Senior Research Executive

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Mumbai; Hybrid; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Volunteer time off

Job summary

NIQ is seeking a Senior Research Analyst to lead end-to-end analytics engagements, shaping study approaches and delivering actionable recommendations for clients in the Strategic Analytics & Insights team.

You will coordinate with operations, fieldwork, data processing, and modelling teams, ensuring high-quality outputs and client satisfaction. A strong foundation in research methods, analytics, and project management is essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in market research, consumer insights, customer experience, analytics, consulting, or a related role.
• Strong understanding of quantitative and/or qualitative research methods, questionnaire design, sampling, data quality, and analysis.
• Strong analytical capability with high attention to detail and the ability to connect findings to business implications.
• Clear written and verbal communication, with confidence in building and presenting compelling, data-led stories.
• Proven project management skills, including prioritisation, stakeholder coordination, risk management, and delivery against deadlines.
• A collaborative, proactive, and client-focused working style, with the ability to operate effectively in virtual and cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word; experience with analytical, visualisation, survey, or AI-enabled tools is an advantage.
• Experience in consumer, retail, technology, telecommunications, or other client-focused sectors is preferred.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End Project Delivery: manage projects from client brief to final delivery and presentation.
• Translate business questions into objectives, study designs, questionnaires, timelines, and analytical plans.
• Coordinate with operations, fieldwork, data processing, modelling, and other teams to ensure smooth execution.
• Monitor progress, risks, budgets, and quality; communicate issues early and drive resolution.
• Develop client-ready reports and presentations with clear implications and next steps.
• Client Consulting & Communication: manage day-to-day client communication, align scope and timelines.
• Participate in briefings, status discussions, and presentations; respond to questions on approach and findings.
• Translate analysis into concise, commercially relevant stories tailored to client priorities.
• Identify opportunities to add value and support repeat or adjacent engagements.
• Collaboration, Quality & Capability Building: work across practice areas and support junior analysts.
• Apply templates, methodologies, data-security requirements, and quality standards to all deliverables.
• Share tools and process improvements to increase efficiency and team capability.

Skills

Market research

Qualitative methods

Quantitative methods

Questionnaire design

Data quality checks

Project management

Excel

PowerPoint

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, economics, statistics, social sciences

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

As a Senior Research Analyst in NIQ’s Strategic Analytics & Insights (SA&I) Customer Success team, you will manage research and analytics engagements end to end-from understanding the client brief and shaping the study approach to coordinating execution, analysing results, and delivering clear, actionable recommendations. You will combine strong project management, analytical thinking, and client consulting skills to connect consumer, market, and business context. You will also support junior analysts and collaborate across SA&I practice areas, Operations, commercial teams, and subject-matter experts to deliver high-quality work efficiently.

What You’ll Do

End-to-End Project Delivery

• Manage assigned research and analytics projects from client brief and commissioning through final delivery and presentation.
• Translate business questions into clear research objectives, study designs, questionnaires, sample specifications, timelines, and analytical plans.
• Coordinate with Operations, fieldwork, data processing, modelling, and other specialist teams to ensure smooth execution.
• Monitor project progress, risks, budgets, and quality; communicate issues early and drive timely resolution.
• Conduct detailed data quality checks, analyse findings, and integrate relevant consumer, market, or retail context.
• Develop client-ready reports and presentations with clear implications, recommendations, and next steps.

Client Consulting & Communication

• Manage day-to-day client communication for assigned engagements, ensuring expectations, scope, and timelines remain aligned.
• Participate in client briefings, status discussions, and presentations; respond confidently to questions on approach and findings.
• Translate complex analysis into concise, commercially relevant stories tailored to the client’s business priorities.
• Identify opportunities to add value, strengthen client satisfaction, and support repeat or adjacent SA&I engagements.

Collaboration, Quality & Capability Building

• Work across SA&I practice areas—including Consumer Behavior & Insights, Innovation, Brand & Media, and Analytics & Activation as required by the engagement.
• Support junior analysts with study setup, data checks, analysis, reporting, and storytelling guidance.
• Apply approved templates, methodologies, data-security requirements, and quality standards to all deliverables.
• Share tools, templates, and process improvements that increase efficiency, consistency, and team capability.

What You Bring

• 3+ years of experience in market research, consumer insights, customer experience, analytics, consulting, or a related role.
• Strong understanding of quantitative and/or qualitative research methods, questionnaire design, sampling, data quality, and analysis.
• Strong analytical capability with high attention to detail and the ability to connect findings to business implications.
• Clear written and verbal communication, with confidence in building and presenting compelling, data-led stories.
• Proven project management skills, including prioritisation, stakeholder coordination, risk management, and delivery against deadlines.
• A collaborative, proactive, and client-focused working style, with the ability to operate effectively in virtual and cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word; experience with analytical, visualisation, survey, or AI-enabled tools is an advantage.
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, economics, statistics, social sciences, or a related discipline; postgraduate qualification is an advantage.
• Experience in consumer, retail, technology, telecommunications, or other client-focused sectors is preferred.

Additional Information

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off

NIQ may utilize artificial intelligence (AI) tools at various stages of the recruitment process, including résumé screening, candidate assessments, interview scheduling, job matching, communication support, and certain administrative tasks that help streamline workflows. These tools are intended to improve efficiency and support fair and consistent evaluation based on job-related criteria. All use of AI is governed by NIQ’s principles of fairness, transparency, human oversight, and inclusion. Final hiring decisions are made exclusively by humans. NIQ regularly reviews its AI tools to help mitigate bias and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. If you have questions, require accommodations, or wish to request human review were permitted by law, please contact your local HR representative. For more information, please visit NIQ’s AI Safety Policies and Guiding Principles: https://nielseniq.com/global/en/info/niqs-ai-safety-policies/

About NIQ

NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights-delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms-NIQ delivers the Full View. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world’s population.

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