Senior Research Manager
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Opinium US is experiencing tremendous growth, and we're excited to have an established and commercially-minded Research Manager or Senior Research Manager join our fast growing and award-winning agency, to lead, drive and develop clients and projects, and to be fundamental to the our continued growth and success.

About Opinium:

Multi award winning agency. Quirks Excellence winners 2020, 2021, 2023 and 2024. MRS 2021 Agency of the Year. Winner of the MRS best place to work award three times, the Drum Best Place to Work 2018 & 2019, and the 2019 Women in Research Best Agency to Work Globally. Opinium is a strategic insight agency, that truly puts its people at the center of everything they do.

Across our four offices in London, New York, Amsterdam and Cape Town, we help our clients harness the power of insight on a global scale to build, grow, promote and make strategic business and marketing decisions. We also use Opinium for good, working with multiple charities and volunteering.

Our culture:

We really believe we have a unique culture which provides a stimulating, challenging and rewarding workplace whilst providing a supportive environment and focus on the wellbeing of our people.

“When measuring success, revenue growth and employee wellbeing should go hand-in-hand. It's the only way to build an insight agency that clients want to work with. We've placed our people where they rightfully belong: at the heart of our business.”

Opinium CEO, Chair designate of the Market Research Society (MRS)

Your opportunity:

We're looking for someone to join our New York City team to help drive our expansion to service clients all over the United States. You would be one of the leaders of a small group, growing in the United States, reporting to the head of the US office. You would lead strategic projects, play a lead role in client and proposal management, and contribute to staff mentorship.

You would work across a very wide variety of industries and methods, from brand/product research, through thought leadership initiatives. You would play an active and important role in helping to grow our clientele.

Professional Requirements

We are looking for people who are passionate, entrepreneurial, creative, and resilient. Ideal candidates will value working for a business while working on projects for the greater good and building relationships with colleagues and teams.

• While Opinium is method neutral, you will need strong proficiency in online quantitative research, with qualitative experience being a plus
• You have a track record of taking ownership / being leader of clients and projects
• You thrive on working closely with clients and colleagues to deliver game changing insights
• Ambition to drive growth and efficiency within yours and other areas of our business
• Excellent client-facing ability and the ability to organize people or groups
• You will be working with a team of hard-working people, so somebody with a can-do attitude, flexibility and excitement to improve the business is essential.

Location:

Opinium US currently has an office in New York City, with a team that goes in 1-2 times per week (primarily Tuesdays).

As you will play a role in client / business development, flexibility on attending networking events in NYC is required.

Desired skills and expertise:

• 5-9 Years of experience at a Market Research vendor/agency working closely with insights clients
• Currently managing the full life cycle of a project from writing the questionnaire, analysis and reporting.
• Ability to deliver strategic insights reports and presentations across varying brand, advertising/communications, and product innovation studies.
• Early or advanced experience with advanced methods; MaxDiff, Segmentations, etc.
• Ability to support and contribute to designing engaging and compelling proposals
• Ability to leverage numerous methods and analytics techniques across study design; understanding of techniques like regression, etc.
• A team player with the ability to build relationships and manage people
• Highly developed organisational, time-management and co-ordination skills
• Proven ability to meet tight deadlines and an excellent eye for detail
• Pro-active and clear communication skills

What we offer you:

We have a wide range of wellbeing tools and initiatives so that you can be your best inside and outside work.

• A job that can grow as quickly as you can – we plan to grow and you would be well placed to play a significant role in helping to lead and develop our team
• The tools, resources and support you need to succeed and grow
• A career manager (that invests and looks after your career)
• A collaborative and supportive team
• A truly flexible work environment, hybrid working with a focus on prioritising work-life balance
• A fun, inclusive and thoughtful company culture; happy hours, team events, dinners, and a young, vibrant office culture (1-2 times per week)
• Benefits include:
• Competitive salary and bonus
• 25 PTO days (yes you read that right!)
• 401K and 3.5% Company Match
• Medical and dental (70%)
• Commuter benefits
• Flexible, vibrant and transparent culture
• Ability to earn equity for substantial contributions to the agency (pending financial outlook)

Salary Range:

Salary will be commiserate with experience, as we are considering candidates across a range of years of experience and abilities.

The range for this role is expected to be $80,000-$130,000 base salary, depending on level hired for.

Equal opportunity employer:

Opinium is committed to a work environment that is inclusive to all and free of discrimination. We are an equal opportunity employer without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and genetic predisposition.

If you think this role is for you, send your CV and cover letter to ...@opinium.com

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