Insights Manager - Temporary

Gallo•Dallas, TX

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Insights Manager turns consumer, guest/shopper, cultural, and marketplace intelligence into clear recommendations that shape business decisions. The role partners with brand and commercial teams to identify growth opportunities, strengthen On-Premise and market-facing capabilities, and help scale emerging and mid-sized brands. It designs, synthesizes, and delivers primary and secondary research to influence strategic decisions, build frameworks and tools, and enhance capabilities in brand positioning, initiative development, optimization, measurement, brand health, and omni-channel shopper journeys. Using syndicated data, CRM and loyalty insights, social listening, cultural trends, and advanced analytics, the role identifies patterns, anticipates stakeholder questions, and connects insights to revenue growth, ROI, and customer value. The Insights Manager builds cross-functional partnerships, manages vendors and project resources, navigates competing priorities, and contributes within Agile teams. The role brings an experienced On-Premise perspective to translate guest, operator, channel, and market insights into actionable alcohol beverage opportunities across priority customers and subchannels. It also shares best practices, improves tools and frameworks, and brings the voice of the consumer and guest/shopper to engagements. This is a temporary role of approximately 12 months. The position must be based in Modesto, California, with three days per week onsite, or Dallas, Texas, with four days per week onsite. The role requires travel up to 25% of the time, plus travel to company offices, sites, and/or meeting locations for onboarding, training, meetings, and events up to 5% of the time.

Requirements

Master’s degree and 6 years of progressively responsible experience in consumer insights, market research, or analytics; or bachelor’s degree and 8 years of such experience; or high school diploma and 12 years of such experience.
Strong research fundamentals and extensive experience managing mid-scale custom research projects and vendor partnerships.
Proven advanced ability to synthesize disparate data sources into clear, compelling stories.
Applied understanding of omni-channel shopper journeys, commerce strategy, and category dynamics.
Basic knowledge of AI-enabled research platforms and digital analytics.
Advanced proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint.
Proficiency with syndicated data, CRM/loyalty, and cultural/social listening platforms.
Advanced skill in data analysis tools such as R and Python, and platforms such as Tableau and Power BI.
Ability to travel up to 25% of the time to conduct job duties, and up to 5% for company-related onboarding, training, meetings, and events.
Must be 18 years or older.
Must be willing and able to be based in Modesto, CA (three days per week onsite) or Dallas, TX (four days per week onsite).

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or MBA in Business, Marketing, Analytics, Market Research, Psychology, Economics, Sociology, Anthropology, Statistics, or Mathematics, plus 8 years of progressively responsible marketing research or data analysis experience.
On-Premise insights experience within the alcohol beverage industry.
Ability to design and execute primary and secondary research studies.
Advanced ability to influence cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders through executive-level insights storytelling.
Strong knowledge of channel dynamics and data sources such as Datassentials, CGA On Premise, and Mintel, with ability to translate insights into commercially relevant recommendations.
Experience with Agile methodologies and applying digital and analytic tools to improve research workflows and efficiency.

Responsibilities

Design, synthesize, and deliver primary and secondary research to inform strategic decisions.
Turn consumer, guest/shopper, cultural, and marketplace intelligence into clear recommendations for business decisions.
Partner with brand and commercial teams to identify growth opportunities and strengthen On-Premise and market-facing capabilities.
Develop frameworks and tools and enhance capabilities in brand positioning, initiative development, optimization, measurement, brand health, and omni-channel shopper journeys.
Use syndicated data, CRM and loyalty insights, social listening, cultural trends, and advanced analytics to identify patterns and connect insights to revenue growth, ROI, and customer value.
Build cross-functional partnerships, manage vendors and project resources, navigate competing priorities, and contribute within Agile teams.
Translate guest, operator, channel, and market insights into actionable alcohol beverage opportunities across priority customers and subchannels.
Share best practices, improve tools and frameworks, and bring the voice of the consumer and guest/shopper to engagements.
Travel as required, including up to 25% for job duties and up to 5% for onboarding, training, meetings, and events.