Leads advanced quantitative market research engagements, including segmentations and trackers, from project design through delivery. Manages client relationships, research strategy, questionnaires, deliverables, presentations, workshops, timelines, and project teams. Partners with statisticians, methodology experts, and account teams to produce actionable insights, integrate panel data, and support strategic client decisions. Coaches team members, oversees multiple complex projects, and serves as a senior trusted advisor to CPG and retail clients.
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At Numerator, we believe tomorrow’s success starts with today’s market intelligence. We empower the world’s leading brands and retailers with unmatched insights into consumer behavior and the influencers that drive it.
The salary range for this role is $117,000 - $160,600/year + Bonus
As a Principal Survey Consultant on Numerator’s Research team, you’ll play a critical role in the successful project management, client management, and delivery of insights for our most advanced and strategic engagements (e.g. segmentations, trackers). As a coach/player role, this person will be the project lead, collaborating with clients, methodology and statistical experts, and the client account team. The Principal Survey Consultant will manage complex conversations regarding project design, analysis, interpretation, adoption, timelines, and challenges with the client.
What You'll Do
- Lead and provide senior-level guidance and executive-level consulting to the client and project team to drive the successful implementation of Numerator’s advanced strategic research projects (e.g. segmentations, trackers) and ensure excellence throughout the project experience
- Accountable for overall project outcomes, including final ownership of output quality and delivery of strategic activation workshops
- Hands-on project responsibilities include: leading key client calls and directing client communications; driving direction and strategy of questionnaire; leading deliverable creation process / story / design; driving project management with client and internally; giving final presentation and leading any workshops; delegating work to the appropriate level within the project team
- Understand client’s strategic business and research needs; ensure project success by working toward an optimal outcome for both the client and Numerator
- Demonstrate and provide consultation on research design and delivery best practices across multiple forms of advanced research analytics both within the team and with clients directly
- Collaborate with clients and our methodology experts/statisticians and direct the dedicated account team to enable project success, with a goal of continued Numerator-Client partnership
- Maintain knowledge of Numerator’s Insights panel data and platform functionality, in order to partner for successful integration with panel data or transition of a project to the panel consulting team
- 12+ years of quantitative research experience
- Hands-on experience designing and leading advanced quantitative studies (e.g., segmentation, modeling, large-scale surveys)
- Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
- Experience with CPG or Retail clients and leading strategic research from the vendor side
- Commercial acumen and an ability to work with clients of all levels of seniority
- Capable of overseeing multiple projects at any given time
- Entrepreneurial focus to thrive within our growth-oriented environment, with a client orientation that contributes to our ability to act as a trusted advisor
- Ability to think strategically about client business issues, and design research and build story-focused reports to address those business issues
- Analytical and strategic mindset with a penchant for strong data visualization and delivering strong recommendations and actionable insights to empower our clients
- Demonstrated AI fluency or strong willingness to build AI fluency: uses AI thoughtfully to support core work, understands tool limitations, validates outputs, and owns the final work product
- Proven ability to work collaboratively in a remote team environment
- Knowledge of panel data, and the ability to combine multiple data sources into seamless results
- Travel, as required, to support the above responsibilities
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Numerator is 5,800 employees strong. We have the confidence to be real and embrace what makes each Numerati unique. Our diverse experiences, ideas and backgrounds fuel our innovation.
Being part of the Numerati means that we’ll take care of you! From our Recharge Days, maximum flexibility policy, wellness resources for employees and their families, development opportunities and much more — we’re always finding ways to better support, celebrate and accelerate our team.
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