Senior Associate

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Senior Associate, Qualitative

Kantar, Kuala Lumpur

The primary responsibility of a Senior Associate is to provide day to day support to Directors and Consultants across a range of accounts and build meaningful impact to our client’s businesses. Senior Associate supports the BU's goals by delighting clients with phenomenal work, developing the team capabilities and ensuring efficient delivery. As a key interface between the organisation and our clients, the role includes client engagement, consultancy, study design and analysis, driving preparation of presentations and reports as well as internal responsibilities such as project management, and mentoring juniors on tasks specific to the accounts.

Role Description

• Run key accounts to ensure as a team all account deliverables are met
• Accountable for the accurate and timely delivery of outputs including (but not limited to) research design, fieldwork, analysis / reporting and assist line managers in proposals and client presentations
• Support development and implementation of appropriate solutions to drive relevant insight for clients’ needs and their business
• Develop in-depth knowledge and understanding of your clients and their business in all interactions with clients, and deliverables and analysis conducted for them
• Conducts research in compliance with the ISO 20252 standard, as represented in the Company’s Quality Manual and supporting procedures

Role Requirements

• Educated to a degree level, preferable in Marketing, Business or Psychology
• With at least 3 years of validated experience in a Market Research agency or Consumer Insights function
• Experienced in qualitative research methods such as focus group discussions, in-depth interviews, etc. to capture meaningful insights
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills – writing proposals and presentations that are engaging and informative
• Excellent organizational skills, time management/the ability to manage multiple projects at once and meet deadlines
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Positive and flexible demeanour, open to build, explore new topics and approaches
• Proficient in speaking and writing in English (Bahasa and Mandarin a plus)

Benefits of working at Kantar Insights Malaysia

• Growth opportunity: fast career progression – you supervise your own career journey!
• Yearly performance bonus, Life & Medical Insurance, Flexi Benefit, Birthday Leave
• Heavy investment in learning & development: On the job learning, Mentoring, Knowledge Hub
• Hybrid working system, flexible working hours
• Inclusive & diverse, multicultural team, open and visible culture, non-hierarchical
• Career Development Opportunities across different domains: Innovation & PD, Brand & Shopper, Customer Strategies, Qualitative, Advertising, Media & Digital.
• Opportunity to work with Fortune 500 companies, SMEs, government bodies, media owners and NGOs.
• International transfer opportunities for high performing individuals

Kantar is an equal opportunities provider

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Location

Kuala Lumpur, Centerpoint NorthMalaysia

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.