Associate Consultant, Strategy 3

Socket.dev; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Healthcare plans

Wellness benefits

Flexible workplace policy

Job summary

Ipsos Strategy3 Canada is seeking an Associate Consultant to join our growing team in a role that blends research with strategy development. You will work with experienced consultants on real client challenges from day one, gathering evidence, analyzing results, spotting patterns and turning insights into strategic recommendations.

The position emphasizes learning and collaboration, with opportunities to contribute to proposals, client workshops and thought leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with academic achievement in business, economics, marketing or related field.
• 0–2 years of professional experience; exceptional new graduates encouraged to apply.
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills for synthesizing information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with clear idea structuring.
• Business acumen and curiosity about brands, markets and changes.

Responsibilities

• Contribute across the full consulting process from problem understanding to client recommendations.
• Conduct secondary research across industries, markets, consumers and trends.
• Gather and synthesize quantitative and qualitative evidence to answer client questions.
• Develop clear, concise client-ready presentations linking evidence to strategy.
• Support day-to-day management of client engagements and project plans.
• Collaborate with Strategy3 colleagues and Ipsos researchers across disciplines.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Critical thinking

Project management

Collaboration

Problem solving

Curiosity

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/economics/marketing/psychology or related field

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Who We Are:

Ipsos is one of the world's largest research companies and the only one primarily managed by researchers. Ranked the #1 Most Innovative Market Research Supplier by Greenbook's GRIT report for four consecutive years, we operate in 90 markets, offer more than 75 data-driven solutions, and serve over 5,000 clients worldwide. Our research, methodological, implementation, and subject matter experts help organizations solve complex business challenges through data-driven insights and evidence-based decision-making. We're proud to have been named one of Forbes' America's Best Employers for Company Culture in 2025, Forbes' America's Best Employers for Women in 2026 and recognized by Newsweek as one of the World's Most Trustworthy Companies in 2026.

Which customers or consumers should an organization prioritize? Where will its next wave of growth come from? Which new opportunities are worth investing in — and which aren't? How will AI, changing expectations or emerging cultural shifts reshape its business?These are the kinds of questions we tackle at Ipsos Strategy3.

Strategy3 combines strategic consulting with deep consumer and market evidence to help organizations solve consequential business problems — framing ambiguous challenges, identifying opportunities, creating strategic choices and helping clients make better decisions. Our work spans brand and growth strategy, consumer and market understanding, trends and foresight, strategic problem solving and thought leadership.

Strategy3 Canada is looking for a smart, curious and ambitious Associate Consultant to join our growing team.

This is an early-career consulting role for someone who loves learning, solving problems and figuring out what things mean — not simply reporting what the data says.

You’ll work alongside experienced consultants on real client challenges from day one. You’ll gather evidence, analyze information, spot patterns, build compelling stories and help turn research and insight into strategic recommendations. You won’t be expected to arrive knowing everything. You will be expected to be curious, thoughtful, reliable, resourceful and eager to learn.

No two weeks — or two projects — will look quite the same.

What You’ll Do

As an Associate Consultant, you’ll contribute across the full consulting process — from understanding the problem and gathering evidence through analysis, strategic thinking and development of client recommendations — while helping manage the day-to-day work required to deliver engagements successfully.

You’ll:

• Conduct secondary research across industries, markets, consumers, competitors, culture and emerging trends.
• Gather and synthesize quantitative, qualitative, behavioural, competitive and secondary evidence to help answer client business questions.
• Analyze survey results, interviews and other research to identify meaningful patterns, opportunities and implications.
• Support hypothesis development and help distinguish an interesting finding from a strategically important insight.
• Connect evidence across multiple sources and help translate "What did we learn?" into "So what?" and "What should the client do about it?"
• Develop clear, concise and visually compelling presentations that connect evidence, insight, strategy and action.
• Participate in client meetings, workshops and working sessions, and support the preparation of client deliverables.
• Work collaboratively with Strategy3 colleagues, Ipsos researchers and subject‑matter experts across disciplines and markets.
• Support the day-to-day management of client engagements, helping develop and maintain project plans, track milestones and deliverables, coordinate inputs across team members, and proactively flag risks or dependencies.
• Manage multiple workstreams and priorities simultaneously, ensuring commitments are met and work progresses against fast-moving project timelines.
• Contribute to proposals, pitches, thought leadership and other initiatives that help build the Strategy3 practice.

What You Bring

We’re less interested in one "right" background than we are in finding someone with the intellectual curiosity, analytical ability and drive to become an exceptional consultant.

We’re looking for:

• A bachelor's degree with demonstrated academic achievement. Relevant fields may include business, economics, marketing, psychology, social sciences, communications or related disciplines.
• 0–2 years of professional experience; exceptional new graduates are strongly encouraged to apply. Relevant internships, co‑op placements, academic projects or early-career experience in consulting, strategy, research, insights, marketing or innovation are considered assets.
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information, identify patterns and draw meaningful implications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to structure ideas clearly and build a persuasive argument.
• Strong business acumen and genuine curiosity about businesses, brands, consumers, markets and what's changing in the world.
• A natural ability to synthesize large amounts of information, connect disparate ideas and turn complexity into a clear, compelling story.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, exceptional attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities, coordinate across team members and keep work moving against tight deadlines.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel, including demonstrated ability to build polished, client‑ready presentations and analyze and organize data effectively.
• Comfort with ambiguity, a willingness to ask questions and the initiative to move work forward without having every step prescribed.
• A collaborative mindset, strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with colleagues from different disciplines and levels of seniority.
• Openness to feedback, a desire to learn and the ability to apply what you’ve learned quickly.

What Success Looks Like

The Associate Consultant role is the entry point into the Strategy3 consulting career. The emphasis is on building strong consulting fundamentals and learning how evidence becomes strategy.

You’ll know you’re succeeding when:

• You're trusted with increasingly independent pieces of work.
• Your analysis is accurate, thoughtful and insightful.
• You ask strong questions, learn quickly and actively apply feedback.
• You make connections rather than simply reporting information — and increasingly bring your own ideas and point of view to the work.

If you don’t meet 100% of the requirements, we encourage all who feel they might be a fit for the opportunity to apply. We may consider a variety of backgrounds for a particular role and are also committed to considering candidates for available positions throughout our organization, not just the one you’re applying to!

In accordance with Ontario & British Columbia law, the estimated base salary range for this role is is $60,000to $65,000 CAD. Your final base salary will be determined based on several non-discriminatory factors which may include but are not limited to location, work experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications.

What’s in it for you:

At Ipsos you’ll experience opportunities for Career Development, an exceptional benefits package (including generous PTO, healthcare plans, wellness benefits), a flexible workplace policy, and a strong collaborative culture.

To find out more about all the great reasons to work at Ipsos, how we’re making an impact around the world, and more about our benefits and employee programs, please visit:Why Work at Ipsos | CA

Inclusive Workplace Commitment

Ipsos recognizes the necessity of building an inclusive culture that values each employee’s individuality and diverse perspectives. For more than 40 years, our mission has been to generate and analyze data about society, markets, brands, and behaviors to provide our clients with the insights that elevate their understanding of the world. This could not be fulfilled without Ipsos’ diverse employees who compile and analyze this data—they are the essence of who we are and what we do.

We are committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees, creating an environment that promotes inclusion, and enabling employees from all walks of life to flourish. Ipsos encourages our employees to act in a respectful and responsible manner, in line with code of best practices concerning diversity and inclusion, human rights, equality, and civility for every individual.

Ipsos is An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other protected class and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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Ipsos is one of the world’s largest research companies and currently the only one primarily managed by researchers, ranking as a #1 full-service research organization for four consecutive years. With over 75 different data-driven solutions, and presence in 90 markets, Ipsos brings together research, implementation, methodological, and subject‑matter experts from around the world, combining thematic and technical experts to deliver top-quality research and insights. Simply speaking, we help the biggest companies solve some of their biggest problems, serving more than 5000 clients across the globe by providing research, data, and insights on their target markets. And we are proud of our continuous efforts in making Ipsos the best place to work!

Strategy3 is a leading brand, strategy and marketing consultancy, founded and run on the premise that marketing and business are intertwined, and critically, rooted in customer centricity. S3’s multi-disciplinary team of brand strategists, researchers, management consultants, ad executives, and even a few attorneys and accountants, work together to answer complex business questions.