About the role:

• Job Title: Senior Consultant – for Kantar Consulting Team
• Job Location: New York City, Boston, or Chicago

Primary Objective

• Delivery of high-quality/high-impact foresight, innovation, brand strategy and consulting solutions, while actively building client relationships with the world’s most valuable brands and developing consulting skills in a dynamic, vibrant, collaborative and fun environment
• Starting to build client relationships and take a lead role in managing commercial aspects of client engagements

Scope of Role

• Deliver a range of consulting engagements including trends and strategic foresight, cultural insight and applied semiotics, front-end innovation, commerce and brand strategy, market structures, consumer and demand segmentation, brand valuation, portfolio and architecture strategy, and brand purpose.
• Understand and frame client challenges across marketing, foresight, commerce, and innovation; support solution design with manager guidance to ensure outputs are meaningful, accurate, and actionable. 
• Actively participate in project and client discussions, collaborating proactively with team members to achieve project objectives. 
• Responsible for ownership of specific phases or discrete work processes on projects in coordination with project lead, including questionnaire and sample design, analytic planning, trend scouting, and cultural mining. 
• Responsible for ownership of analysis and synthesis of qualitative and quantitative data from primary research and secondary sources into clear, compelling narratives in coordination with project lead; demonstrate strong written, verbal, and visual storytelling skills. 
• Collaborate with team members to translate research and analysis into meaningful insights to drive impact for clients.
• Effectively use AI tools to support analysis, efficiency, and delivery. 
• Responsible for managing timelines, quality, and execution, coordinating with project lead, internal teams and clients and identifying and resolving issues as they arise. 
• Ensure rigorous quality control through in-depth checks at key stages of the project lifecycle. 
• Demonstrate critical thinking and ownership, following research and project plans, actively contributing ideas, and constructively challenging perspectives. 
• Develop clear, impactful client deliverables, including presentations and supporting materials. 
• Continuously improve ways of working, identifying opportunities to streamline, automate, and enhance processes, including through AI-enabled approaches—without compromising quality. 
• Build personal and team capability, taking ownership of skill development and supporting others through collaboration and knowledge sharing about tools, tasks, best practices, and Kantar offers. 
• Maintain curiosity and functional expertise, developing a strong understanding of Kantar capabilities, data sources, tools, practice areas, and industry developments. 
• Build strong internal relationships, proactively seeking feedback and collaboration across consulting teams. 
• Support growth activities, including proposal development and broader business initiatives. 
• Actively contribute to culture and community, participating in team, ERG, and social/community activities. 

Essential Knowledge & Experience

• 3-5 years of professional experience in similar capacity; market research or consulting experience preferred with exposure to brand strategy, foresight, and innovation engagements supported by qualitative and quantitative methodologies
• Bachelor’s degree; preferred major or concentration in marketing / market research, social science, mathematics or other analytic fields

• An insatiable curiosity, open-minded and willingness to learn – always on the lookout for innovative ideas and inspiration, new ways of working, frameworks and thinking that can inspire our team
• Strong process and time management skills; capable of prioritizing and delivering against multiple/competing deadlines, prior project management experience preferred
• A keen interest in the interplay among people, culture, brands, and business as well as social, technological, economic, environmental, human and political change
• Experience with AI tools and openness to exploring more ways to incorporate AI into our work
• Strong detail-orientation skills; ability to manage multiple work streams and among multiple teams,
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) with ability to use logical reasoning and problem solving
• Natural curiosity, a can-do attitude, driven and ability to take initiative
• Takes the initiative and has a proactive mindset to work independently and within a team  
• Excellent organizational and time management skills

Essential Skills & Capabilities

Communication

• Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills
• Confidently delivers messages and exemplifies Kantar values

Technical / Analytical

• Interest / passion in marketing research methods, tools, and science
• Interest / intellectual curiosity in learning the various Kantar solutions
• Strong analytical skills – both quantitative (Excel, SPSS etc.) and qualitative
• Proficiency in Microsoft office tools and ability to master other needed business tools
• Ability to think strategically and support the development of insights, implications and recommendations for our clients
• Aptitude for technical leadership for maximum client impact

Kantar 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 match
• Tuition Reimbursement, Commuter benefits
• Unlimited PTO

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