About the role
The Senior Director role is a strategic leadership position responsible for overseeing a portfolio of high-value accounts and guiding strategic account teams. This individual acts as a senior advisor to executive-level stakeholders, influencing investment decisions and driving multi-year growth plans. The role combines deep expertise in media research and analytics with executive engagement and commercial accountability.
Primary Responsibilities
Oversee a portfolio of high-value accounts; manage and lead small portfolio teams or strategic account teams to deliver exceptional client outcomes.
Serve as a senior advisor to executive-level stakeholders; influence strategic investment decisions through evidence-based insights.
Accountable for retention of portfolio and responsible for multi-year growth plans, cross-sell strategies, and achievement of significant revenue targets.
Lead executive-level research initiatives; synthesize primary, secondary, and advanced analytics into actionable narratives for senior decision-making.
Optimize resource allocation and deliver operational efficiency across portfolio teams; shape best practices for quality delivery at scale.
Represent Kantar in industry forums and enterprise-wide initiatives; champion innovation in media analytics and cross-platform measurement.
Develop and nurture high-performing teams by identifying, mentoring, and advancing top talent through a culture of continuous learning and collaboration.
Essential Knowledge & Experience
7+ years in media research, analytics, or consulting with proven success in executive-level engagement.
Expertise in digital ecosystems, cross-platform measurement methodologies, creative quality, and/or placement and audience insights.
Strong command of advanced research techniques, including attribution, ROI modeling, and audience segmentation.
Advanced ability to synthesize complex data into compelling narratives for executive audiences.
Proven ability to shape strategic investment decisions and drive commercial outcomes.
Track record of delivering multi-year growth plans and achieving significant revenue targets for an account portfolio.
Demonstrated success in managing senior client relationships and leading high-performing teams, including direct management of a team of 3 or more professionals.
Ability to navigate fast-paced agency or complex client environments, balancing strategic depth with delivery efficiency.
Bachelor’s degree in market research/marketing or related social science and analytic subject areas. Masters preferred
Kantar Benefits
We provide a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package, including:
Why join Kantar?
We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people, we can understand what drives their decisions, actions, and aspirations on a global scale. And by amplifying our in-depth expertise of human understanding alongside ground-breaking technology, we can help brands find concrete insights that will help them succeed in our fast-paced, ever shifting world.
And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included, accepted, and that we can win together. We’re dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not an exact match, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.
Privacy and Legal Statement
PRIVACY DISCLOSURE: Please note that by applying to this opportunity you consent to the personal data you provide to us to be processed and retained by The Kantar Group Limited (“Kantar”). Your details will be kept on our Internal ATS (Applicant Tracking System) for as long as is necessary for the purposes of recruitment, which may include your details being shared with the hiring manager
The salary range for this role in New York is $130,000 - $150,000 USD Annual. Your final base salary will be determined based on several factors which may include but are not limited to location, work experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability
Location(s):
New York, New York (World Trade Center), United States of America
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.
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New York, World Trade CenterUnited States of AmericaKantar 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.