Absolutdata - Manager - Market Research

Role: Manager- MR

Key Responsibilities

- Opportunity to manage end to end quantitative Market Research projects with an award winning global analytics firm

- Role will be strongly client facing and involves business development; Interact with Senior Business Client Managers

- Writing executive summaries, reviewing, providing feedback on different aspects of a presentation & guiding team members on what information to put in a presentation

- Hands on experience on techniques and drawing managerial insights through statistical techniques like Conjoint, Pricing, Concept Testing, Ad Testing Segmentation etc

- Being responsible for all aspects of project management (including resource allocation) to ensure that projects are delivered on time, on target with client needs and reflect the high-quality standards propagated by the company.

- Ensuring seamless project delivery & effective client management across geography and industry.

- Leading a team, handling training, appraisals, mentoring etc and overall administratively managing the team effectively.

Client Servicing

- Being a Business Consultant/Subject Matter Expert to a delivery project

- Managing & developing existing and/or new client relationships

- Applying knowledge of Market Research in different industry domains.

Project Management

- Leading and managing multiple projects

- Effectively planning, scheduling and monitoring the assigned projects.

- Anticipating eventualities, identifying potential risks, developing contingency plans and regularly tracking the same to ensure timely delivery of projects

- Regularly monitoring the progress of projects involving review of all deliverables, slippages, defects, efforts etc and taking appropriate corrective and preventive measures, if required

- Ensuring effective inter and intra-functional coordination and functioning, proactively addressing all issues

People Management

- Being involved in people management activities including leading a team, supporting & implementing processes like appraisals, mentoring, coaching, training, capability development etc.

- Appropriately aligning responsibilities, accountability, and authority for team members

- Identifying development needs of team members, pro-actively developing skills that are required currently & in future, grooming them to take on additional responsibilities and facilitating their growth

- Setting direction and inspiring team members, encouraging them to value clients and deliver high-quality service

Desired Skills and Experience

Core Competencies

- Good Analytical & Problem Solving Skills

- Effective Decision-Making Skills

- Hands on experience in Questionnaire Designing and Report Making

- Experience in working on SPSS and in depth knowledge of Market Research Statistical Techniques

- Good Communication Skills: Refers to effective oral, written & presentation skill

- Effective Leadership, People Management Skills

- Experience of managing multiple projects, leading teams and handling client interactions in the past

- Consulting Skills - Ability to impact business decisions through analytics and research

Educational Qualifications & Experience

Degree: Graduates/Postgraduates from Premiere Institutes in Economics, Statistics or other Quantitative disciplines/B.Tech/MBA

Relevant Experience: 8+ years of relevant experience in Quantitative Market Research and Insights Delivery