Senior Associate

STRAT7 is a data, analytics, and strategy consultancy that helps clients solve complex business challenges. We combine cutting-edge technology with deep industry expertise to deliver actionable insights that drive growth and transformation. As a group, we bring together experts in data science, AI, consumer insight, commercial strategy, and research methods to provide clients with a complete solution to their business challenges. We embrace agile methodologies across our organization, allowing us to respond quickly to changing market conditions and client needs while delivering high-quality solutions efficiently.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Senior Associate will play a key role in shaping and delivering projects within Incite’s problem-led, insight-driven consulting approach. Collaborating with those across all levels, this individual will engage with the full project lifecycle, from shaping briefs and research design through to analysis and delivery, with increasing autonomy over defined project components. This role combines hands-on research, project coordination and client relationship. This individual is expected to be curious and proactive, bringing a can-do mindset and making a meaningful contribution to projects and ongoing client accounts.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Takes ownership of problem definition and project design, using Incite consulting tools to understand and synthesise client challenges in briefs; own proposal sections and draft costing sheets.
• Be project manager on key projects and lead simpler ones: track supplier costs, monitor fieldwork progress and timelines, and serve as primary client contact.
• Develop and execute analysis plans; interpret data for strategic insights and create governing thoughts; own frameworks, charts and substantial report sections; facilitate workshops sessions and present findings to clients.
• Draft discussion guides and moderate consumer research; design quantitative questionnaires, oversee survey testing and data quality, and interface with advanced analytics partners.

SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES

• Encourages a collaborative environment by sharing ideas, working closely with colleagues, supporting team members, understanding their motivations, and adapting to different roles and projects to achieve shared goals.
• Ability to manage logistics on projects independently.
• Ability to synthesise and articulate business (client) challenges and requirements with clarity and concision.
• Proficiency in selecting and applying qualitative and quantitative market research methodologies and analytical techniques appropriate to research objectives.
• Understanding of multiple source data and their application to specific business questions.
• Basic Q (or SPSS) functionality including weighting, sig testing.
• Capability to identify and pursue new business development opportunities within existing client relationships.
• Strong interpersonal awareness and adaptability.

BENEFITS

The role comes with a salary up to £50,000 and clear paths to promotion and to new opportunities. Benefits include:

• 25 days holiday plus UK bank holidays (Christmas closure – 3 days additional to entitlement – discretionary and non-contractual leave).
• Flexible, hybrid working options – we expect you to be at the office 3 days a week.
• A contributory group personal pension scheme, to which we contribute 4% of Qualified Banded earnings to each team member’s gross salary after an initial 3 months service.
• 4-week sabbatical after 4 years continuous service on top of 25 days holiday.
• 2 volunteering paid days per year (under a formal program for a registered charity).
• A Health cash plan.
• Life assurance scheme at 4 x salary.
• Cycle to work scheme following successful completion of probation.

RECRUITMENT

Recruitment for this role will involve three interviews.

DISCLOSURE

STRAT7 is an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds, who share a passion for research. Our commitment to inclusivity is not just about race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, sexual orientation, religion and many other parts of one's identity. All of our employee's points of view are key to our success, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility.