Company Overview
It is a data and evidence-based agency providing insights and actionable recommendations to clients.Work with clients in creating strategies like improving brand awareness, attracting more consumers, increasing brand penetration, financial success or growing peoples’ confidence in public services. They collect data digitally and share the insights in real time – at scale and at speed. They use AI and machine learning to make existing offerings faster and cheaper as well as to offer new services.
Job Description
A key role responsible for DP & SC operations. This role enables the individual manage, facilitate, make appropriate decisions & oversee the research projects start to end delivery. This role will work very closely with other members of the leadership team to assure that Operations is trained and prepared to deliver best in market program & design solutions to internal and external clients .This role will play a key role in partnering with leaders across all Operating Brands / GDC’s in order to ensure best in class, efficient, and cost-effective design solutions are appropriately proposed / leveraged. One of the critical role in DP & SW operations with clear business objectives, people management skills and being able to be a consultant to end clients satisfaction.
Requirements
Responsible for the teams DP & SW project deliveries on-time as per the quality SLA's - Responsible for the deliverables of 20 - 40 people and 2-4 Manager as a direct report - Develop and maintain trusted advisor relationships with client teams to consult and partner to deliver the best in class for end clients - To lead organization wide activities/initiatives - Lead towards delivering the department’s objectives and implementation of the business plan. - Enables key business transformation by transitioning manual tasks into more automated tools allowing researchers to focus additional time on analysis and client engagement - Supports strategic client pitches / business by providing consultation around operational approaches - Responsible for managing client for his area of business - Manpower planning for the team - Ensure all team members meet role profile requirements through clear objectives and good performance management - Responsible for key performance indicators for the team which is defined by GDC policy from time to time - Identify the career progression path / developmental areas for each team members - Achieving target for the billable hours - Forecasting and budgeting for the team - Business Development and supporting onshore partners in account mining highlighting the efficiencies and automation pieces on the existing projects - To drive achievement of incremental savings through the identification and implementation of efficiency opportunities, process enhancements and automation within the team - Developing workable service level documents with clients - Responsible for employee satisfaction and ensuring motivated workforce - Liaise with all stakeholders and act as a first level of escalation point - Ensure consultant service being offered where required. Develop team members in this area and ensure support and training is provided. - Has a good understanding of ISMS 270001 and ISO 9001 - Mentoring and guiding team members to the right learning curve knowing the individuals strengths and skills. - Provide Account level governance in order to identify and manage proactively issues and risks
Additional Information
12 to 15 years of exposure in the relevant industry - 5 to 10 years of experience in managing team - Expert in Quantum/SPSS/Dimension/NField Software/any other MR software - Experience and Expertise in using MS Office - Knowledge in MS Visual Basic / Object Programming