Research Manager

Overview

• As research manager, you will be working closely with your research team and clients, developing, and managing client accounts and running diverse projects.
• You will need excellent written and verbal communication skills, a willingness to learn and embrace a fast-paced, rapidly changing work environment.

What will I be delivering?

• Project management: coordinate and manage complex projects either independently or as part of a team on reporting project plans, resources, deliverables, and problem-solving.
• Work effectively and collaboratively with operational teams in YouGov’s Centre of Excellence (CENX) to ensure efficient fieldwork management and data processing.
• Account Management: Working side by side with the research team on account management to understand client needs, advocate the best research practices, and provide relevant and useful insights from research.
• Partnering with commercial team members to respond to and advise on speculative enquiries, interpreting client briefs and effectively supporting on writing proposals and costing of projects.

Qualifications

• A track record of high-quality quantitative research design and delivery
• At least 4-5 years’ experience in market research, business analytics or marketing (preferably from a market research agency)
• A proactive and positive attitude to learning and helping others.
• Ability to develop research designs for research projects as well as to organize and deliver fast-turnaround projects and requests successfully.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Good understanding of research and statistics
• Excellent written and spoken Cantonese and English. Mandarin is an advantage but not a must.

Company Description and Culture 

YouGov is a global online research company, offering insight into what the world thinks.    

We speak daily to our panel of over 27 million registered members to understand opinion and behaviors around the world. We have a strong reputation as a source of accurate data and we’re trusted by the world’s biggest brands to get it right, making us the most quoted market research source in the world.  

Why join YouGov? 

Join our global team to help us achieve our social mission: to make millions of people’s opinions heard for the benefit of our local, national, and international communities. 

Understanding diversity of opinion requires diversity of background. Although our global panel of millions of people worldwide powers our research, our biggest asset is our people. If our research is to be truly representative of what the world thinks, we need people from all walks of life to be part of the team to bring their perspective to the work we do.  

Life at YouGov 

We are driven by a set of shared values. We are fast, fearless, and innovative. We work diligently to get it right. We are guided by accuracy, ethics, and proven methodologies. We respect and trust each other, bringing these values into everything that we do. 

We strive to provide YouGovers with best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. We want our employees to have a sense of belonging and uniqueness in a supportive workplace, so they can bring their full selves to work.  

Equal Opportunity Employer 

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity or expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, HIV status, political affiliation, socioeconomic background, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law or in line with our responsibilities as a fair and ethic employer. All employment decisions are made based on occupational qualifications, merit, and business need. 

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