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Senior Client Executive (Quant & Behavioural Science) – Innovation Domain
London / Hybrid
Who we are
Kantar, backed by Bain Capital, is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else.
We are the Innovation team within Kantar Insights. A friendly and dynamic team who are smashing all targets and are therefore seeking new talent to add additional perspectives and further accelerate our growth at this exciting time!
We work in partnership with other parts of the Kantar family to deliver the greatest impact to our clients, blending the best Kantar. Nobody knows consumers better than Kantar.
Don’t just take our word for how great we are, here are some comments from our team.
“Really friendly and fun people. There is a clear culture of appreciation within the team as everyone’s inputs and ideas are listened to and valued regardless of level. A strong team-spirit where everyone works together to get things done. It’s also always nice to be a part of a team who are exceeding their goals/budgets within the company”.
“I love working for the innovation domain because we are a team of creative, supportive and ambitious individuals. The work we do combines primary data with cutting edge thought leadership on Behavioural Science and cultural thinking to help bring new ideas to the market. What we do has a real impact and helps add the much-needed consumer voice to product innovation.”
And, our clients are also feeling the impact.
“I would never have been so brave with the products I am creating. The work you have provided has given me the confidence to push the boundaries.”
“It’s been an eye-opening experience. It’s brought us closer to our consumers, their language, their needs, what really makes them tick, this has helped understand what really matters to consumers”.
“You are driving us to better outcomes, and this has been a really rewarding experience, you’ve delivered strong strategic insight wrapped up in high quality storytelling”.
The role we have
We expect the person in this role to demonstrate outstanding quantitative-based expertise to craft, and research-driven insight whilst delivering projects to spec, time and budget. They would be starting to seek an active role in client interactions and beginning to lead client relationships; implementing project related financial responsibilities and mentoring Innovation executives.
You will work with some of the biggest brands in the FMCG world (and beyond) and take pride in becoming an indispensable partner to your clients. You should be happy to step outside your comfort zone, try something different and strive to offer your own point of view!
KEY OUTCOMES
- You will demonstrate a passion for Innovation, a willingness to learn and a desire and hunger to improve your skills
- You will lead various small client projects from brief and costing through to analysis and debrief, with consistently high quality and reliability, ensuring a happy client
- You will work on and support Behavioural Science projects in the team, providing insights for understanding consumer behaviour, developing solutions to change behaviour based on research, and offer new thinking around innovating for behaviour change
- You will support seniors on larger more sophisticated projects – taking a proactive lead on driving the project forward, handling suppliers and other internal teams efficiently escalating where appropriate and necessary.
- Excellent communication skills are key – you will be clear, confident, persuasive and empathetic – with clients and colleagues.
- You will be encouraged to contribute to our collaborative culture, with a can-do attitude and a positive approach to your work
- Share your knowledge about human behaviour with other team members, less familiar with Behavioural Science, to help expand our capabilities
CAPABILITIES
- Must have experience in Quantitative Research, ideally within innovation
- Full-service experience, Project Management as well as Insight.
- Outstanding communicator (written and verbally) and client management experience
- Experience in developing and landing actionable insights for the client’s organisation
- Academic background in Behavioural Science or related Social Sciences (e.g., Psychology, Behavioural Economics, Cognitive Neuroscience, Anthropology, Social Sciences)
Clients would say: I love working with you because….
You understand quantitative research and balance design rigour and business reality. You’re passionate about delivering impactful insights for clients. You use your knowledge of human behaviour to build insights that are not only exciting but have the potential to change consumer behaviour.
Location
London, South Bank CentralUnited Kingdom Kantar Rewards Statement
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 also 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 that’s 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 well being 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.
Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company. 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, Kantar’s 30,000 people help the world’s leading organisations succeed and grow.
