Manager, Client Leadership

Insights





Kantar is the worlds leading data, insights and consulting company and our Insights colleagues are experts in human understanding. They help clients define what brands should stand for, how to disrupt and renew their offer, how to connect with audiences and how to win with consumers and customers.





Job Details





Manager, Client Leadership


Chicago, North Green Street / Atlanta, Peachtree Road / New York, World Trade Center / Remote (EST or CST hours)


Kantar is the worlds leading marketing data and analytics company. We have a complete, unique and rounded understanding of how people think, feel and act; globally and locally in over 90 markets. By combining the deep expertise of our people, our data resources and benchmarks and our innovative analytics and technology, we help our clients
understand people
and
inspire growth
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Our insights colleagues are experts in human understanding. With expertise covering brand, innovation, creative, media, commerce and customer experience, they help clients define what brands should stand for, how to disrupt and renew their offer, how to connect with audiences and how to win with consumers and customers.

As a Manager within Client Leadership, youll work on a team to provide business insights that matter to our clients. You will be responsible to translate data into compelling stories, manage account project activities, and nurture relationships with our clients through day-to-day interaction. This is an incredible growth opportunity, to build your capabilities in research and position yourself for expanded career opportunities.


Role Description

As a Manager in Client Leadership, your responsibilities will include:

Account Management. Manage day to day account activities, partnering across departments to ensure smooth delivery. Activities include: logic checking deliverables, creating shells for analysis, invoicing, uploading database forms, managing timelines, ad hoc requests

Insights Delivery. Craft compelling stories, working with your account lead to translate data into insights that address key client business issues. Conduct secondary research to support clients & deliverables. Present findings to internal team for learning and development; support client presentations

Client Management. Interact with clients on a day-to-day basis, professionally responding to client needs, questions, solving business problems that drive client satisfaction


Role requirements

To succeed, you will need:

3+ years of market research experience and/or a graduate degree in marketing research, consumer behavior, or related field

Bachelors degree in Marketing, Social Sciences or related field

Demonstrated experience creating quality custom research study designs for multiple strategic research projects simultaneously

Proficient computer skills in Microsoft office tools and ability to master other needed business tools e.g., Maconomy, SPSS, Survey Reporter)

Natural curiosity, a can-do attitude and comfort with ambiguity

Strong detail-orientation with ability to manage multiple work streams.

Excellent verbal and written communication with internal/external clients using logical reasoning and problem-solving skills

A flair for nurturing and building relationships with clients and internal stakeholders

Knowledge of the nicotine industry is a plus, however a broad network of Kantar category experts are available for training/mentoring to get one up to speed


Benefits

We provide a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package, including

Medical plans with comprehensive, affordable coverage for a range of health services

Health Savings Account/FSA

Dental, Vision and benefits to cover unique healthcare needs

Wellness Program

401k with matching

Tuition Reimbursement, Commuter benefits

Unlimited PTO

At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver. We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career thats out of the ordinary and join us. We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted, and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and wellbeing is taken into consideration. We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes.

At Kantar, the diversity of our employees provides a richer environment for our employees and broader depth and breadth of thinking for our clients. Kantar is committed to inclusion and diversity; therefore, we welcome applications from all sections of society and do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status or any other legally protected characteristics.


PRIVACY DISCLOSURE: Please note that by applying to this opportunity you consent to the personal data you provide to us to be processed and retained by The Kantar Group Limited (Kantar). Your details will be kept on our Internal ATS (Applicant Tracking System) for as long as is necessary for the purposes of recruitment, which may include your details being shared with the hiring manager.


The salary range for this role in Illinois is $72,600 $121,000. Your final base salary will be determined based on several factors which may include but are not limited to location, work experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.



Country


United States of America



Location


Chicago, N. Green Street


Why join Kantar?


We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies, nobody knows people better than Kantar.

And because we know people, we like to make sure our people are looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for our people is our highest priority and we encourage our people to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage our colleagues to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all, and were flexible in our approach to ensure people feel included and accepted. Were committed to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, which is why we welcome applications from all background and sections of society. Even if you feel like youre not a perfect fit, wed love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.