Senior Account Manager (Market Research & Consultation)

Cognitive Market Research; Pune District; Sur place; INR 1 200 000 - 2 000 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Cognitive Market Research is looking for a Senior Account Manager to serve as a strategic bridge between clients and technical research teams. You will manage client relationships, offer strategic consultation based on data analysis, and oversee project quality.

The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience in Market Research or Strategic Consulting and possesses a deep understanding of both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies.

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience in Market Research or Strategic Consulting managing high-value accounts.
• Expert-level theoretical knowledge of Quantitative and Qualitative research.
• Exceptional storytelling skills to bridge technical and client communications.

Responsabilités

• Act as a trusted advisor to clients, maintaining regular communication.
• Provide actionable recommendations based on complex datasets.
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure project quality and timely delivery.

Connaissances

Client Relationship Management

Strategic Consultation

Research Methodology

Analytical Interpretation

Communication

Formation

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Marketing Research

Description du poste

# Senior Account Manager (Market Research & Consultation)| 15-April-2026## Job Description: Senior Account Manager (Market Research & Consultation)**Role Overview:** The Senior Account Manager serves as the strategic bridge between our clients and our technical research teams. This is a role for a Technical Consultant—someone who possesses the depth of knowledge of a Research Analyst but applies it to client strategy and relationship growth. While you will not be responsible for the hands-on design of research methodologies, you must be able to interrogate, explain, and defend them with the same level of expertise as a specialist.### **Key Responsibilities*** **Client Relationship Management:** Act as a trusted advisor to clients, maintaining regular communication to ensure satisfaction, project alignment, and long-term partnership health.* **Strategic Consultation:** Interpret complex datasets to provide actionable recommendations that help clients meet their business objectives, such as market entry, brand positioning, or product development.* **Expert Methodological Oversight:** Maintain a mastery of Research Methodology (RM) equivalent to a Research Analyst. You must be able to critique research designs, explain sampling logic, and ensure the chosen approach perfectly aligns with client goals.* **Technical Literacy & Product Expertise:** Apply a deep, analyst-level understanding of the client’s product and industry. You must be able to speak the technical language of the client’s R&D and Product teams to ensure research insights are contextually accurate.* **Project Oversight:** Collaborate with the internal research and operations teams to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.* **Insight Synthesis & Gatekeeping:** Review and stress-test data findings before they reach the client. You are the final filter, ensuring that all reporting is statistically sound and the narrative is logically bulletproof.* **Business Development:** Identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities within existing accounts by identifying unmet client needs and suggesting advanced research solutions.* **Proposal Development:** Draft tailored research proposals, ensuring that the proposed methodologies and technical timelines are realistic and address the client's core challenges.* **Presentation & Reporting:** Lead client workshops and high-stakes presentations, translating raw, technical data into compelling, high-level business narratives that drive decision-making.---### **Required Skills & Qualifications*** **Methodological Knowledge:** Expert-level theoretical knowledge of both **Quantitative** and **Qualitative** research. You should be able to explain the why behind specific statistical tests (e.g., Significance, Correlation, Regression) as clearly as an analyst.* **Experience:** 8+ years in Market Research or Strategic Consulting, managing high-value accounts.* **Product Knowledge:** A proven ability to quickly master the technical nuances of complex products and categories.* **Analytical Interpretation:** While you won't be running the data, you must be proficient in reading and interpreting cross-tabs, raw data outputs, and statistical significance reports.* **Communication:** Exceptional storytelling skills; the ability to act as a translator between the technical research team and the client’s executive leadership.* **Education:** Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Marketing Research, Statistics, Business, or a related field.### **The Ideal Candidate**You are a **consultant with an analyst’s mind**. You don't need to build the model, but you can spot a flaw in it from a mile away. You gain client trust because you aren't just managing the account—you actually understand the science behind the data and the technical reality of their product.