Senior Project Executive-Qualitative team in London

Make Your Mark at IpsosAre you an experienced project manager who enjoys bringing complex research projects together? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment, juggling priorities and working collaboratively with researchers, suppliers and clients? If you're looking to develop your career within qualitative research, we'd love to hear from you.About the roleYou'll join Ipsos Understanding Unlimited (UU), our qualitative research team, working alongside our researchers to organise and deliver high-quality research for clients across sectors including finance, FMCG and automotive. You'll work across UK and international projects, using methodologies ranging from face-to-face focus groups and interviews to online communities and other digital approaches. This is a hands-on project management role where you'll manage projects end to end, from creating budgets and project plans through to coordinating suppliers, recruitment and delivery. You'll contribute to project design, advise on screeners and respondent profiles, negotiate supplier costs and keep projects on track financially. You'll be joining a lively, fast-paced team where attention to detail, collaboration and creative problem solving are key. You'll also have opportunities to identify smarter and more efficient ways of working, share project learnings and continue developing your project management expertise. About youEssential skills:At least two years' qualitative project management experience, or experience in a related field such as market research recruitmentGood understanding of the full market research project lifecycleStrong organisation skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlinesConfident written and verbal communication skillsExperience managing budgets and project financesStrong attention to detail and ownership of your workProficiency in Microsoft Office applicationsProficiency in AI use and adoption to enhance day-to-day tasksDesirable skills:Experience contributing to client meetings and advising on practical project deliveryStrong client management experienceKnowledge of long-term community panels, or an enthusiasm to learn about themBehaviours:Resilient, flexible and agileCurious, with a desire to keep learningEmpathetic and an active listenerCollaborative and a strong team playerPositive, proactive and solutions focusedCreative in your thinkingMotivated and self-aware BenefitsWe offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you as an individual. Our standard benefits include 25 days annual leave, pension contribution, income protection and life assurance. In addition, there are a range of health & wellbeing, financial benefits and 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, as a more diverse workforce enables 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 Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and 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.Ready to have an impact? Apply now!Ipsos is one of the world’s largest research companies and currently the only one primarily managed by researchers, ranking as a #1 full-service research organization for four consecutive years. With over 75 different data-driven solutions, and presence in 90 markets, Ipsos brings together research, implementation, methodological, and subject-matter experts from around the world, combining thematic and technical experts to deliver top-quality research and insights. Simply speaking, we help the biggest companies solve some of their biggest problems, serving more than 5000 clients across the globe by providing research, data, and insights on their target markets. And we are proud of our continuous efforts in making Ipsos the best place to work!The Ipsos Understanding Unlimited service line uses Qualitative techniques to humanize data and bring cultural intelligence into our clients’ thinking. We bring ‘life to life’, through listening, observing and illuminating human interactions. Ipsos UU is the largest qualitative research company in the world. IUU has a community of 1300 specialists with diverse backgrounds and skill sets (e.g. ethnographers, community managers, semioticians) who understand people better than anyone else, simply because we have done more research for more clients in more countries than anyone else. With us, clients are fluent in 88 cultures. Posting Date: