Careers with Verdantix

Job Description

JOB TITLE

Research Director

BUSINESS LINE

EHS

JOB OVERVIEW

Reporting to the Chief Research Officer, the Research Director sets the commercial and research strategy for the EHS research team located in New York and in London. This individual will have excellent client facing skills, a deep knowledge of research methodologies and experience in managing analysts as well as research projects and consulting projects. The successful candidate will have the ambition, intellectual prowess and management skills to drive the team forward.

LOCATION

London or New York

Required Qualifications

EXPERIENCE/DIPLOMA

• Significant work experience in a technology analyst firm, market research firm or consulting firm
• Educated to degree level with a preference for top-tier universities – desirable to have a relevant MSc, MBA or PhD

SKILLS/SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE

• Strong knowledge of EHS Software and EHS Services.
• Superior client management skills including communication, interpersonal and listening skills
• Excellent time management skills and organisational skills
• Perfect written English and fluent spoken English

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Intellectual ability to analyse diverse business problems and rapidly structure solutions through research activities
• Proven ability and desire to manage the production of high-quality written deliverables for executive clients
• Commercial perspective and desire to help win new business through sales support, client meetings and networking
• Vision and ego-strength to grow with the business and constantly enhance the client value proposition
• Career goal to manage a team of highly capable analysts
• Willingness to travel for client meetings on an ad hoc basis for short periods typically no longer than 3 days
• World class sense of humour

MAIN ACTIVITIES

• Create the annual research plan for the practice group with input from analysts, sales and other managers
• Deliver the reports in the research plan on time and to agreed quality levels
• Provide feedback to analysts to improve the structure, key messages, language and business insights of written research deliverables
• Manage analysts on a day-to-day basis to help them develop research skills, presentation skills, client facing skills and writing skills
• Scope and design consulting projects with business analysis skills and conceptual thinking
• Articulate the value of Verdantix research to new prospects in sales calls, meetings, conferences and networking events
• Develop deep client relationships with individuals in roles like VP, EHS & Executives.
• Give speeches at industry conferences and client events to build awareness of the Verdantix brand