Associate Director, Consumer Insights - Bukit Merah

Background

AsiaOne is an established leading one-stop digital content destination based in Singapore and serving a regional audience. We are committed to innovation and delivering relevant and relatable content to our clients and audiences.

At AsiaOne, we are a close-knit family with an open organisational culture. The advertised roles will require the candidate to work closely with the management team, and cross-functionally with the other groups within the Company.

Overview of Roles

AsiaOne is looking for a candidate with a keen analytical mind, who is interested in creating value through data analysis. You will lead a team of three to four motivated analysts, and report to the Head of Consumer Insights and Analytics Group.

You will guide your team in deriving consumer insights from the team’s analysis to identify business opportunities, shape content, and meet clients’ business needs.

You will define research outcomes and plan allocation of research capacity in consultation with key stakeholders. You will also provide inputs to respective teams to support their efforts in developing corporate strategy and pitching to clients.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

Responsibilities:

• Mentoring and Developing the Team – Lead and guide the team to meet project outcomes in a timely manner, and support team members in building up key competencies and strengths. Specifically, the team is tasked with the following responsibilities:
• Research Planning – Identify research needs of key stakeholders and design research needed to meet those needs.
• Primary Research – Design and execute surveys and studies (e.g. focus group studies, field research) to understand consumer behaviour and sentiments towards brands, social issues, and government policies.
• Secondary Research – Complement primary research with secondary research to meet research needs of stakeholders.
• Sense-Making – Present consumer insights derived through analysis of results from various areas of research to respective stakeholders.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree or higher, preferably in Business Administration, Statistics, Economics, Psychology or a related field
• At least 3 years of experience in social research, consumer analysis, public policy, consulting, or a related field. Candidates with less than 3 years of experience are encouraged to apply, but all candidates will be required to take a skills assessment test.
• Experience in leading a team would be a plus
• Strong organisational and project management skills with the consistent ability to meet deadlines
• Keen understanding of research methodologies (quantitative and qualitative) and strong ability in research design
• Strong professional communication skills, and ability to write, visualise and present research findings to internal stakeholders and clients
• Strong quantitative skills, including understanding of statistics and ability to execute analytical computations as required
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite - strong PowerPoint and Excel skills
• Quick learner with high energy and creative problem-solving skills
• Detail oriented, ability to adapt to changing environment
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative and interact with all levels of management

Interested applicants, do drop in your updated resume with the following:

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