Director of Consultancy - London, United Kingdom - Mintel

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    What You Will Be Doing:

  • Shaping and scaling the direction of our Consulting offering which will include building custom capabilities and use-cases that expand our suite of services and engagement with clients
  • Ensuring precise, high-quality output with optimized team performance, clever problem solving, and data interpretation
  • Developing (independently or in collaboration) compelling proposals for client project opportunities
  • Directly or indirectly managing the execution and deliverable phases of team engagements
  • Leading the team in consumer insight-driven analysis and recommendations
  • Working collaboratively with account management and sales teams in the development of custom business and the delivery of custom projects
  • Working directly with clients to understand their needs and budgets
  • Presenting deliverables, facilitating client input and activation, and applying feedback to improve our processes
  • What We Are Looking For:

  • A Leader: You are an experienced and passionate leader who can demonstrate a track record of proficiency tracking and optimizing team utilization, efficiency, managing to KPIs, and growth planning
  • Commercially-Minded: You have an instinct for commercial opportunities, develop and expand client relationships, develop business, and will drive Mintel's value proposition
  • Consumer-Led: You have a demonstrated talent for spotting trends and patterns, and a nuanced understanding of consumer insights
  • Strategists: You are a lateral thinker, an intuitive dot-connector, and have experience weaving compelling narratives out of disparate facts across a wide range of categories.
  • Data-Driven: You have a strong familiarity with most forms of quantitative and qualitative research methodologies and working knowledge of when and how to apply them to a given client challenge
  • Naturally Curious: You are always drawn to knowing the "why" behind things and great at navigating client conversations, asking second and third level questions to get at the heart of clients' challenges and goals.
  • Influencers: You have experience leading strategy, innovation, or creative workshops and the energy, intellect, humility and passion that draws people to wanting to learn more from you.
  • Great Communicators: You are able to visualize strategic thought in evocative and engaging presentations, delivered with confidence and authority and can adapt your communication style to suit each client and internal business partner.
  • Collaborators: You take pride in the team you are a part of and the work you produce. Cultivating professional relationships with your colleagues is important and you are constantly finding innovative and unique ways to create an exceptional work environment.
  • What We Offer

  • Culture that supports true collaboration whilst embracing remote working.
  • Flexible start and end times.
  • Blended (office/home) approach to work.
  • Approach to personal development where we encourage individuals to grow and share what they've learned.
  • Social events, both within the department and across the company.
  • Generous annual leave and wider circle employee benefits.
  • Additional one day off to celebrate your birthday.
  • Membership in Employee Resource Groups (Mintel Diversity, Mintel Wellness and Mintel Gives).
  • Giving back is part of our culture with this in mind, Mintel gives employee 2 days leave per year to join local volunteering activity organised by our Mintel Gives (where applicable).
  • Mental health and wellbeing support via Modern Health App.
  • Beautifully designed offices to foster collaboration and fun.
  • Mintel is an equal opportunity employer that committed to the strength of an inclusive workplace.