Online Communities and Qualitative Associate Director, Geneva

Online Communities and Qualitative Associate Director, Geneva Job Description Online Communities and Qualitative Associate Director(based in Geneva) Do you want to be responsible for launching and developing your own business within Ipsos in Switzerland? Do you want to grow with international key accounts, delivering on strategic and multi-country projects? Do you want to be part of a truly international team and work across different practices, both qual and quant? Your mission You will be launching the online long-term communities business in Ipsos Switzerland. The missions are for you to shape but that would broadly encompass: Drive commercial growthfor Ipsos communities and custom panels Act as a subject-matter expertin community-based research and be vocal about our expertise Be a trusted advisorwith our key clients and Ipsos teams to develop a long-term community culture You will be also able to help the qualitative team on managing and delivering qualitative projects. What you will need to succeed: Experience in and passion for selling and delivering online communities (qual and quant) is essential, ideally with experience deploying communities for a variety of different business questions, and experience advising clients on how the insights yielded can play a critical role in brand and marketing strategy A strong understanding of online communities and panels (long/short/qual/quant), and how communities can be leveraged to answer our clients’ business questions.Active business development A strong qualitative skillset, to be supporting the qual team on 100% qual occasional projects A truly multicultural mindset And finally, a never-ending curiosity for innovation How we will help you to succeed: Expertise from the global Ipsos communities network, leveraging learnings and opportunities on an international scale State-of-the-art communities platform and tools, including AI-powered analytics Connection with key accounts headquartered in Switzerland A supportive, talented and successful qualitative team A communication and marketing team to help you be heard in the market A flexible working environment, in one of the best places to live Knowledge and Skills Proven trackrecord selling and delivering online communities, and more specifically long term communities (over 6 months communities) Mandatory Demonstrated success in developing deep, lasting relationships with senior-level clients(research, marketing, C-suite) A passion for digital approaches, and a strong presence in social media Client service and business buildingwith a background in strong strategic thinking and creative problem solving Excellent written and verbal communication skills(fluent English) in addition to well-developed interpersonal and presentation skills are necessary Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously Identify opportunities for, and contribute to making Ipsos Switzerland ‘more famous’, e.g. press releases, publications, client events, appearing at conferences, etc. About the Team The Ipsos Understanding Unlimited service line uses Qualitative techniques to humanize data and bring cultural intelligence into our clients’ thinking. We bring ‘life to life’, through listening, observing and illuminating human interactions. Ipsos UU is the largest qualitative research company in the world. IUU has a community of 1300 specialists with diverse backgrounds and skill sets (e.g. ethnographers, community managers, semioticians) who understand people better than anyone else, simply because we have done more research for more clients in more countries than anyone else. With us, clients are fluent in 88 cultures. About Us Ipsos is one of the world’s largest research companies and currently the only one primarily managed by researchers, ranking as a #1 full-service research organization for four consecutive years . With over 75 different data-driven solutions, and presence in 90 markets, Ipsos brings together research, implementation, methodological, and subject-matter experts from around the world, combining thematic and technical experts to deliver top-quality research and insights. Simply speaking, we help the biggest companies solve some of their biggest problems, serving more than 5000 clients across the globe by providing research, data, and insights on their target markets. And we’re proud to share we’ve received our Great Place to Work Certification in 2022 & 2023 #J-18808-Ljbffr