Senior Director

Global Strategy Group; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401k with employer match

Generous time off

Job summary

Global Strategy Group is seeking a Senior Director for the Insights research team in Washington, DC. This role focuses on public affairs and corporate reputation research, helping clients enhance their reputation and guide strategic initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have 8–10 years of experience leading research projects, excellent project management skills, and a strong background in political strategy. A competitive salary range of $120,000 to $135,000 is offered, plus bonuses and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years managing public affairs or corporate reputation research projects.
• Experience in politics or campaigns preferred.
• Strong understanding of political dynamics and research.

Responsibilities

• Lead qualitative and quantitative research projects.
• Develop expert-level deliverables and analyze data.
• Manage project teams and maintain project profitability.

Skills

Project management

Political strategy

Consulting

Client relations

Qualitative research

Job description

Senior Director – Insights Research

Senior Director for the Insights research team. This role focuses on public affairs and corporate reputation research, helping clients strengthen their reputation, guide public affairs initiatives, and craft compelling positioning that resonates with key stakeholders. The position is based in Washington, DC.

Responsibilities

• Lead qualitative and quantitative research projects from beginning to end, managing junior staff, with ultimate accountability for project success and quality of work product.
• Conceptualize and produce expert‑level deliverables, including questionnaires, qualitative guides, and research analyses. Hold the pen on questionnaire development and be actively involved in the analysis deliverable.
• Maintain the highest level of quality for all steps of the research process to final deliverable(s), ensuring that work product adheres to established standards. This includes reviewing partials, providing edits, discussing weighting targets with the data team, and actively troubleshooting project fielding issues.
• Manage project teams, provide clear direction, oversee work product, and ensure project profitability.
• Moderate qualitative research engagements, including in‑depth interviews, focus groups, and online discussion boards.
• Ability to manage client relationships independently with minimal oversight from account lead.
• Exhibit a strong strategic voice that clients look to for recommendations.
• Lead new business proposal and pitch process, helping produce, edit, and deliver business proposals and presentations. Conceptualize and develop research designs and methodological approaches for new business to meet client research objectives.
• Responsible for training, managing, and overseeing junior staff. Must exhibit strong supervisory skills of any direct reports to manage their work and professional development.
• Proactively identify client growth opportunities and provide recommendations to the team.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of experience managing and leading public affairs, political, and/or corporate reputation research projects.
• Background in politics, campaigns, or Hill experience preferred, with interest in applying that expertise to corporate reputation and public affairs research.
• Strong understanding of political strategy and dynamics, with the ability to translate that experience into research and insights for corporate and public affairs clients.
• Advanced experience in executing every stage of a research project with comfort owning the day‑to‑day work including drafting questionnaires, analyzing data, synthesizing findings, and developing client‑ready materials.
• Strong strategic and consulting voice.
• Experience with the marketing and new business process, (i.e., writing proposals and producing pitch decks, developing methodologies and research programs, producing thought leadership content, etc.).
• Experience with client‑facing responsibilities, including leading client engagements and delivering pitch presentations to prospective clients.
• Experience with moderating focus groups.
• Expert‑level project management and organizational skills and a proven ability to successfully juggle multiple assignments.
• Team player with the ability to collaborate and maintain strong working relationships.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring, training, managing employees, and delegating appropriately.
• Demonstrated experience staying on top of research industry trends and developing new techniques and methodologies in line.

Base salary: $120,000 to $135,000, commensurate with experience, plus discretionary bonus. Comprehensive benefits package includes medical, vision, dental, paid parental leave, generous time off, 401k with employer match, and additional benefits.

Global Strategy Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We do not discriminate against any applicant for employment on any legally recognized basis including, but not limited to: race, religion or creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran status, uniform service member status, or any other protected class under federal, state or local statute.