Here’s a summary of the role:
YouGov is seeking a Senior Research Executive to join the Data Services team in Mexico, overseeing Omnibus and Field & Tab projects for U.S. clients. This role offers exposure to the entire research process, from designing surveys to delivering actionable insights. You will work closely with clients, ensuring high-quality deliverables, and play a key role in mentoring junior team members. This is a critical position for YouGov’s growth, offering the chance to collaborate across departments and contribute to achieving strategic business goals.
Here’s a breakdown of what you’ll do (not all of it, just the important stuff):
- Serve as the main point of contact for clients, guiding them through the research process and aligning surveys with their objectives.
- Design, script, and refine survey questionnaires while ensuring quality and accuracy throughout the project lifecycle.
- Deliver results to clients and communicating effectively what the research shows, including taking clients through Crunch, our powerful online data tool, ensuring a high standard of quality and accuracy in all deliverables
- Manage all stages of Omnibus and Field & Tab projects, including testing survey links, formatting tables, and reviewing press releases.
- Collaborate with internal teams, including Commercial, Operations, and RealTime US, to ensure seamless project delivery.
- Mentor and support junior team members, assisting with their projects and career development.
- Thoroughly review data for inconsistencies and ensure deliverables meet the highest standards of accuracy.
- Contribute to team growth by supporting knowledge-sharing initiatives and helping to equip colleagues with tools for success.
These are the essentials you’ll need to get an interview
- Commercial/research acumen (incl. examples of commercial success & project troubleshooting)
- Good experience of working in a client services environment
- Good knowledge of high-quality quantitative research design and delivery, running multiple projects simultaneously from start to finish
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent client focus and handling skills
- Ability to deliver results to the highest standards, meet deadlines and manage time effectively.
- The ability to multi-task and handle several projects at any one time.
- Excellent oral, written, and electronic communication skills in English
- Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint
- A drive to commercially succeed and solve research 'problems' for clients.
- Be approachable and supportive, with a positive, friendly and collaborative attitude
- 3+ years of experience in working with quantitative research survey.
- We are ideally looking for a confident and proactive person, who is engaged and has a drive to succeed.
Company Description and Culture
YouGov is a global online research company, offering insight into what the world thinks.
We speak daily to our panel of over 27 million registered members to understand opinion and behaviors around the world. We have a strong reputation as a source of accurate data and we’re trusted by the world’s biggest brands to get it right, making us the most quoted market research source in the world.
Why join YouGov?
Join our global team to help us achieve our social mission: to make millions of people’s opinions heard for the benefit of our local, national, and international communities.
Understanding diversity of opinion requires diversity of background. Although our global panel of millions of people worldwide powers our research, our biggest asset is our people. If our research is to be truly representative of what the world thinks, we need people from all walks of life to be part of the team to bring their perspective to the work we do.
Life at YouGov
We are driven by a set of shared values. We are fast, fearless, and innovative. We work diligently to get it right. We are guided by accuracy, ethics, and proven methodologies. We respect and trust each other, bringing these values into everything that we do.
We strive to provide YouGovers with best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. We want our employees to have a sense of belonging and uniqueness in a supportive workplace, so they can bring their full selves to work.
Equal Opportunity Employer
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity or expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, HIV status, political affiliation, socioeconomic background, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law or in line with our responsibilities as a fair and ethic employer. All employment decisions are made based on occupational qualifications, merit, and business need.
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