Research Director, Brand & Marketing

CCInternational Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship

Job summary

CCInternational Recruitment is seeking a senior insights professional to lead quantitative brand and consumer research for major national and international organisations. You will combine senior client leadership with hands-on research, uncover strategic stories within data, and shape recommendations that guide branding, marketing and business decisions.

Visa support is available for the right international applicant, and you’ll mentor developing researchers while growing client relationships

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience in quantitative market research or insights
• Experience in a market research or insights agency
• Strong brand and consumer research background
• Ability to design research, questionnaires and analyze data
• Proven track record turning findings into strategic insights

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with senior clients as a strategic partner
• Translate challenges into clear research questions and quantitative approaches
• Lead brand and consumer research across positioning, equity, tracking and segmentation
• Develop compelling proposals and contribute to new business
• Hands-on research design, questionnaire development, analysis and interpretation
• Challenge analytics and uncover the bigger strategic story in data
• Turn evidence into actionable recommendations for client decisions
• Deliver engaging presentations and run stakeholder workshops
• Oversee client satisfaction, account growth, and project profitability
• Mentor junior researchers and share knowledge
• Collaborate with global specialists across an extensive network
• Stay current with emerging methods and GenAI-enabled solutions

Skills

Client leadership

Brand research

Quantitative methods

Questionnaire design

Data analysis

Proposal development

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Education

Marketing/Business/Econ/Psych degree

Tools

GenAI-enabled solutions

Job description

The Opportunity

Join a leading global insights consultancy where you’ll combine senior client leadership with hands‑on quantitative brand and consumer research.

Working with major national and international organisations, you’ll lead complex studies, uncover the strategic story within the data and deliver recommendations that shape brand, marketing and business decisions. You’ll also grow client relationships, contribute to new business and mentor developing researchers.

Visa support is available for the right international applicant.

Key Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with senior clients and become a strategic partner to their businesses
• Translate complex commercial challenges into clear research questions and robust quantitative approaches
• Lead brand and consumer research across positioning, brand equity and tracking, U&A, segmentation, category understanding and shopper research
• Develop compelling proposals, scope opportunities and contribute to new business
• Remain hands‑on across research design, questionnaire development, analysis and interpretation
• Challenge analytical approaches and uncover the bigger strategic story within the data
• Turn evidence into clear, actionable recommendations that influence client decision‑making
• Deliver engaging presentations and facilitate workshops with stakeholders at all levels
• Take responsibility for client satisfaction, account growth, project quality and profitability
• Mentor junior researchers and contribute to training and knowledge sharing
• Collaborate with local and international specialists across an extensive global network
• Stay current with emerging research methods, technology and GenAI‑enabled solutions

Skills & Experience

• At least 8 years experience in quantitative market research
• Substantial experience within a market research or insights agency
• Strong hands‑on expertise in brand and consumer research
• Experience across brand positioning, brand equity, tracking, U&A, segmentation, category understanding or shopper research
• The ability to design research, work closely with questionnaires and data, and challenge analytical thinking
• A strong track record of transforming complex findings into commercially relevant insights and strategic recommendations
• Senior client leadership, stakeholder management and consultative skills
• Experience developing proposals, supporting new business and growing client relationships
• Strong project and commercial management capability, including an understanding of project profitability
• A collaborative leadership style and genuine interest in mentoring others
• Excellent written and spoken English
• A relevant university qualification in marketing, business, economics, psychology