Remote Director, Market Research & Client Insights

Morning Consult, LLC; United States; Hybrid; USD 93,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Morning Consult is seeking a market research leader to join the Research Solutions team. You will own client relationships, design research strategies, grow account revenue and guide project delivery across global clients.

The role requires 8+ years in quantitative market research, strong management and communication skills, and a track record of driving strategic insights from data. A hybrid (office/remote) arrangement is available in the US.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in quantitative market research.
• Proven track record of success; experience with survey research and its methods, providing strategic consultation and project planning and delivering quality and timely project deliverables.
• Significant experience managing clients and driving account-level revenue growth.
• Strong prioritization and delegation skills based on the scale of impact, and ability to focus on key business objectives through moments of change.
• An effective planner who can focus their team on achieving long-term objectives and translating strategic priorities and decisions in a clear and relatable way for the team.
• Able to drive project teams to get the best output from available capacity.
• Ability to mentor, coach and develop top talent; promote a positive work experience.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence decision-makers without authority through compelling arguments, presentation skills and domain expertise.
• Uncompromising attention to detail with high technical standards.
• Creative problem solver with an ability to simplify complex scenarios and challenges.
• Feedback-oriented and recognizes and proactively raises inefficiencies and barriers to success.
• Willing to take feedback, learn and grow; an ethos of continuous self-improvement.

Responsibilities

• Own client relationships for accounts of varying sizes.
• Create research strategies that embed Morning Consult data into clients’ workflows and align with the Research Solutions team’s broader growth priorities.
• Build strong relationships with clients and executive stakeholders to drive growth at the account-level and secure renewals.
• Work hand-in-hand with AEs to pitch, price and deliver proposals to clients.
• Manage large, complex research projects and programs both personally and through direct reports to ensure the team delivers quality data and strategic insights to inform critical business decisions.
• Effectively manage execution to ensure delivery is properly aligned with contracted scope of work.
• Ensure best practices and processes are adopted to optimize efficiency.
• Expand existing foundation of research expertise to be developing a highly specialized skill set related to methodologies and/or industry knowledge.
• Advise prospects/clients on research and survey design to get the most meaningful data and answers to key business questions.
• Partner with other senior leaders to establish and execute strategic initiatives at the Portfolio- and/or Commercial-level.

Skills

Client management

Team leadership

Survey design

Quantitative research

Strategic consulting

Project planning

Communication

Job description

Morning Consult is seeking a market research leader to join the Research Solutions team. You will own client relationships, design research strategies, grow account revenue and guide project delivery across global clients.

The role requires 8+ years in quantitative market research, strong management and communication skills, and a track record of driving strategic insights from data. A hybrid (office/remote) arrangement is available in the US.