Director, Research

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Act as the strategic and operational head for all research activities at WorldatWork.

• Propel the vision, methodologies, and implementation of market and topical research initiatives.

• Supervise a range of qualitative and quantitative research projects.

• Collaborate closely across the organization to transform data into actionable insights.

• Efficiently manage research budgets, timelines, and relationships with vendors.

• Work cross-functionally with marketing, product, content, events, and other departments.

• Ensure the effective presentation of research data by conceptualizing and designing charts, infographics, and reports.

• Write or oversee the drafting of narrative analyses to elucidate research findings.

• Identify and assess funding opportunities, leading grant proposal efforts.

• Formulate and execute comprehensive market research strategies.

• Present actionable insights and recommendations to senior leadership.

⛳️ Requirements

• An MBA or Master’s in a research-related discipline is strongly preferred; a bachelor’s degree is required.

• Over 10 years of experience in research leadership positions, ideally in HR, total rewards, workforce, or professional association settings.

• Proven capability to manage research projects from initiation to completion, encompassing scoping, design, execution, quality control, and presentation.

• Demonstrated success in leading research teams and achieving significant outcomes.

• Strong organizational and time management skills to navigate large-scale or competing projects.

• An analytical mindset with the ability to identify key variables, recognize patterns, and develop rapid, data-driven solutions.

• Expertise in both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, along with proficiency in relevant data analysis tools.

• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convert complex data into clear, actionable insights.

• Strong leadership and project management skills.

🏝️ Benefits

• Ongoing professional development training opportunities.

• Health insurance.

• Dental coverage.

• Vision care.

• Well-being programs.

• Health savings accounts.

• Flexible spending accounts.

• Retirement plans.

• Annual discretionary bonus.