Associate Manager - Consulting

Iquanti; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,600,000 - 3,800,000; Full time

Job summary

iQuanti, Inc. is seeking an Associate Manager of Research Enablement to independently lead research, solutioning and proposal development for complex client opportunities.

The role focuses on Paid Media expertise across Google Ads and Meta, translating data and market intelligence into actionable recommendations, with end-to-end ownership of opportunities. You will work across Paid Media, Analytics, MarTech, CRO/Experience and broader digital marketing workstreams, engaging senior internal and

Qualifications

• Experience in digital marketing, performance marketing, consulting, strategy or pre-sales/solutioning.
• Strong hands-on understanding of Paid Media, especially Google Ads and Meta.
• Experience developing digital marketing strategies, media plans and client proposals.
• Ability to take ambiguous briefs and structure problems to drive to recommendations.
• Excellent Excel-based data analysis and turning data into insights.
• Strong storytelling and PowerPoint skills for executive presentations.
• Ability to connect marketing recommendations to business objectives and commercial outcomes.
• Familiarity with competitive intelligence and digital marketing research tools.
• Knowledge of AI-enabled workflows for research and solution development is valuable.
• Agency/consulting or similar prior experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead research and develop solutions for complex digital marketing proposals aligned to client objectives.
• Own Paid Media solutioning across Google Ads, Meta, and other platforms including strategy and audits.
• Translate business challenges into structured analyses and actionable recommendations.
• Manage opportunities from brief to proposal, review, and final presentation.
• Create compelling executive-ready narratives linking insights to business impact and value.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build integrated marketing solutions.
• Engage senior stakeholders to align priorities and communicate recommendations.
• Conduct market, competitor, audience and channel research to identify growth opportunities.
• Demonstrate commercial thinking by tying recommendations to ROI and investments.
• Handle multiple opportunities with high quality, speed and clear communication.
• Leverage AI-enabled workflows to improve research and planning while validating outputs.

Skills

Paid Media

Google Ads

Meta

Analytics

Storytelling

Solutioning

Proposals

AI automation

Business acumen

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

AI tools

Market research tools

CRM

Job description

AssociateManager, Research Enablement (PCM)

Role Summary

We are looking for a strategic, hands-on digital marketingprofessional who can independently lead research, solutioning and proposaldevelopment for complex client opportunities. The role will require strong PaidMedia expertise, a consultative approach to problem solving, the ability totranslate data and market intelligence into compelling recommendations, andend-to-end ownership of opportunities. The individual should be comfortableworking across Paid Media, Analytics, MarTech, CRO/Experience and broaderdigital marketing workstreams, while engaging senior internal and clientstakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead research, solution design and development of complex digital marketing proposals aligned to client business objectives.
• Own Paid Media solutioning across Google Ads (Search, Display, Video, Shopping/PMax), Meta and other relevant platforms, including campaign strategy, audits, optimization opportunities and media planning.
• Translate business challenges into structured hypotheses, analyses and actionable recommendations using client data, market research and competitive intelligence.
• Own opportunity management from understanding the brief and shaping the approach through solution development, reviews, proposal creation and final presentation.
• Develop compelling storylines and executive-ready presentations that clearly connect insights, recommendations, business impact and value.
• Partner with cross-functional teams across Paid Media, SEO/GEO, Analytics, MarTech, CRO/Experience and Creative to build integrated solutions.
• Engage senior stakeholders to understand business priorities, challenge assumptions where appropriate and communicate recommendations confidently.
• Conduct market, competitor, audience and channel research to identify growth opportunities and support strategic recommendations.
• Demonstrate strong commercial thinking by connecting marketing recommendations to measurable business outcomes and investment decisions.
• Manage multiple concurrent opportunities with high standards of quality, speed and stakeholder communication.
• Use AI and automation thoughtfully to improve research, analysis, media planning and solution-development workflows while ensuring appropriate validation of outputs.

Desired Skills Experience

• 810 years of overall experience, with strong relevant experience in digital marketing, performance marketing, consulting, strategy or pre-sales/solutioning.
• Strong hands-on understanding of Paid Media, particularly Google Ads and Meta, including campaign architecture, optimization, measurement and account audits.
• Experience developing digital marketing strategies, media plans, business cases and client proposals.
• Strong opportunity-management capability, with the ability to take an ambiguous brief and independently structure the problem, identify analyses required and drive it to a recommendation.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills, with proficiency in Excel and the ability to turn data into insights rather than simply report metrics.
• Excellent storytelling, storyboarding and PowerPoint skills, with experience presenting complex ideas to senior stakeholders in a simple, persuasive manner.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to connect digital marketing recommendations to client objectives, customer journeys and commercial outcomes.
• Familiarity with competitive intelligence, audience research and digital marketing research tools.
• Working knowledge of AI-enabled workflows/automation for research, analysis and marketing solution development would be valuable.
• Ability to work effectively across functions, manage ambiguity and independently drive multiple time-sensitive opportunities.
• Agency, consulting or similar solutioning/pre-sales experience would be a strong advantage.

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