability to collaborate across multiple business units across company at a senior level to map and influence business needs and deliver against these needs quickly and effectively

- Oversee scope development, resource allocation, scheduling and cost estimation for all the projects

- Work with project teams in a hands-on capacity to regularly identify risks and make recommendations on how to resolve any potential or pending issues (hiring, communication, process related etc.) as they arise

- Stay connected with industry trends and themes, and share with leadership as well as share insights within one’s team, as appropriate

- Expand company’s impact, image and influence as being part of the leadership team and by being the most senior point of contact in the field of Research

Qualifications and Experience:

- Bachelor’s Degree in related field and MBA/Master’s Degree in related field

- Minimum 10 years of experience in the domain of research and/or market analytics along with 4-5 years of managerial experience in a global company setup in a similar domain

- At least 2-3 years’ experience in effectively planning, forecasting, prioritizing and managing departmental business plans and budgets

- Working experience in media or publishing industry

- Extensive exposure in dealing with international and global clients

- Strong experience with customer/stakeholder management

- Very strong written and oral communication skills.

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