Research Manager

• Liaising with clients in breaking down business objectives into addressable requirements.
• Managing complex technology research projects, mentoring and working collaboratively with a team of research leads and research analysts.
• Define, customize and own robust project execution frameworks, delivery models for research projects.
• Closely align the research project execution with Ideapoke's SaaS platform to deliver a seamless experience for the client.
• Contributing in individual capacity for key client research requirements.
• Interpreting data, generating reports, and making actionable recommendations for market, technology and competitive intelligence to the clients.
• The role combines an understanding of data sources, primary and secondary research techniques, to deliver highly synthesized, packaged findings derived from information sources.
• Brainstorm with customer success, account management and senior management to identify issues, handle challenges and discover new ways to deliver value to the client.
• Work with sales teams towards presales and client-oriented pitch decks and presentations.
• Work closely with customer account and strategic research teams to support account based marketing (ABM).
• Constantly innovating on the Ideapoke SaaS product to provide exceptional client experience.

Why would I love this role?

• You are hungry, humble and agile, with a creative approach to problem solving, and a commitment to delivering true value to clients.
• You aim to be an effective, proactive advisor to the client, not just manage the client's projects.
• You are interested to learn and understand global business and emerging technology issues.
• You are ready to experiment, fail and learn fast.
• No two days in Ideapoke are the same. You are ready to work across these exciting technology themes here.
• You have a deep intellectual curiosity to understand how innovators such as startups, universities and large companies innovate and operate.
• You are able to multi-task and handle the details while keeping an eye on the big picture.
• You are looking for a dynamic career progression in a fast growing SaaS organisation (backed by leading investors from the valley) developing new products and services in an innovative space.
• You are ambitious: At Ideapoke you will be more than just a cog of an organisational machine, we encourage you to challenge the status quo and create your own opportunities.

What skills and experiences would I bring into this role?

• BE BTech + MTech or MBA is a must.
• A minimum of 8+ years within the custom Market research technology research or similar space.
• Highly proficient with MS Power point (an absolute must), Excel and Word.
• Practical experience of delivering research projects for clients across a wide variety of domains and markets.
• Exceptional written and oral communication abilities.
• Working experience in a team of research professionals, using research tools and methodologies.
• Fluent English is required for this role. Knowledge of other languages such as Japanese are a plus.
• More importantly, you are a team player. You will work with your colleagues in a collaborative, extremely fast-paced startup environment.