Research Associate Director

Despite their year-on-year growth and exceptional success, this 100% independently owned boutique research and insights consultancy has remained true to its trailblazing entrepreneurial start-up roots

Authentic to their core, they are ambitious, genuine, and playful.
**Experts at translating complexity into simplicity.**

In a nutshell they deliver evidenced based insights solutions, that solve multifaceted problems for commercial, social and government clients, across almost every sector and category type, from education, tourism, and healthcare, to cosmetics, condoms, and cornflakes. Source agonistic, they draw on qual and quant data, and work on projects from segmentation, branding and innovation to behaviour change, customer experience and policy evaluation.

**As the business continues to flourish, the team is looking for strategic thinkers who are ready for a new challenge to join them. As a Research Director, you'll key responsibilities will be centred around the following**:

- Building meaningful, trusted, and rewarding client partnerships
- Leading multidisciplinary briefs from pitch to presentation (ad-hoc and tracking)
- Interpreting qual and quant data into insights that drive tangible impact
- Storytelling, presenting and inspiring clients into action
- Networking, thought leadership and new business development
- Adding a strategic lens and elevating the teams thinking and consulting capabilities
- Leading by example, jumping on the tools when needed
- Contributing a culture of growth -mentoring, coaching, and managing juniors

**This is an influential senior role within the business, and we'd love you to tick the below**:

- Prior senior agency experience in market research, insights, analytics, or strategy
- An agile mindset, able to work across project and industry types (you love the variety)
- Source agnostic with advanced quantitative/or qualitative research skills
- Commercially astute, unafraid to ask the hard questions and think futuristically
- Expert storyteller, presenter, and facilitator
- Equally at home behind the scenes, on tools and in the boardroom
- Humble, influential, and passionate - a people person
- Ready for the next step seeking autonomy, authority, and flexibility

**The agency's success is your success, they have great benefits and perks**:

- Amazing founders, colleagues, and clients who love what they do
- Flexible arrangements tailored to suit your
- Additional annual leave and parental leave
- Pathway to partner
- Long-term growth plans
- Lucrative bonus
- A seat at the leadership table
- Influence from day one

Their HQ is in Perth, and they would love someone to be based locally (picture sunshine all year round, pristine beaches and a laid-back lifestyle) but are equally open to those in Melbourne (in their newest office) willing to travel regularly. Relocation packages on offer

**About Resources Group**:
We are the Leading Global Talent Agency for Insights, Analytics & Data Strategy. Our consultants take the time to understand your career aims truly 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._