Blue Ocean - Manager - Primary Research

The role would require skills in research design - including research planning, sampling design, and questionnaire construction, and market research program management, and client servicing.

- Successful market research manager / assistant manager, with a proven track record of working on large global / local primary quantitative research projects

- At least 4 years of experience in market research as a quantitative primary researcher, of which at least 2 years should be with a research supplier

- Exposure to online quantitative primary market research

- Strong primary market research program management skills and ability to work across multiple vendors and stakeholders across the globe

- Good understanding of market research concepts, ability to discuss on research techniques, methodologies etc., with stakeholders

- Technology sector experience

- Must be familiar with multivariate analytic concepts and understand what business questions can be addressed by different types of multivariate analysis - ability to actually conduct these types of analysis is not required.

- Strong communication skills - verbal and written

- Secondary research experience

Desirable skills :

- Knowledge of Statistical software (SPSS, Minitab etc)

- Exposure to primary research in international markets would be an added advantage

Personal Skills :

- Good interpersonal communication skills

- Integrity

- Critical thinking

- Ability to resolve conflicts during project management

Additional Skills :

- Experience in working with International/Multinational clients and/or US-based clients