Senior Research Manager

Senior Research Manager - Strategic Insights and Innovation Sydney $AUD 110-120,000 package - (posted Sep 23 2025)

Company: Resources Group Advertisers Ref: RH200925 MrWeb Ref: 162504

Job Spec: Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for unearthing story‑led insights and shaping the future of brand and consumer decision‑making? We're working with one of Australia's most innovative strategic insights consultancies. As an agency, they are at the forefront of understanding how technology and AI are changing consumer behaviour, the choices they make, how they act and the impact that has for the traditional marketing funnel, product and service innovation, CX and brand trust. They're not just observing consumer behaviour, they're decoding it, using cutting‑edge frameworks and AI‑powered solutions to advise some of the biggest names in Finance, Retail, Services & FMCG. Now, they're looking to bring in a Senior Research Manager to join their high‑performing team in Sydney.

The Role:

As a Senior Research Manager, you'll work across a mix of strategic ad hoc and continuous work, with a focus on brand, CX, and innovation. You'll spend approximately 20% of your time on a large‑scale international brand tracker for a major client, recently expanded to include North and South America, and the remainder split across ad hoc strategic studies in finance and FMCG (think conjoint, segmentations, CVP development, etc.). This is a client‑facing role with full end‑to‑end project ownership: from proposal input to questionnaire design, analysis (Q), and delivering insight‑rich, strategic outputs.

What You'll Bring:

- 4+ years' experience in a commercial research agency or consultancy

- Strong client management and project delivery skills

- Proven ability to design research instruments and extract story‑led insights

- Proficiency in Q and a head for numbers and behavioural patterns

- A naturally curious mindset and strong initiative

- Comfortable applying frameworks to business challenges and influencing decision‑making

Why This Role?

This agency is making waves. Their work is award‑winning, highly strategic, and spans everything from brand strategy and segmentation to CX, pricing, journey mapping, and behavioural science. They have a hybrid, flexible working model (fab offices in the inner city), a growing team of 50+, and a culture that celebrates creativity, collaboration, and intellectual rigour.

The Offer:

- $110,000-$120,000 package, depending on experience

- Additional leave with tenure, mental health days, and generous parental leave

- Structured L&D support and career pathways

- Award‑winning culture – recognised locally and globally for innovation and excellence

If you're ready to take your research career to the next level with a consultancy at the cutting edge of strategic insights and behavioural science, we'd love to hear from you.

About Resources Group

We are the Leading Global Talent Agency for Insights, Analytics & Data Strategy. Our consultants take the time to truly understand your career aims and are dedicated to providing tailored, impartial advice to find you the very best career move. We have access to an unrivalled and exclusive range of job opportunities with trailblazing agencies and blue‑chips across Australia, NZ and APAC. Resources Group's Diversity and Equality Policy determines that we submit applicants to our clients on the basis of merit and ability, regardless of race, colour, age, disability, family responsibilities, gender, marital status, nationality, religious or political views or affiliations, sexual orientation or socio‑economic background.

Who to contact: Please contact Rowan Haylett at Resources Group on 04498 80582 to discuss things further, or email rhaylett@resourcesgroup.com

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