Research Director

Research Director

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional experience in quantitative market research
• Proven track record of success; experience with survey research and its methods, providing strategic consultation and project planning and delivering quality and timely project deliverables
• Significant experience managing clients and driving account-level revenue growth
• Strong prioritization and delegation skills based on the scale of impact, and ability to focus on key business objectives through moments of change
• An effective planner who can focus their team on achieving long-term objectives and translating strategic priorities and decisions in a clear and relatable way for the team
• Able to drive project teams to get the best output from available capacity
• Ability to mentor, coach and develop top talent; promote a positive work experience
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence decision-makers without authority through compelling arguments, presentation skills and domain expertise
• Uncompromising attention to detail with high technical standards
• Creative problem solver with an ability to simplify complex scenarios and challenges
• Feedback-oriented and recognizes and proactively raises inefficiencies and barriers to success
• Willing to take feedback, learn and grow; an ethos of continuous self-improvement

Responsibilities

• Own client relationships for accounts of varying sizes.
• Create research strategies that embed Morning Consult data into clients’ workflows and align with the Research Solutions team’s broader growth priorities.
• Build strong relationships with clients and executive stakeholders to drive growth at the account-level and secure renewals.
• Work hand-in-hand with AEs to pitch, price and deliver proposals to clients.
• Manage large, complex research projects and programs both personally and through direct reports to ensure the team delivers quality data and strategic insights to inform critical business decisions.
• Effectively manage execution to ensure delivery is properly aligned with contracted scope of work.
• Ensure best-practices and processes are adopted to optimize efficiency.
• Expand existing foundation of research expertise to be developing a highly specialized skill set related to methodologies and/or industry knowledge.
• Advise prospects/clients on research and survey design to get the most meaningful data and answers to key business questions.
• Partner with other senior leaders to establish and execute strategic initiatives at the Portfolio- and/or Commercial-level.
• Coach and mentor direct and non-direct reports and provide important inputs into Continuous Performance Management and talent decisions.
• Delegate effectively and empower others to execute tasks with accountability.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.