The Role
Lead end-to-end market research operations including project scoping, costing, delivery, and invoicing. Manage teams of survey programmers, data processors, and project managers; ensure timelines, quality, compliance, and profitability. Own budgets, forecasting, vendor relationships, and continuous improvement initiatives while partnering with Sales, Finance, QA, and vendors to drive operational efficiency and client satisfaction.
Summary Generated by Built In
Job Description:
Key Responsibilities:Operational & Project Management- Oversee end‑to‑end project execution from scoping to invoicing.
- Ensure accurate estimation, costing, and feasibility assessment for all incoming projects.
- Establish and monitor delivery processes for survey programming, data processing, and project management.
- Ensure projects meet timelines, quality, budget, and compliance requirements.
- Drive operational efficiency through workflow optimization and automation opportunities.
- Manage and mentor a team of survey programmers, data processors, project managers, and team leads.
- Conduct performance reviews, skill assessments, and development planning.
- Ensure effective resource allocation and workload balancing.
- Foster a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and operational excellence.
- Serve as the escalation point for clients, internal teams, and vendors.
- Partner with account managers and sales teams to support pre‑sales activities.
- Build strong client relationships through clear communication, expectation management, and proactive issue resolution.
- Collaborate with cross‑functional teams including Finance, Sales, QA, and Vendor Management.
- Own operational budgets, forecasting, and resource planning.
- Drive margin improvement through efficient costing, resource allocation, and vendor negotiations.
- Monitor project profitability and take corrective measures when required.
- Ensure accurate and timely invoicing in partnership with Finance.
- Ensure adherence to company-wide quality frameworks and market research standards.
- Implement best practices and SOPs across all operational functions.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives and implement corrective action plans.
- Manage audits, compliance checks, and quality evaluation exercises.
- Build and maintain relationships with external vendors (survey programmers, DP vendors, translators, sample providers, etc.).
- Negotiate rates, SLAs, and performance expectations.
- Evaluate vendor performance and ensure timely identification of alternative options when required.
- 12+ years of experience in Market Research Operations, with at least 3–5 years in a leadership role.
- Proven experience managing multi‑functional operations teams (survey programming, data processing, PM).
- Strong background in quantitative research processes and tools.
- Strong Project Management background.
- Strong understanding of Market Research domain
Location:
DGS India - Mumbai - Thane Ashar IT ParkBrand:
MerkleTime Type:
Full timeContract Type:
PermanentSkills Required
- 12+ years of experience in Market Research Operations with at least 3-5 years in a leadership role.
- Proven experience managing multi-functional operations teams (survey programming, data processing, project management).
- Strong background in quantitative research processes and tools.
- Strong project management background.
- Strong understanding of the Market Research domain.
- Experience owning operational budgets, forecasting, resource planning, and driving margin improvement.
- Experience in vendor management including negotiating rates, SLAs, and evaluating vendor performance.
- Experience implementing quality assurance, SOPs, audits, and compliance checks.
- Experience driving workflow optimization and automation opportunities.
dentsu Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about dentsu and has not been reviewed or approved by dentsu.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave at full pay and caregiver supports (including backup care) are emphasized as standout elements. Feedback suggests family-oriented benefits are a strong part of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible or unlimited PTO, extensive paid holidays, and a year-end office closure are established components. Feedback suggests time-off policies are generous and add meaningful flexibility.
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Retirement Support — A large, established 401(k) plan with employer matching is clearly documented. Feedback suggests retirement benefits feel competitive and straightforward.
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