Research Manager

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Profiles Division, Kantar

Empowering insights around the world

Research Manager

Independent Contributor Role    

Gurugram, India

The Research Manager is responsible for performing primarily online market research aimed at gathering data that can be used to make informed business decisions.

The Research Manager is required to work through the brief given by the client to formulate questionnaires, collect data and thereafter provide analysis and presentations. The candidate should be able to analyse autonomously data, trends, strategies and competition.

Kantar is the world's leading data, insights and consulting company. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies, Kantar's 30,000 people based in more than 100 countries help the world's leading organisations succeed and grow. Nobody knows people better than Kantar. We provide insight and inspiration to help our clients, our people and society to create and flourish in an extraordinary world.

Key Outcomes:

• Creating client proposals based on the research brief received.
• Communicating with the client, develop a thorough understanding of the questions that the clients expect to be answered from the study
• Designing effective research instruments like online Questionnaire based on project objectives and market knowledge
• Analysing and interpreting data to identify patterns and solutions
• Identify market trends and patterns
• Create reports, present and make recommendations to clients
• Overseeing end to end project deliverables with a team of Project Managers
• Weekly workflow meeting and updating all the stakeholders.
• Any other duties delegated

Key Capabilities:

• 4 or more years' experience.
• Degree in Statistics/ Marketing / Business is preferred.
• Knowledge of research methodologies and techniques.
• Superior knowledge with technological tools like Excel and PowerPoint. Knowledge of SPSS or any statistical software is plus.
• Exposure to tools like PowerBI or Tableau etc for Dashboarding is a big plus.
• Preferably worked in online market research domain.
• Strong analytical and logical skills.
• Detail oriented, strong organizational skills with a proven ability to manage multiple projects and meet aggressive deadlines 
• Ability to understand complex challenges, evaluate and set priorities, and develop creative and practical solutions
• Excellent communication (both oral and written), attention to detail and follow-up skills are essential.

At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and also to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver.

We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in.

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Why join Kantar?

We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people, we can understand what drives their decisions, actions, and aspirations on a global scale. And by amplifying our in-depth expertise of human understanding alongside ground-breaking technology, we can help brands find concrete insights that will help them succeed in our fast-paced, ever shifting world.

And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included, accepted, and that we can win together. We're dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you're not an exact match, we'd love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.