Senior Research Executive, Brand

DMCC Branch; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data insights and consulting firm in Dubai is looking for a passionate Senior Research Executive to manage projects and develop deep brand insights. This candidate will need a relevant degree and minimum 3 years in market research. Responsibilities include managing timelines, designing questionnaires, and building client relationships. The firm values creativity and inclusivity in the workplace.

Benefits

Market competitive pay

Career progression opportunities

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of work experience in market research.
• Experience in client-facing roles is essential.
• Proven numeracy skills with a detailed understanding of quantitative research methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Managing internal and client timelines.
• Creating questionnaire design and analysis plan.
• Building and managing relationships across internal stakeholders.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Strong attention-to-detail

Client relationship management

Education

Relevant academic degree in Marketing, Communication, Business Administration

Tools

RFS/SPSS

Job description

Overview

Our Brand Domain team is looking for a passionate Senior Research Executive to join us in delivering excellence to our clients.

In this role you will be managing the day to day running of our projects both internally and externally with our clients with the support of seniors in the team. We ultimately aim to grow our clients businesses through developing a deep understanding of their brands through unpacking the impact of their marketing activities against their strategies and identifying potential growth opportunities for their brands. You will suit this role if you are passionate about marketing brands and research in general, manage your time well, have strong attention-to-detail, are passionate, confident and able to grasp new concepts quickly.

What you’ll be doing:

• Managing internal and client timelines.
• Questionnaire design and analysis plan; online script checking.
• Data checking and additional data analysis development using RFS/SPSS platform.
• Sending out project debriefs to client and apply feedback for future projects.
• Handling simple client project queries regarding delivery related issues.
• Creating Central Business and Research Question – and let this inform and guide analysis and presentation process.
• Setting up brainstorms: Proposal Questionnaire design Analysis plan & Data Processing Specs Telling the story with data.
• Building and managing relationships across internal stakeholders e.g. Project management team.
• Ensuring operational efficiency on projects and putting plans into place for improvement where relevant.

The skills & experience you’ll need

• Relevant academic degree in Marketing, Communication, Business Administration or similar.
• Minimum of 3 years of work experience in market research. Experience working on brand studies is a plus.
• Analytical mindset with proven numeracy skills.
• A detailed understanding of market research principles and quantitative research methodologies.
• Experience in a client-facing role with a proven ability to build strong and sustainable relationships.
• Eager to work collaboratively to accomplish team goals but combined with the ability to take ownership and to work independently.

Why join Kantar

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.

Is this you

Send us your application including CV today!

Location

Dubai Jumeirah Lakes Towers, United Arab Emirates

Kantar Rewards Statement

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.

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 30000 people help the world’s leading organisations succeed and grow.

Required Experience:

Senior IC