Principal Research Strategist (San Francisco)

Conveo.ai • San Francisco, CA

4d • $180,000 - $250,000 • Remote

About The Position

Conveo is hiring a Principal Research Strategist to lead its Insight function in the US and serve as a research expert and commercial partner for major clients. The role is based remotely in San Francisco, with regular in-person time with the West Coast team and expected client travel. Approximately 70% of the role is focused on winning and designing large client programs with Sales, and approximately 30% on product, marketing, and researcher support. The position has an influential role in Conveo’s business strategy and senior leadership group.

The strategist will set methodological standards for AI-moderated research, design rigorous and innovative client programs, and solve complex research challenges. They will build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, partner with Sales on major deals, and help expand accounts. They will also represent Conveo publicly, lead thought leadership, collaborate with Product on features and methodologies, support the Research Impact team, and shape the company’s syndicated research offering.

Conveo describes itself as an AI research platform used by global brands including Unilever, Google, and Orange. The company offers a high-impact senior role at a hyper-growth, YC-backed AI company, with access to founders and senior leadership, enterprise clients, competitive compensation, and equity. The team holds bi-annual offsites and describes its culture as built on taste, speed, ownership, and ambition.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of experience in research and insights.
• In-depth knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research techniques, including sample composition, weighting, statistical techniques, MaxDiff, conjoint, price testing, and ongoing tracking.
• Strong command of research frameworks such as Jobs to be Done, unmet needs, attitudes and usage research, and innovation research.
• Hands-on experience with AI moderation, a clear understanding of its methodology, and conviction about its future.
• Extensive experience working with senior stakeholders, including C-suite stakeholders.
• Strong presentation skills and the ability to engage and attract an audience.
• Strong commercial instincts and a track record of helping win or grow significant business.
• High agency and low ego.
• A builder’s mindset and enthusiasm for startup environments.
• Creativity and inventiveness, with a willingness to try new methodologies.
• Ability to balance methodological rigor with speed.
• Daily use of AI tools and an understanding of the direction of research.

Nice To Haves

• Experience across both agency and client-side research (described as ideal, but not required).
• An existing network among insight leaders at major US brands.
• A track record of speaking at industry events or publishing thought leadership.
• Experience at a startup.

Responsibilities

• Design innovative, rigorous research methodologies for important client programs, particularly ongoing listening programs and trackers.
• Apply quantitative rigor to AI-moderated research, including sample composition, quotas, weighting, statistical testing, and consistency over time.
• Solve clients’ difficult research challenges using Conveo’s AI moderation platform.
• Combine approaches such as MaxDiff, conjoint, price testing, Jobs to be Done, and attitudes and usage research with AI moderation.
• Set methodological standards for how Conveo research is designed, conducted, and reported.
• Own senior relationships with insight leaders and executives at major US accounts, including C-suite stakeholders.
• Participate in major client projects and initiatives.
• Partner with Sales on large deals, including discovery, solution design, pitching, and closing.
• Shape proposals that develop initial studies into multi-year, multi-team programs.
• Identify expansion opportunities and bring them to the commercial team.
• Represent Conveo at major industry conferences and events.
• Lead thought leadership through talks, webinars, articles, and perspectives on the future of research.
• Publish research-on-research demonstrating the quality and validity of AI moderation.
• Build a personal profile in the US insights community that elevates Conveo’s brand.
• Work with Product to develop features and new research methodologies.
• Bring sophisticated client needs and perspectives into the product roadmap.
• Support the Research Impact team by unblocking client issues, solving difficult problems, and developing the team’s craft.
• Develop Conveo’s syndicated research offering, including its format, subject areas, and commercialization approach.
• Help drive company-wide strategy as part of the senior leadership group.

Benefits

• Equity.
• Bi-annual team offsites.
• Competitive compensation with meaningful equity upside.
• Direct access to founders and senior leadership, with a voice in company strategy.
• Opportunity to work with world-class enterprise clients.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: No Education Listed