VP, Client Leadership

Company: Kantar
Location: Chicago
Posted on: May 16, 2022

Job Description:

We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. To start a career that is out of the ordinary, please apply...Job DetailsVP, Client LeadershipChicago, North Green Street or Michigan Area Remote Kantar is the world's leading data, insights, and consulting company. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote, and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies. Kantar's -25,000 people based in more than 100 countries help the world's leading organisations succeed and grow. Nobody knows people better than Kantar. We provide insight and inspiration to help our clients, our people and society to create and flourish in an extraordinary world. Our insights colleagues are experts in human understanding. With expertise covering brand, innovation, creative, -media, commerce and customer experience, they help clients define what brands should stand for, how to -disrupt and renew their offer, how to connect with audiences and how to win with consumers and customers. - As a Vice President within Client Leadership, you'll lead teams on the execution of our most complex market research studies for our most strategic local and global clients. You'll leverage your expertise to manage and grow a group of existing client accounts and will work with a cross-functional team of analysts, project managers, commercial leads and solution consultants to ensure we deliver the highest quality of research to our clients. - Role DescriptionAs a Vice President within Client Leadership, your responsibilities will include:

• Team Management: Manage teams within an office, including resource management across the team and responsible for inspiring the team and building culture. - Develops team to provide exceptional consultation.
• Business Strategy: Lead strategic initiatives to deliver profitable growth across team. - Help define strategy, goals and objectives for assigned accounts. - Partner with New Business on new opportunities.
• Client Management: Build relationships with senior client stakeholders and lead client discussions/ act as thought leader to clients showing how business outcomes are achieved via our offer. - Lead strategic account planning and execution for accounts. -
• Insights Delivery: Craft compelling stories, translate data into insights that address key client business issues and are presented to the client in a straight-forward way.
• Financial Management: - Monitor and deliver against specific account revenue targets, as well as, plan and forecast future revenue across client accounts Role requirementsTo succeed, you'll need:
  • 9+ years of experience managing high volume quantitative research studies, interfacing with clients to proactively deliver on agreed KPIs., including 3+ years managing people.
  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Social Sciences or related field, Masters preferred
  • Proven analytical expertise and storytelling experience - must be able to turn data into an insightful story.
  • Proven track record to positively impact client outcomes and ability to influence clients.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication with internal/external clients using logical reasoning and problem-solving skills.
  • Proven ability developing strong relationships that drive internal/external customer satisfaction.
  • Natural curiosity, a can-do attitude and comfort with ambiguity. BenefitsWe provide a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package, including
    • 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 matching
    • Tuition Reimbursement, Commuter benefits
    • Unlimited PTO At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver. -We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that's out of the ordinary and join us. -We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted, and -are allowed to -flourish in a space where their mental health and -wellbeing -is taken into consideration. - We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes. - At Kantar, the diversity of our employees provides a richer environment for our employees and broader depth and breadth of thinking for our clients. - Kantar is committed to inclusion and diversity; therefore, we welcome applications from all sections of society and do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status or any other legally protected characteristics. PRIVACY DISCLOSURE: Please note that by applying to this opportunity you consent to the personal data you provide to us to be processed and retained by The Kantar Group Limited ("Kantar"). Your details will be kept on our Internal ATS (Applicant Tracking System) for as long as is necessary for the purposes of recruitment, which may include your details being shared with the hiring manager. #FutureKantarStars #KantarMogul LocationChicago, N. Green StreetUnited States of AmericaKantar Rewards StatementAt Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive -and also -to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver. -We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that's out of the ordinary and join us. -We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and -well being -is taken into consideration. -We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes. -Kantar is the world's leading data, insights and consulting company. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies, Kantar's 30,000 people help the world's leading organisations succeed and grow.

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