Research Director - Fin/Auto (London)

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Quantitative Research Director to join our talented and growing team, working on some of our biggest and most strategic clients across Finance, Automotive & Travel sectors. You will be genuinely curious about clients' strategic issues, capable of turning findings into impactful insights, and skilled at building strong client relationships. You will have a passion for exploring new ideas and techniques, plus proven experience working in Market Research in a commercial environment, ideally with a track record working with financial, automotive and travel clients.

As a Research Director, you will have the autonomy to flex your research and sector knowledge expertise, whilst drawing upon our industry leading toolkit of research methodologies, tools, techniques and proprietary thinking to help deliver better human understanding for our clients. Managing quantitative projects, you will work with our Qual team on mixed methodology projects as well as collaborate with our neuro, behavioural and data science teams to integrate deeper human understanding. You will also work more widely with our Accenture Song and Unlimited colleagues, further applying your knowledge to a wide range of business questions.

If you have a hunger to better understand people and a desire to help brands help us all, get in touch. We offer Hybrid working, which is a blend of working remotely and in either our London or Winchester office. It’s all about choosing the best place to be for you, your team, and the business on any given working day.

As a Research Director you will get to:

• Champion your client account(s), focusing on developing these relationships and maximise their growth potential.
• Create project proposals for large and complex assignments, outlining methodology, costs, incorporating Human Understanding and a clear reason for using Walnut Unlimited.
• Take decisions on managing new projects, allocation of resources and strategic planning of new business opportunities.
• Oversee complex tasks, leading communication, briefing project teams and managing/delegating workload effectively.
• Deliver client debriefs, overseeing preparation of presentation material, compiling/writing conclusions and recommendations.
• Build and manage the teams working on your projects/accounts.
• Conduct staff appraisals, communicating and setting objectives, and motivating staff.
• Work with the board to develop Walnut Unlimited's vision and strategic direction.

Requirements

Who will you be?

• An experienced Quantitative Research Director, agency or client-side. We’re also happy to hear from experienced Associate Directors looking for a step up to advance your career.
• You will have proven experience in designing and delivering complex projects demonstrating expertise in a range of quantitative methodologies.
• A fresh thinker with an open mind to build on your experience to offer clients the best research to answer their objectives.
• An outstanding communicator, skilled in both verbal and written communication, adept at articulating purpose, role, priorities, and objectives with clarity.
• Solid project and people management skills including planning, controlling costs and overseeing projects.
• Collaborative, inclusive and professional in your approach to working with colleagues, clients, partners and suppliers.
• A creative storyteller with a talent for cutting through the data and writing compelling summaries, conclusions and recommendations.
• A strong presenter whose personal delivery reflects confidence, enthusiasm and personality with the ability to deliver value and insight to the client.
• You will have some knowledge and want to learn more about behavioural science and the role of neuroscience within research.

Benefits

What’s in it for you?

Our people are key to our success. Human understanding is what we do, both in terms of understanding people but also understanding our people. Whether this is investing in training and development, improving staff benefits or funding a really great day out, people are the heart and soul of everything we do. You will enjoy:

• Flexible hybrid working.
• 25 Days’ Holiday pa.
• Flexible Bank Holidays + Christmas closure.
• Additional Holiday purchase scheme.
• Contributory Pension Scheme.
• Life Assurance.
• Healthcare Cashback Plan (Incl. Employee Assistance Programme).
• Travel loan, Cycle to work schemes.

Why join Walnut Unlimited?

As a Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work for, we help brands connect with people, by understanding people. We believe that interpreting human behaviour is as much an art as it is a science. Walnut uses market research techniques to understand what we think, how we feel and, most importantly, why. Blending neuroscience, behavioural science and data science, we uncover the truth behind our human experiences.

We value:

• Collaboration - Partnership with colleagues, across the Group, with suppliers and clients to achieve the best outcome.
• Respect - Respect for self, for each other and the work that we do.
• Think Beyond - Embraces challenges, no matter how rare. Sees solutions over problems. Finds a way to make things happen.
• Be Inspiring - Inspiring colleagues will embody the traits we aspire to, and help elevate those around them.

Walnut Unlimited is proudly part of UNLIMITED, a fully integrated agency group with human understanding at its heart. Through our Human Understanding Lab, we uncover behaviour-led insights that power performance and create a genuine business advantage for our clients. UNLIMITED is part of the Accenture Song family, the world’s largest tech-powered creative group.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. All candidates will be considered equally; however, unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship. As an equal opportunities workplace, we have a commitment to ensuring equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, socio-economic status, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, neuro divergence, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. Whether you’re just getting your foot in the door, or you are an experienced employee whose life circumstances are shifting, we are committed to creating a workplace that reflects the world we want to live in and are therefore flexible to accommodate each individual’s needs as best as we can.

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