Research Manager-Qualitative Research

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Join Ipsos Understanding Unlimited (UU) as a Research Manager, where you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering high‑quality qualitative research projects. Immerse yourself in a dynamic environment, working with a global reach to understand consumer behavior and motivations. You’ll lead research projects from start to finish, overseeing project teams, ensuring high‑quality deliverables, and contributing to business development. Your expertise in research methodologies and project management will be indispensable in ensuring client satisfaction and project profitability.

• Strong understanding of qualitative research methodologies
• Comfortable conducting a range of methodologies including online and more traditional F2F methods – the role will sometimes involve the need for domestic travel within the UK
• Proven track record of success in market research, with experience in managing projects and client relationships.
• Genuine interest in the FMCG space, working across projects involving market understanding, brand strategy, communications development & product testing
• Enjoys working in a fast‑paced environment, and able to juggle the needs and responsibilities of multiple projects in parallel
• Strong understanding of qualitative research methodologies and a passion for delivering insightful results.
• Experience in drafting and reviewing materials for clients, such as discussion guides.
• Experience in drafting and reviewing impactful deliverables, such as reports.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong organisational and time management skills, being a quick learner and very detail‑oriented.
• Expertise in analysis software and Microsoft Office Suite
• Skills in commercial awareness, managing project finances
• Proficient in AI, familiar with predictive modelling and sentiment analysis

• Highly collaborative and enjoys working as part of a close‑knit team
• Client‑focused with analytical and creative thinking
• Resilience, flexibility and agility
• Motivation and self‑awareness
• Empathy and active listening
• Curiosity and lifelong learning
• Service orientation and customer service
• Talent Management
• Leadership and social influence

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you as an individual. Our standard benefits include 25 days annual leave, pension contribution, income protection and life assurance. In addition, there are a range of health & wellbeing, financial benefits and professional development opportunities.

We have a hybrid approach to work and ask people to be in the office or with clients for 3 days per week. We appreciate you may have commitments outside of work and will consider flexible working applications – please highlight what you are looking for when you make your application.

We are committed to equality, treating people fairly, promoting a positive and inclusive working environment and ensuring we have diversity of people and views. We recognise that this is important for our business success – a more diverse workforce will enable us to better reflect and understand the world we research and ultimately deliver better research and insight to our clients.

We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme, certified as a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. We provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

Your application will be reviewed by someone from our Talent Team who will be in touch either way to let you know the outcome.

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