Winculum - Director - Research & Consulting - Retail

Director, Research & Consulting (Retail)

The Director of Research (Retail) is a leadership role within our research practice that is responsible for development and execution of the research agenda in the Retail industry. This role will be attached to a leading retail industry business-technology research and analyst firm.

The candidate should have strong domain expertise in the Retail industry and should have led research/consulting programs with leading US retailers. For an interested and motivated candidate, the role also offers a growth path towards business ownership of the research practice.

Key Goals & KPIs :

- On-Time execution of all research programs

- Ensure that all client deliverables are of the highest quality

- High customer satisfaction % for all research programs delivered

- Frequency of publishing thought leadership content

Responsibilities :

- End to end ownership of research programs/consulting assignment

- Create high-quality thought leadership content and publish those regularly

- Improve existing research processes and templates

- Assist the business development team in market development

- Help create new research offerings

- Participate in industry events/conferences/web seminars

- Manage and groom a team of research analysts

Requirements :

- 10+ years of relevant experience in research or consulting

- Strong domain experience in consumer industries (Retail and Consumer Goods)

- Excellent written and oral communication skills

- Strong analytical, critical and creative thinking skills

- Ability to lead and manage a globally distributed team