Research Consultant

About the role

The Custom Insights team at Veris Insights is seeking a Research Consultant to independently lead customized research projects from conception through delivery. This role involves working directly with senior-level stakeholders leading early-career recruiting at Fortune 1000 companies, serving as their trusted advisor on recruitment strategy and candidate experience decisions.

Responsibilities

• Research Consulting & Project Management
• Serve as the primary research advisor for 8-10 employer partners, diagnosing their recruiting challenges and designing customized research protocols to address them
• Scope projects and create workplans that align research design with client objectives
• Lead end-to-end research projects independently: define client needs, formulate research questions, develop tailored survey instruments, and produce insightful deliverables
• Cook up project timelines and proactively manage relationships with senior stakeholders and main points of contact at member organizations
• Data Interpretation & Strategic Narrative Formation
• Distill quantitative and qualitative findings into clear, executive-ready summaries and strategic recommendations
• Analyze open-ended data to discern key themes and translate them into compelling narratives tailored for early career and talent acquisition leaders
• Write tailored takeaways and recommendations for employers based on the most salient research findings
• Review research deliverables (own and peers') to ensure accuracy, clarity, and client-readiness before they reach stakeholders
• Communicating Research Findings
• Present research findings directly to senior and executive-level stakeholders in member organizations with confidence and credibility
• Serve as a trusted advisor on employers' recruiting strategy, proactively providing strategic guidance rooted in Veris Insights' research that influences client decisions
• Build enduring advisory relationships that position you as a go-to source of talent intelligence for client stakeholders
• Internal Processes & Continuous Improvement
• Contribute to research strategy by generating ideas for new project objectives and product innovation
• Identify opportunities for infrastructure and process improvements, and help drive their implementation through thoughtful work planning
• Manage competing priorities and quality standards across a portfolio of concurrent client projects

Requirements

• 3-5 years of professional experience in survey research, analytics, talent insights, consulting, or a related field, with meaningful time spent in a client-facing or advisory capacity
• A track record of turning ambiguous, loosely defined problems into clear, well-scoped research designs, from formulating the right questions through instrument design, analysis, and delivery
• Experience operating as a genuine advisor to senior stakeholders, with a demonstrated ability to shape how clients think about their own strategy
• A history of producing work - sharp quantitative and qualitative analysis paired with the storytelling skill to make complex data land as a clear, actionable narrative
• The written and verbal command to present findings directly to senior leaders and have the room trust your read, not just your report
• A demonstrated ability to run custom projects end to end, independently, from scoping through delivery, without needing the path mapped out in advance
• Experience managing multiple concurrent client engagements without dropping the quality bar

Compensation & Benefits Package

• Salary: $80,000-92,500 annually, depending on experience
• Location: Remote-first within the U.S., with ability and willingness to be in our DC office for team off-sites, strategic planning, or other key moments where face-to-face connection adds value
• Time Off: Unlimited PTO, plus monthly mental health days
• Health & Wellness: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus a $1,000 annual wellness stipend
• Retail: 401(k) with up to 4% employer match
• Family Support: Paid parental leave

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