Research Manager

Kantar is the world's leading data, insights, and consulting company; we shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere.

Our Insights colleagues are the masters of using data to resolve challenges. They help brands define what they should stand for, how to reinvent and renew their offer, how to better reach audiences, and how to win with consumers and customers. By collecting substantial data from across the world, they blend human expertise with technology, making sure we can deliver innovative insights to brands everywhere.

Role Overview

As a Research Manager for the Offshore Brand Excellence Team, you will lead the delivery of large, strategic, and complex brand tracking studies across multiple clients and markets for Kantar Insights Australia. You will coach and develop junior researchers to deliver high-quality work and ensure operational excellence throughout the research lifecycle.

This is a non-client-facing role focused on project management, analysis, reporting, and people development. You'll work closely with the Team Leader and collaborate with onshore teams to ensure alignment, accuracy, and efficiency in delivery. You will model being an indispensable brand partner to our clients and Australian client-facing teams, driving a highly collaborative culture of winning together.
 

Job Goals

• Lead project coordination, implementation, and day-to-day management of multi-country, multi-category brand tracking studies.
• Manage timelines, resources, and milestones to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.
• Coach and support 2–3 junior researchers to build foundational research skills and deliver high-quality outputs.
• Ensure accuracy and consistency across all deliverables, including scripts, data tables, dashboards, and reports.
• Review deliverable alignment with research objectives.
• Maintain compliance with ISO 20252 standards and internal quality procedures.
• Drive team performance with a focus on client satisfaction and renewal of projects.

Role Requirements & Capabilities

• Educated to a degree level – ideally majoring in Communications, Marketing, Statistics, Math, Economics, Psychology, Sociology, Management or any related discipline. 
• 4-5 years relevant quantitative research experience managing research projects, ideally in a multi-market environment.
• Strong analytical skills with a focus on data accuracy and visual storytelling.
• Knowledge of various statistical and analytical techniques and/or tools (such as RFS/Survey Reporter and Q).
• Demonstrates intellectual and professional integrity. 
• Innovative, adaptable and flexible. 
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision. 
• Demonstrated ability to manage internal stakeholders and foster a collaborative team culture.
• Proven ability to coach and mentor junior team members.
• Excellent written and spoken English communication skills.
• Familiarity with Kantar's Meaningful Different and Salient framework, Survey Delivery Model, QLIB and Configurable Automation is an advantage.

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