At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead innovative market research projects and shape client strategies.
- Company: Ipsos Observer, a dynamic team delivering bespoke research solutions.
- Benefits: 25 days leave, pension, income protection, and professional development.
- Other info: Hybrid work model with flexibility and commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a fast-paced environment while growing your career.
- Qualifications: Experience in market research, strong leadership, and analytical skills.
The predicted salary is between 57692 - 70512 £ per year.
Are you an experienced market research leader looking for the opportunity to shape high-profile client programs, drive commercial growth, and lead talented teams?
Do you thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where your insights and leadership create real impact?
If so, we'd love to hear from you.
About the Role
Ipsos Observer is a specialist team delivering bespoke research solutions that help organisations understand customer behaviour, public opinion, and market trends.
Working across a broad range of sectors including government, academia, charities and commercial organisations, the team delivers both continuous and ad hoc research projects in the UK and internationally.
As an Associate Director, you will play a pivotal leadership role within a growing and ambitious team.
You'll lead the successful execution and delivery of complex research programs, ensuring clients receive high-quality fieldwork, robust data, actionable insights and strategic recommendations.
You'll take ownership of key client relationships, helping to grow existing accounts while identifying opportunities for new business development and revenue generation.
Working alongside Directors and senior colleagues, you'll lead sizeable project teams, manage project profitability, and collaborate with global Ipsos colleagues to deliver impactful research solutions.
This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded research professional who enjoys combining client leadership, business growth and people management in a dynamic environment.
About You
- Significant experience within quantitative market research, consumer insights or related research environments.
- Proven success managing complex research projects and developing strong client relationships.
- Experience leading, developing and motivating individuals and project teams.
- Strong understanding of research methodologies and a passion for delivering high-quality insights.
- Experience contributing to commercial growth, revenue generation and account development.
- Proficiency in AI use and adoption to enhance day-to-day research and business activities.
- Strong research skills including questionnaire and study design, project management, sampling and analytical techniques.
- Commercial awareness with the ability to understand client challenges and identify opportunities.
- Strong numerical and analytical capabilities with excellent attention to detail.
- Experience managing project finances, budgets and profitability.
- Knowledge of research and analytics tools such as SPSS, R, Power BI or equivalent platforms.
Behaviours
- Curiosity and lifelong learning
- Leadership and social influence
- Collaboration and relationship building
- Analytical and critical thinking
- Creative problem solving
- Customer and service orientation
- Resilience, flexibility and adaptability
- Empathy and active listening
- Talent development and coaching
We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you as an individual.
- 25 days annual leave
- pension contribution
- income protection and life assurance
- range health & wellbeing
- financial benefits
- professional development opportunities
We have a hybrid approach to work and ask people to be in the office or with clients for 3 days per week.
We appreciate you may have commitments outside of work and will consider flexible working applications - please highlight what you are looking for when you make your application.
We are committed to equality, treating people fairly, promoting a positive and inclusive working environment and ensuring we have diversity of people and views.
We recognise that this is important for our business success - a more diverse workforce will enable us to better reflect and understand the world we research and ultimately deliver better research and insight to our clients.
We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme, certified as a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer.
We provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
Your application will be reviewed by someone from our Talent Team who will be in touch either way to let you know the outcome.
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Associate Director-Observer team in Harrow employer: Ipsos in the UK
Ipsos is an exceptional employer that fosters a culture of innovation and collaboration, particularly in the dynamic field of synthetic data and generative AI. With a commitment to employee growth, we offer comprehensive benefits including 25 days of annual leave, professional development opportunities, and a hybrid work model that promotes work-life balance. Our inclusive environment values diversity and ensures that every team member can contribute meaningfully to impactful projects, making Ipsos a rewarding place to advance your career.
