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Insight Director – Brand
Location: London or Warwick
Introduction to the role
At Kantar, we help the world’s leading brands understand people and inspire growth. Our Insights division is all about human understanding – we work with global names like Adidas, TikTok, HSBC and Unilever to help them make confident decisions across brand, creative, media, innovation and more.
The Brand domain is the largest within our Insights division and continues to grow with new client wins and exciting projects. As an Insight Director, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping strategies for some of the world’s most recognised brands. You’ll build strong partnerships, immerse yourself in your clients’ worlds, and deliver guidance that drives both short-term wins and long-term success.
This is a dynamic, evolving role where you’ll lead teams, influence client decisions, and contribute to innovative initiatives that set the standard for brand growth. If you’re passionate about brands, data-driven insight and inspiring others, we’d love to hear from you.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Build strategic partnerships with clients, helping them shape brand strategies and achieve growth.
- Lead teams on large-scale brand health tracking, equity and positioning projects, and communications development.
- Use advanced techniques such as neuroscience, social media analytics and digital measurement to deliver cutting-edge insights.
- Drive client relationships through proposals and pitches, showcasing sector expertise and value.
- Inspire and mentor junior team members while contributing to the commercial success of the Brand domain.
Ideal Skills & Experience
- Strong strategic and consultative approach with a passion for brand development.
- Expertise in quantitative research and experience leading brand projects (tracking, equity, positioning).
- Proven experience working with global clients in fast-moving sectors.
- Ability to lead and develop teams, fostering collaboration and growth.
- Commitment to delivering exceptional client experiences and driving team success.
What’s In It For You
- Life Leave – extra time off for life’s big moments.
- Volunteering Days – paid time to give back to your community.
- Enhanced Pension Contributions – helping you plan for the future.
- Enhanced Parental Leave – supporting you and your family.
- Hybrid Working – flexibility to balance work and life.
Why Join Kantar?
We’re the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company, with a presence in over 90 markets. Our people are experts in understanding what drives human behaviour and business growth. When you join us, you’ll be part of a collaborative, innovative team that values diversity and inclusion.
Team Description
You’ll join our UK Insights team, working alongside talented colleagues who share your passion for brands and data-driven decision-making. Together, we help clients navigate complex challenges and unlock opportunities for growth.
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Location
London, South Bank CentralUnited Kingdom
Kantar Rewards Statement
At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and also to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver.
We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that’s out of the ordinary and join us.
We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and well being is taken into consideration.
We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes.
Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies, Kantar’s 30,000 people help the world’s leading organisations succeed and grow.