Research and Analytics Lead

Ruder Finn India; India; Remote; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Ruder Finn India is seeking a Research and Analytics Team Lead to guide the India-based analytics team, delivering high-quality research, measurement and insights for consumer, technology and healthcare accounts. You will collaborate with the global Emerging Technology & Analytics team and senior leadership to shape research and client strategies.

The ideal candidate combines deep data visualization, statistics, and storytelling with strong people management and the ability to lead a remote team

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 8+ years of agency or in-house analytics/research experience.
• Proven experience mentoring or leading analysts and remote teams.
• Strong ability to craft complex Boolean queries and analyze media data.

Responsibilities

• Lead the India-based analytics team delivering research, dashboards and insights.
• Collaborate with global Emerging Technology & Analytics colleagues on projects.
• Provide strategic counsel on research design, measurement and outputs.
• Translate data into actionable client recommendations and narratives.
• Stay current on analytics tools and AI innovations and apply them to workflows.

Skills

Boolean queries

Data visualization

SQL

Python/R

Leadership

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Cision

Brandwatch

Rival IQ

Meltwater

Signal AI

Tableau

Power BI

Looker Studio

SQL

Job description

Ruder Finn is seeking a Research and Analytics Team Lead to join its award-winning Emerging Technology & Analytics team. This role will be responsible for leading and overseeing the India-based analytics team while continuing to support the agency’s new business efforts and client mandates through high-quality research, measurement, and insights work.

The Research and Analytics Team Lead will collaborate closely with the global Emerging Technology & Analytics team, account teams across the agency, and senior leadership to provide counsel on research and analytics needs for Consumer, Technology, Healthcare, and other client accounts. This person will also have the opportunity to work alongside the Chief Technology Officer based in New York, NY, on innovative analytics initiatives and client programs.

The ideal candidate is a digital native with deep expertise in data visualization and storytelling, statistics, web analytics, social media analytics, measurement frameworks, and the ability to connect data-driven insights back to business strategy. In addition to strong technical and analytical skills, this role requires proven people management capabilities, excellent communication skills, and the ability to lead a remote team in a fast-paced agency environment.

Ultimately, this role will help define business strategy for projects and clients, improve the quality and efficiency of analytics delivery, and play a significant role in the growth of the agency.

This position will be fully remote, and the working hours will be either 6:00 pm – 3:30 am IST / 8:30 am – 6:00 pm ET or 2:00 pm – 11:00 pm IST / 4:30 am – 1:30 pm ET.

If you are motivated by complex, purposeful challenges and excited by the opportunity to lead a high-performing analytics team at one of the world’s largest independent PR and communications agencies, this could be the role you have been looking for.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and oversee the India-based analytics team, ensuring high-quality delivery across research, reporting, dashboarding, and insights projects
• Manage day-to-day workflow, project prioritization, timelines, and quality control for the India analytics team
• Collaborate with global Emerging Technology & Analytics colleagues on research projects related to new business opportunities and client mandates
• Support account teams by providing strategic counsel on research design, measurement approaches, analytics outputs, and insight development
• Deliver market and audience intelligence, including social and digital landscape analysis, audience behavior analysis, sentiment analysis, keyword research, search performance, and competitor analysis
• Lead earned media and social analytics work, including share of voice, message pull-through, influencer identification, campaign performance, and reputation analysis
• Build and guide the development of measurement frameworks, Boolean searches, dashboards, and client-facing reports
• Ensure analysis is connected to client business objectives and translated into clear, actionable recommendations
• Review and improve team outputs for accuracy, clarity, strategic relevance, and data integrity
• Identify opportunities to improve analytics processes, reporting templates, automation, and team efficiency
• Partner with senior stakeholders to support new business pitches, client presentations, and strategic planning
• Stay current on emerging analytics tools, AI applications, LLMs, and industry best practices, and help bring relevant innovations into team workflows

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Analytics, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Marketing Analytics, or a related field
• Minimum of 8+ years of agency or in-house experience in a data, research, media intelligence, or analytics role
• Prior experience managing, mentoring, or leading analysts, researchers, or analytics delivery teams
• Strong expertise in writing complex Boolean queries and operating media, social, and data analytics tools such as Cision, Brandwatch, Rival IQ, Meltwater, Signal AI, or similar platforms
• Expertise in Excel, Google Sheets, Google Analytics, SQL, and one or more contemporary data visualization platforms such as Tableau, Power BI, Looker Studio, or similar tools
• Strong understanding of earned media measurement, social listening, audience analysis, campaign reporting, and competitive intelligence
• Ability to translate complex data into clear narratives, strategic insights, and client-ready recommendations
• Proficiency in AWS, Python, R, or other statistical computing or programming languages is a strong plus
• Experience with data modeling, predictive analytics, and developing custom models is a plus
• Experience with custom LLMs and contemporary generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, or similar platforms is a plus
• Excellent problem-solving, creative thinking, modeling, data processing, and analytical skills
• Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize competing deadlines and manage multiple stakeholders
• Self-starter with the ability to adapt, multitask, and deliver accurate, high-quality work in a fast-paced agency environment
• Extremely strong verbal and written English communication skills
• Proven ability to lead remote teams and collaborate effectively across time zones