Senior Research Manager - Insights Agency

Resources Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Two office days a week

Three from home

Flexible start and finish times

Generous leave

Job summary

Resources Group is seeking an experienced Research Manager to own end-to-end quantitative projects from field management to analysis. You will work hands-on in Q and Excel, transforming numbers into compelling client insights and narratives.

You’ll collaborate with a senior team on larger work while independently leading smaller projects, with a flexible hybrid setup in Sydney that supports effective work-life balance.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in quantitative research, ideally agency side.
• Excellent Q skills and strong Excel. This one’s non-negotiable.
• A sharp eye for detail and the ability to juggle multiple projects at once.
• A storyteller’s instinct for what the data actually means.

Responsibilities

• Run the field: Manage fieldwork and keep every moving part on track.
• Get into the data: Hands-on analysis in Q and Excel. No passing it to a data team.
• Find the story: Storyboard the findings and turn numbers into insight clients can use.
• Own it: Partner with the senior team on bigger projects and run smaller ones solo.

Skills

Quantitative research

Q skills

Excel

Data storytelling

Project juggling

Tools

Q

Job description

Research Manager | Quantitative Research | Market Research | Insights | Q | Social Research | Brand | Purpose-Led | Sydney

Small agency. Big questions. Your name on the whole project, not just a slice of it.

This boutique, full-service insights agency has built a reputation that’s far bigger than its headcount. Creative, energetic and refreshingly hands-on, it’s led by a senior team who still roll up their sleeves on the work, and who’ve built something genuinely meaningful in the process.

The business

Their client list is refreshingly varied, spanning financial services, public institutions, not-for-profits and consumer brands, with a real soft spot for work that does some good.

The work covers brand positioning, communications, strategy and innovation. Think brand health and tracking, segmentation, U&A, campaign development and concept testing.

The work

A taste of what’s on the go right now:

• A long-running financial wellbeing program for a major financial services client, including deep dives into the experiences of specific communities
• A national tracking study across both business and consumer audiences
• Visitor research for a much-loved public institution
• Work with not-for-profit and community organisations where the findings feed directly into real decisions

The role

This is a genuinely end-to-end quant role. In a team this size, nothing gets handed off and nothing gets siloed, so you’ll touch every stage.

• Run the field: Manage fieldwork and keep every moving part on track.
• Get into the data: Hands-on analysis in Q and Excel. No passing it to a data team.
• Find the story: Storyboard the findings and turn numbers into insight clients can use.
• Own it: Partner with the senior team on bigger projects and run smaller ones solo.

What you’ll bring

• 4+ years in quantitative research, ideally agency side.
• Excellent Q skills and strong Excel. This one’s non-negotiable.
• A sharp eye for detail and the ability to juggle multiple projects at once.
• A storyteller’s instinct for what the data actually means.

Why this one?

• Real ownership: Your work is visible, valued and very much yours.
• Work that matters: Projects you’ll actually want to talk about outside the office.
• Shared success: No formal bonus scheme, but when the business does well, the team shares in it. They did last year.
• Proper flexibility: Two office days a week, three from home, and flexible start and finish times.
• Generous leave: A leave package that goes beyond the standard four weeks.

Resources Group’s Diversity and Equality Policy determines that we submit applicants to our clients on the basis of merit and ability, regardless of race, colour, age, disability, family responsibilities, gender, marital status, nationality, religious or political views or affiliations, sexual orientation or socio-economic background.