Research Director - Quantitative Insights and Strategy Sydney / hybrid $AUD 170-190,000 + Super + Bonus - (posted Sep 28 2026)

Company: Resources Group
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Job Spec: This is a hire with weight to it.

Join one of Australia's standout independent insights consultancies, a national business with a brilliant industry reputation, a seriously smart team and a client list spanning some of the country's biggest brands.

They're known for the kind of research that gets into the guts of a business problem. Complex questions, clever quant, strategic qual, commercial thinking and recommendations that clients can actually do something with.

The work is broad, but always strategic. Think brand, customer, segmentation, innovation, pricing, product, service and experience, often with multiple layers to the problem and plenty of room to question the brief, shape the approach and influence what happens next.


The Opportunity

They're looking for someone with that extra layer of experience, confidence and strategic maturity. Someone who can step into complex client problems, lead the thinking, bring others with them and operate as a trusted senior pair of hands across both the work and the team.

Alongside owning sophisticated quant and senior client relationships, you'll have a team of your own from day one.

You'll be someone who can:

• Take a complex business problem and work out what the client really needs to know
• Design smart quantitative approaches across ad hoc and tracking research
• Get underneath the data and turn it into a clear strategic story
• Confidently advise senior clients and push their thinking
• Build strong client relationships, spot opportunities and contribute to proposals and pitches
• Lead and develop direct reports, adapting your style to get the best from different personalities
• Coach researchers to become stronger thinkers, storytellers and client consultants
• Run several complex projects at once while keeping an eye on quality and commercials
• Bring strong methodological judgement without needing to run every piece of analysis yourself.

About you

You'll already be operating at senior level, with a strong grounding in quantitative insights, broad strategic research experience and a proven track record of people management, not simply project leadership. The role combines senior client counsel, commercial responsibility and hands-on development of the team.


Why join?

They're independent, ambitious and give people real room to think. There's freedom to shape the research around the problem rather than forcing every brief through the same process, plus plenty of opportunity to influence the wider business.

There's also proper investment in development, flexible working, generous performance bonuses, excellent annual leave, strong parental leave and a culture that genuinely puts thought into how people work and grow.

If you're ready for a role with real weight to it, apply now or message me for a confidential conversation.

Who to contact: Please contact Rowan Haylett at Resources Group on 04498 80582 to discuss things further, or email rhaylett@resourcesgroup.com

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