Director, Qualitative Research

Kantar; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data insights and consulting company is seeking a Director of Qualitative Research in Dubai, UAE. This role involves interpreting qualitative data to deliver actionable insights and manage a team. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in qualitative research, strong analytical skills, and excellent client management abilities. You'll lead research projects, produce detailed reports, and shape strategies for clients, all while enjoying a hybrid working model and various benefits.

Benefits

Life Leave

Volunteering Days

Enhanced Pension Scheme

Enhanced Parental Leave

Hybrid working model

Qualifications

• Proven experience in qualitative research and data interpretation.
• Strong analytical and storytelling skills with qualitative data.
• Excellent client partnership and ability to manage client expectations.
• Ability to manage projects and mentor team members.
• Skilled in developing reports, dashboards and actionable insights.
• Excellent communication and relations management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Interpret qualitative research data to tell compelling stories and identify patterns.
• Deliver analysis and forecasting to support organisational improvements.
• Collect, organise and present data for internal teams as well as key clients.
• Produce qualitative research reports while showcasing qualitative models.
• Lead qualitative research projects and manage a team of 10.

Skills

Qualitative research

Data interpretation

Analytical skills

Client management

Project management

Report development

Communication skills

Job description

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

To start a career that is out of the ordinary please apply…

Job Details

Director Qualitative Research

We’re the world's leading data insights and consulting company; we shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere.

We are now looking for an experienced Qualitative Research Director to head our Qualitative department in Dubai UAE.

In this role you’ll turn complex puzzles into clear pictures. By collecting researching and analysing data you’ll uncover patterns and dilemmas that help businesses make smarter decisions. Your insights will guide strategies and shape the future for our clients.

What you’ll be doing:

• Interpret qualitative research data to tell compelling stories and identify patterns.

• Deliver analysis and forecasting to support organisational improvements.

• Collect, organise and present data for internal teams as well as key clients.

• Produce qualitative research reports while showcasing qualitative models, dashboards and ad-hoc analysis.

• Lead qualitative research projects, manage P&L and manage a team of 10 direct and indirect reports.

The ideal skills & experience:

• Proven experience in qualitative research and data interpretation.

• Strong analytical and storytelling skills with qualitative data.

• Excellent client partnership and ability to manage client expectations.

• Ability to manage projects and mentor team members.

• Skilled in developing reports, dashboards and actionable insights.

• Excellent communication and relations management abilities.

Whats in it for you:

• Life Leave: extra time off for life's big moments.

• Volunteering Days: paid time to give back to your community.

• Enhanced Pension Scheme.

• Enhanced Parental Leave.

• Hybrid working model: three days a week in the office.

Why join Kantar

You'll be joining our Insights division, the masters of using data to resolve challenges. They help brands define what they should stand for, how to reinvent and renew their offer, how to better reach audiences and how to win with consumers. By blending human insights expertise with the latest technology advances, Insights make sure we can deliver innovative information to brands everywhere.

Location

Dubai Jumeirah Lakes Towers, United Arab Emirates

Kantar Rewards Statement

At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based on 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. Apply for a career that’s out of the ordinary and join us.

We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and well being is taken into consideration.

We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool be locally representative drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes.

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 Kantars 30,000 people help the world's leading organisations succeed and grow.

Required Experience: Director