Growth-Driven Research & Ops Lead

Publicis Groupe; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wholeself program

Publicis Liberté flexibility

Marcel access

Learning & Development (15,000+ online

Career Conversations program

Diversity & Inclusion committees

Generous leave benefits

Work Your World travel program

Parental leave policy

Counselling services

Job summary

Publicis Groupe in Melbourne is seeking a Research Growth & Operations Manager to lead the growth of our research and insights offering. You will sit at the intersection of commercial growth, project delivery and operational excellence, turning opportunities into action and building smarter ways of working.

Working with the Strategy & Research Director and team, you’ll manage research opportunities, scopes and timelines, coordinate multiple projects across a diverse client portfolio, and drive

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience across operations, project management, account management, consulting, agency or a similarly commercial environment.
• Sharp organisational and project management skills.
• Experience with proposals, scopes, budgets or commercial documentation.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset.
• Confidence working independently and across multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the pipeline of new research opportunities and incoming briefs.
• Support proposals, scopes of work, timelines and cost estimates.
• Spot opportunities to grow our offering across the broader Publicis network and existing Atomic 212° client relationships.
• Coordinate multiple research projects across a diverse client portfolio.
• Keep projects, workflows, resourcing and timelines running smoothly.
• Build strong relationships with external research suppliers and partners.
• Identify risks and bottlenecks before they become problems.
• Improve processes, templates and tools to make the team more efficient.
• Contribute to credentials, case studies, thought leadership and new business opportunities.
• Help create scalable ways of working that support continued growth.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Proposals & budgets

Excel

PowerPoint

Tools

Marcel AI Platform

Job description

Publicis Groupe in Melbourne is seeking a Research Growth & Operations Manager to lead the growth of our research and insights offering. You will sit at the intersection of commercial growth, project delivery and operational excellence, turning opportunities into action and building smarter ways of working.

Working with the Strategy & Research Director and team, you’ll manage research opportunities, scopes and timelines, coordinate multiple projects across a diverse client portfolio, and drive