Client Research Lead

Join to apply for the Client Research Lead role at Kantar Join to apply for the Client Research Lead role at Kantar 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… Job Details Client Research Lead | FTE Location: London Role Description Kantar works with many of the world’s greatest brands, leading insightful research projects directly with brand owners and as part of a larger team. Our research teams immerse themselves in their client’s worlds to really understand their brands, communications, innovation journey, and business strategy. The work our Client Leads deliver has global impact, unlocking growth and opportunities every day. If you enjoy seeing the impact that your insights have with your clients, building ongoing client relationships, and contributing to the strategic offer of the department, this is the role for you. We have an exciting opportunity for the Lead Researcher role within a unique team at Kantar. This role focuses on Buyer Journey research and custom research projects, often working as part of larger virtual teams across Kantar. This opportunity will allow you to showcase your skills and make a significant impact on our clients. As the Lead Researcher, you will be the driving force behind the design and execution of research projects, applying your wealth of research expertise and project management skills from inception to the delivery of insightful results. You will be the client-facing expert, instilling confidence in our research design, outcomes, and project execution. Key Responsibilities Actively participate in the business development activities of the department. Your enthusiasm and expertise will be pivotal in bringing new opportunities to the forefront, helping clients make informed decisions based on the data and insights you design and generate. Partner with colleagues across Kantar to help clients understand their business questions with robust research methodologies. Independently lead the design of research projects, ensuring commercial support in costing, pricing, budget, and cost control of the projects being delivered. Making commercially astute decisions on behalf of Kantar will be crucial. Grow the Buyer Journey expertise in the team and lead a highly informed and confident team of capable and results-oriented researchers. Contribute to the development of the department\’s strategic offer in terms of buyer journey research and custom research. Role Requirements Well-rounded experience in Quantitative Research; interpreting client briefs to convert to compelling proposals, translating proposals into strong research design materials such as questionnaire and sample design, methodology recommendations, creation of data specs, and analysis and interpretation of data. Strong expertise in path to purchase research with appropriate skills and knowledge to own the research and analytics element of a project with confidence in sign-off responsibility for design and outputs. Proven client management experience; confident leading client relationships and client conversations on the research element of the project. Experience mentoring or training members of a team, fulfilling the expectation of successfully upskilling colleagues. An ability to learn and a desire and hunger to improve your skills. Location London, South Bank CentralUnited Kingdom 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 that’s 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. Kantar is the world’s 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, Kantar’s 30,000 people help the world’s leading organisations succeed and grow. 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