Quantitative Director – Shape a Quant Team

Resources Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Resources Group in Sydney is seeking a seasoned Quantitative Director to lead a growing insights team and shape client engagements with advanced analytics. You will steer quantitative strategy, contribute to business growth, and stay hands-on with analytics.

Collaborating with the Sydney MD, you’ll serve as 2IC to the national Head of Quant, mentor talent across methodologies, and bring strong commercial sense to every client engagement while helping to define the agency’s future direction.

Qualifications

• Seasoned quantitative strategist with deep, hands-on expertise in quantitative methodologies and client consulting.
• Experience in a leadership role within a strategic insights agency.
• Broad experience across methodologies, sectors and business challenges.
• Passion for developing people and building capability.
• Ambition to help shape the future of the agency.

Responsibilities

• Lead the continued growth of the Sydney quantitative insights team.
• Go to market on all things quant in collaboration with the Sydney MD.
• Act as 2IC to the national Head of Quant and mentor staff.
• Form strong client relationships and deliver high-impact quantitative thinking.
• Contribute to strategic planning, new business growth and commercial outcomes.
• Remain hands-on with quantitative research and client engagements.

Skills

Leadership of quantitative insights

Team leadership

Quantitative consulting

People development

Commercial acumen

Job description

Quantitative Director – Shape a Quant Team

Are you an inspiring leader of quantitative insights strategy?

Your clients know you for leading with strategic thinking, using research as the tool to solve big, meaningful business problems.

You've led teams, set high standards and helped others raise their game. Now you're looking for something more.

Greater ownership. A seat at the table. The opportunity to help shape an agency. To work alongside senior leaders who value your opinion, not just your output.

Are you an inspiring leader of quantitative insights strategy?

Your clients know you for leading with strategic thinking, using research as the tool to solve big, meaningful business problems.

You've led teams, set high standards and helped others raise their game. Now you're looking for something more.

Greater ownership. A seat at the table. The opportunity to help shape an agency. To work alongside senior leaders who value your opinion, not just your output.

The Role

You’ll lead the continued growth of an established quantitative insights team, including:

• Working closely with the Sydney MD to go to market on all things quant


• Acting as a 2IC to the national Head of Quant


• Forging strong relationships with clients


• Leading quantitative thinking and deliverables


• Managing and growing the Sydney quant team


• Contributing to strategic planning and new business growth


• Bringing commercial thinking to every client engagement


• Remaining hands-on with quantitative research and consulting

This agency is known for its culture of experimentation, creativity and strategy.

The majority of its work is ad hoc and strategic, spanning opportunity identification and prioritisation, cultural modelling, market entry, segmentation, choice modelling, U&A, category drivers, innovation/NPD, consumer demand spaces, positioning and pricing.

The bigger the question, the better.

And the client mix is just as varied, spanning major Grocery and FMCG brands through to Sports, Arts, Culture, Government and NFP.

About You

We’re looking for a seasoned quantitative strategist with:

• Deep, hands-on expertise in complex quantitative methodologies and client consulting


• Experience in a leadership role in another strategic insights agency.


• Broad experience across methodologies, sectors and business challenges


• A passion for developing people and building capability


• Commercial acumen, curiosity and the ambition to help shape the future of the agency

About Resources Group

We are the Leading Global Talent Agency for Insights, Analytics & Data Strategy. Our consultants take the time to truly understand your career aims and provide tailored, impartial advice to help you make the right move.

We work with an unrivalled range of trailblazing agencies and blue-chip organisations across Australia, NZ and APAC.

Resources Group’s Diversity and Equality Policy ensures all applicants are considered on merit and ability, regardless of background.