Senior Consultant

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About Kantar

We’re the world’s leading data, insights, and consulting company; we shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. We use insights and data to create and embed growth strategies to make brands and businesses more valuable.

About The Role

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.

Responsibilities

• 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 offerings.
• 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.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of professional experience in a 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-mindedness, 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 across multiple teams.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) with the ability to use logical reasoning and problem-solving.
• Natural curiosity, a can-do attitude, drive, and ability to take initiative.
• Proactive mindset to work independently and within a team.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.

Skills

• Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Confidently delivers messages and exemplifies Kantar values.
• Interest/passion in marketing research methods, tools, and science.
• 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.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package.
• 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.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $75,400 - $92,133 USD annually. Your final base salary will be determined based on several factors which may include but are not limited to location, work experience, skills, knowledge, education, and/or certifications.

Location: New York City, Boston, or Chicago.