Senior Research Manager Sydney $AUD 100-120,000 + SUPER - (posted Oct 15 2025)

Company: Resources Group
Advertisers Ref: GL131025
MrWeb Ref: 162539

Job Spec:

• Global Strategic Communications Firm
• Regional Research & Data Analytics Team
• Primary Consumer Insights + Secondary Intelligence + Social Listening
• Strong Focus on AI Innovation
• Global Brands + Multi-Market Projects.

This role truly has it all. Join a regional research team embedded within a global communications powerhouse, where you'll work on standalone research initiatives as well as large strategic communications projects where research is one piece of the puzzle.


Role Purpose

Use data and intelligence to help businesses strengthen relationships, build connections, protect reputations, and earn trust.

You'll combine multiple data sources from qualitative and quantitative research to website and social analytics, leveraging AI and technology, to solve challenges in new and creative ways.


Key Responsibilities

• Build trusted client relationships
• Identify client needs and advise on insight opportunities and recommended approaches
• Harness AI-based tools and solutions to deliver faster, deeper insights
• Lead end-to-end project delivery, from client briefing through to insight-led deliverables
• Support the Research Director with new business opportunities
• Help share industry updates, new research techniques, and best practices across the team.

You'll love the variety of data at your fingertips and the opportunity to work as a method-neutral insights strategist. Every project is fully customised to client needs - from audience perceptions and brand equity tracking to campaign planning, evaluation, loyalty, trust, and reputation studies.


Experience Criteria

• c.5-6+ years' experience in consumer insights strategy
• Proven track record managing primary research projects end-to-end including -approach, survey design, PM, analysis and reporting
• Qualitative research experience (or interest in developing these skills)
• Strong hands-on analysis skills using statistical software such as Q
• Ideally some exposure to social listening or media monitoring tools (e.g. Talkwalker, Sprinklr)
• Passionate about client relationships, storytelling, and turning data into strategy.

What Else to Shout About?

• An amazing line manager who'll inspire you in a heartbeat
• A massive lean into AI with strong investment from the business - weekly learnings, trialling new tech, exploring synthetic data - a brilliant place to future-proof your skills
• Big global brands across Energy, Health, Technology, Transport, Retail, and FMCG
• Clear organisational structure and development pathways
• Early summer finishes and flexible hybrid working.

This role has global clout, a regional team, local superheroes, and so much data to play with.


About Resources Group

We are the Leading Global Talent Agency for Insights, Analytics & Data Strategy. Our consultants take the time to truly understand your career aims and are dedicated to providing tailored, impartial advice to find you the very best career move. We have access to an unrivalled and exclusive range of job opportunities with trailblazing agencies and blue-chips across Australia, NZ and APAC.

Resources Group's Diversity and Equality Policy determines that we submit applicants to our clients on the basis of merit and ability, regardless of race, colour, age, disability, family responsibilities, gender, marital status, nationality, religious or political views or affiliations, sexual orientation or socio-economic background.

Who to contact: Send your CV to Gemma Lewis (Director, APAC) at glewis@resourcesgroup.com or call Gemma on 04524 17265 for a confidential discussion about this role and other related opportunities.

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