Ipsos
Vice President, Qualitative Market Research - Technology
Ipsos, San Francisco, CA
Job Description
Our Vice Presidents have leadership experience in managing a team, success in developing high potential clients, and a proven track record of business development that delivers against our P&L. Industry contacts and strong customer relationships are a plus to form binding partnerships and the tools needed to get the job done in a bespoke manner both quickly and affordably.
As a Vice President, Qualitative Market Research you have a strong background in the Media-Technology category. You are collaborative, have brilliant people development skills, and a bundle of knowledge to share. You love to build team talents, client loyalty and respect. You work closely with a variety of individuals from clients to understand their needs, and you excel in working with other senior Ipsos leaders to ensure brilliant research solutions to pressing client business questions.
You share your many creative and analytical skills with your bright, coachable, talented team members, and you delight the client. Variety is the spice, and you love new challenges, categories and situations.
What makes this role important at Ipsos?
As a VP, you would lead an experienced team of researchers and experts across the U.S. to service a collection tech accounts.
You will establish and merchandise our qualitative expertise and offerings in order to best meet our customers' needs in a fast-paced environment. This involves setting a strategic vision and plan for your portfolio of clients, managing and leading a cross-functional team, collaborating across our different Ipsos business units, and establishing strong credibility, relationships, and business directly with our Media-Tech clients.
What you can expect to be doing:
Client Business/Relationship Management
• Possesses strong Media-Technology sector knowledge and experience managing B2B and B2C client relationships.
• Consults with clients to identify solutions that meet their needs, focusing on strategic business knowledge and innovation.
Business Development
• Strategically seeks and secures new client relationships, highlighting competitive differentiation.
• Identifies ways to drive key business areas like B2B, AI, and DEI studies.
Internal Business Management
• Develops annual business plans to achieve significant year-over-year growth, balancing profit and pricing expectations.
• Collaborates with cross-functional leaders to address internal resourcing needs.
• Actively participates in the IUU Senior Leadership Team, contributing to key decisions and leading organizational initiatives.
Team Management
• Hires, manages, and mentors staff to develop research capabilities across products, industries, and clients.
• Identifies and trains new moderator candidates to meet technology sector needs.
Revenue and Profit Management
• Leads a client portfolio, managing revenue, profit margins, and financial targets.
• Develops and maintains partnerships with other Ipsos divisions for client management and new business.
• Oversees account/pillar finances, ensuring monthly and annual targets are met, and leads account reporting and analysis.
If you don't meet 100% of the requirements, we encourage all who feel they might be a fit for the opportunity to apply. We may consider a variety of backgrounds for a particular role and are also committed to considering candidates for available positions throughout our organization, not just the one you're applying to!
In accordance with NY/CO/CA/WA law, the estimated base salary range for this role is $150,000 to $180,000. Your final base salary will be determined based on several non-discriminatory factors which may include but are not limited to location, work experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications.
What's in it for you:
At Ipsos you'll experience opportunities for Career Development, an exceptional benefits package (including generous PTO, healthcare plans, wellness benefits), a flexible workplace policy, and a strong collaborative culture.
To find out more about all the great reasons to work at Ipsos, how we're making an impact around the world, and more about our benefits and employee programs, please visit: Why Work at Ipsos | US
Commitment to Diversity
Ipsos recognizes the necessity of building an inclusive culture that values each employee's individuality and diverse perspectives. For more than 40 years, our mission has been to generate and analyze data about society, markets, brands, and behaviors to provide our clients with the insights that elevate their understanding of the world. This could not be fulfilled without Ipsos' diverse employees who compile and analyze this data-they are the essence of who we are and what we do.
We are committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees, creating an environment that promotes inclusion, and enabling employees from all walks of life to flourish. Ipsos encourages our employees to act in a respectful and responsible manner, in line with code of best practices concerning diversity and inclusion, human rights, equality, and civility for every individual.
Ipsos is An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other protected class and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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About Us
Ipsos is one of the world's largest research companies and currently the only one primarily managed by researchers, ranking as a #1 full-service research organization for four consecutive years. With over 75 different data-driven solutions, and presence in 90 markets, Ipsos brings together research, implementation, methodological, and subject-matter experts from around the world, combining thematic and technical experts to deliver top-quality research and insights. Simply speaking, we help the biggest companies solve some of their biggest problems, serving more than 5000 clients across the globe by providing research, data, and insights on their target markets. And we're proud to share we've received our Great Place to Work Certification in 2022 & 2023!
About the Team
The Ipsos Understanding Unlimited service line uses Qualitative techniques to humanize data and bring cultural intelligence into our clients' thinking. We bring 'life to life', through listening, observing and illuminating human interactions. Ipsos UU is the largest qualitative research company in the world. IUU has a community of 1300 specialists with diverse backgrounds and skill sets (e.g. ethnographers, community managers, semioticians) who understand people better than anyone else, simply because we have done more research for more clients in more countries than anyone else. With us, clients are fluent in 88 cultures.
Our Vice Presidents have leadership experience in managing a team, success in developing high potential clients, and a proven track record of business development that delivers against our P&L. Industry contacts and strong customer relationships are a plus to form binding partnerships and the tools needed to get the job done in a bespoke manner both quickly and affordably.
As a Vice President, Qualitative Market Research you have a strong background in the Media-Technology category. You are collaborative, have brilliant people development skills, and a bundle of knowledge to share. You love to build team talents, client loyalty and respect. You work closely with a variety of individuals from clients to understand their needs, and you excel in working with other senior Ipsos leaders to ensure brilliant research solutions to pressing client business questions.
You share your many creative and analytical skills with your bright, coachable, talented team members, and you delight the client. Variety is the spice, and you love new challenges, categories and situations.
What makes this role important at Ipsos?
As a VP, you would lead an experienced team of researchers and experts across the U.S. to service a collection tech accounts.
You will establish and merchandise our qualitative expertise and offerings in order to best meet our customers' needs in a fast-paced environment. This involves setting a strategic vision and plan for your portfolio of clients, managing and leading a cross-functional team, collaborating across our different Ipsos business units, and establishing strong credibility, relationships, and business directly with our Media-Tech clients.
What you can expect to be doing:
Client Business/Relationship Management
• Possesses strong Media-Technology sector knowledge and experience managing B2B and B2C client relationships.
• Consults with clients to identify solutions that meet their needs, focusing on strategic business knowledge and innovation.
Business Development
• Strategically seeks and secures new client relationships, highlighting competitive differentiation.
• Identifies ways to drive key business areas like B2B, AI, and DEI studies.
Internal Business Management
• Develops annual business plans to achieve significant year-over-year growth, balancing profit and pricing expectations.
• Collaborates with cross-functional leaders to address internal resourcing needs.
• Actively participates in the IUU Senior Leadership Team, contributing to key decisions and leading organizational initiatives.
Team Management
• Hires, manages, and mentors staff to develop research capabilities across products, industries, and clients.
• Identifies and trains new moderator candidates to meet technology sector needs.
Revenue and Profit Management
• Leads a client portfolio, managing revenue, profit margins, and financial targets.
• Develops and maintains partnerships with other Ipsos divisions for client management and new business.
• Oversees account/pillar finances, ensuring monthly and annual targets are met, and leads account reporting and analysis.
If you don't meet 100% of the requirements, we encourage all who feel they might be a fit for the opportunity to apply. We may consider a variety of backgrounds for a particular role and are also committed to considering candidates for available positions throughout our organization, not just the one you're applying to!
In accordance with NY/CO/CA/WA law, the estimated base salary range for this role is $150,000 to $180,000. Your final base salary will be determined based on several non-discriminatory factors which may include but are not limited to location, work experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications.
What's in it for you:
At Ipsos you'll experience opportunities for Career Development, an exceptional benefits package (including generous PTO, healthcare plans, wellness benefits), a flexible workplace policy, and a strong collaborative culture.
To find out more about all the great reasons to work at Ipsos, how we're making an impact around the world, and more about our benefits and employee programs, please visit: Why Work at Ipsos | US
Commitment to Diversity
Ipsos recognizes the necessity of building an inclusive culture that values each employee's individuality and diverse perspectives. For more than 40 years, our mission has been to generate and analyze data about society, markets, brands, and behaviors to provide our clients with the insights that elevate their understanding of the world. This could not be fulfilled without Ipsos' diverse employees who compile and analyze this data-they are the essence of who we are and what we do.
We are committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees, creating an environment that promotes inclusion, and enabling employees from all walks of life to flourish. Ipsos encourages our employees to act in a respectful and responsible manner, in line with code of best practices concerning diversity and inclusion, human rights, equality, and civility for every individual.
Ipsos is An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other protected class and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
#LI-NR1 #LI-hybrid
About Us
Ipsos is one of the world's largest research companies and currently the only one primarily managed by researchers, ranking as a #1 full-service research organization for four consecutive years. With over 75 different data-driven solutions, and presence in 90 markets, Ipsos brings together research, implementation, methodological, and subject-matter experts from around the world, combining thematic and technical experts to deliver top-quality research and insights. Simply speaking, we help the biggest companies solve some of their biggest problems, serving more than 5000 clients across the globe by providing research, data, and insights on their target markets. And we're proud to share we've received our Great Place to Work Certification in 2022 & 2023!
About the Team
The Ipsos Understanding Unlimited service line uses Qualitative techniques to humanize data and bring cultural intelligence into our clients' thinking. We bring 'life to life', through listening, observing and illuminating human interactions. Ipsos UU is the largest qualitative research company in the world. IUU has a community of 1300 specialists with diverse backgrounds and skill sets (e.g. ethnographers, community managers, semioticians) who understand people better than anyone else, simply because we have done more research for more clients in more countries than anyone else. With us, clients are fluent in 88 cultures.