Research Manager

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Job Details

We go beyond the obvious using intelligence passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in.

To start a career that is out of the ordinary please apply...

Research Manager

Job Details

Kantar is the worlds leading data insights and consulting company; we shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere.

Our Insights colleagues are the masters of using data to resolve challenges. They help brands define what they should stand for how to reinvent and renew their offer how to better reach audiences and how to win with consumers and customers. By collecting substantial data from across the world they blend human expertise with technology making sure we can deliver innovative insights to brands everywhere.

Role Overview

As a Research Manager for the Offshore Brand Excellence Team you will lead the delivery of large strategic and complex brand tracking studies across multiple clients and markets for Kantar Insights Australia. You will coach and develop junior researchers to deliver high-quality work and ensure operational excellence throughout the research lifecycle.

This is a non-client-facing role focused on project management analysis reporting and people development. Youll work closely with the Team Leader and collaborate with onshore teams to ensure alignment accuracy and efficiency in delivery. You will model being an indispensable brand partner to our clients and Australian client-facing teams driving a highly collaborative culture of winning together.

Job Goals

• Lead project coordination implementation and day-to-day management of multi-country multi-category brand tracking studies.
• Manage timelines resources and milestones to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.
• Coach and support 23 junior researchers to build foundational research skills and deliver high-quality outputs.
• Ensure accuracy and consistency across all deliverables including scripts data tables dashboards and reports.
• Review deliverable alignment with research objectives.
• Maintain compliance with ISO 20252 standards and internal quality procedures.
• Drive team performance with a focus on client satisfaction and renewal of projects.

Role Requirements & Capabilities

• Educated to a degree level ideally majoring in Communications Marketing Statistics Math Economics Psychology Sociology Management or any related discipline.
• 4-5 years relevant quantitative research experience managing research projects ideally in a multi-market environment.
• Strong analytical skills with a focus on data accuracy and visual storytelling.
• Knowledge of various statistical and analytical techniques and/or tools (such as RFS/Survey Reporter and Q).
• Demonstrates intellectual and professional integrity.
• Innovative adaptable and flexible.
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to manage internal stakeholders and foster a collaborative team culture.
• Proven ability to coach and mentor junior team members.
• Excellent written and spoken English communication skills.
• Familiarity with Kantars Meaningful Different and Salient framework Survey Delivery Model QLIB and Configurable Automation is an advantage.

Location

Mandaluyong City Ortigas Center Philippines

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 go beyond the obvious using intelligence passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career thats out of the ordinary and join us.

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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Location

Mandaluyong City Ortigas CenterPhilippines

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 competitiveand alsoto support a pay for performance culture where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver.

We go beyond the obvious using intelligence passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career thats out of the ordinary and join us.

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 andwell beingis 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.

Kantar is the worlds leading data insights and consulting company. We understand more about how people think feel shop share vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies Kantars 30000 people help the worlds leading organisations succeed and grow.

Required Experience:

Manager

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1