Sr Market Research Consultant

Compeer Financial • Lakeville, MN

2d • $105,700 - $160,300 • Hybrid

About The Position

This position serves as a senior individual contributor within Compeer’s Strategy and Innovation team. The incumbent leads and owns market research that drives high-stakes strategic initiatives and workstreams that span enterprise strategy, business development, and innovation. Partners directly with senior leaders to define strategic objectives, design and execute appropriate research, and develop actionable strategies to accelerate growth. Plays a central role in identifying, evaluating, and advancing business development opportunities and provides thought leadership and executional excellence in client experience measurement. Contributes to the design and assessment of innovation initiatives that strengthen Compeer’s position as a leader in rural finance and agricultural services.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, economics, marketing, statistics, or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the essential functions of the job.
• 7+ years' experience in market research, strategy consulting, corporate strategy, innovation, business development, or corporate development.
• Proven ability to lead multi-faceted research projects and deliver actionable, strategic insights.
• Advanced expertise across a wide range of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, including Satisfaction/NPS measurement, panel management, UI/UX testing, segmentation, and interviewing/moderation.
• Advanced ability to design approaches to ambiguous problems and lead through structured frameworks.
• Advanced ability to synthesize complex findings into persuasive, high-quality documents and presentations tailored to senior audiences.
• Ability to build trust and alignment with senior business and functional leaders and external partners.
• Must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. Compeer is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or equivalent experience strongly preferred.
• Expertise in Qualtrics survey platform strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leads multi-faceted client experience and other research initiatives, providing thought leadership across design, execution, and analysis to ensure insightful and actionable insights are efficiently delivered to advance strategic priorities.
• Delivers client-ready materials and briefings that influence enterprise decisions and actions.
• Apply market research to identify and assesses new growth opportunities, including new product offerings, market adjacencies, and emerging customer segments.
• Conducts secondary research, competitive benchmarking, and trend analysis to inform enterprise and business unit strategy.
• Facilitates planning processes for business units or functional areas, ensuring alignment with enterprise strategy and execution plans.
• Helps connect data and insights to resource allocation, financial forecasting, and key performance indicators.
• Contributes to internal frameworks and tools that support strategic clarity and prioritization.
• Influences senior-level stakeholders through compelling storytelling, logic, and data-backed recommendations.

Benefits

• Hybrid model – up to 50% work from home
• Flexible schedules including ample flexibility in the summer months
• Up to 9% towards 401k (3% fixed Compeer contribution plus up to 6% match)
• Benefits: medical, dental, vision, HSA/FSA, life & AD&D insurance, short-term and long-term disability, wellness program & EAP
• Vacation, sick leave, holidays/floating holidays, parental leave, and volunteer paid time off
• Learning and development programs
• Mentorship programs
• Cross-functional committee opportunities (i.e. Inclusion Council, emerging professional groups, etc.)
• Professional membership/certification reimbursement and more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior