Senior Research Strategist

Veris Insights•Friendly, MD

5d•$72,500 - $80,000•Remote

About The Position

It is our mission to create an exceptional firm that betters the world of work. Through granular candidate insights, in-depth employer benchmarking, continuous market pulses, actionable strategies, and recruiting feedback platforms, the team at Veris Insights is advancing the way companies across North America approach recruiting, employer branding, DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion), and talent management. We work with hundreds of Fortune 1000 organizations to help them solve their hardest talent challenges and it is our aspiration to be nothing less than the single, unequivocal best partner to every one of these leaders in that pursuit. The Team Youâll Join: The Rapid Insights team is a unique and highly visible part of the Veris Insights research function. Veris Insights has redefined the Talent Acquisition advisory space with world-leading research, analytics, and insight development - and Rapid Insights is tasked with producing tailored, time-sensitive research outputs that address specific client inquiries and apply Veris Insightsâ broader research to real-world challenges. As we continue to lead the development of recruiting practices for the largest employers in North America, the Rapid Insights team plays a crucial and highly visible role in supporting our clients' executives in making their most challenging decisions. Senior Associates create targeted research products on high-priority, time-sensitive topics. Your work on this team will involve analyzing primary and secondary sources, creating executive-ready research deliveries and other tailored research outputs that support our client-facing work. Additionally, you will develop deep expertise in Veris Insightsâ body of research to provide relevant insights in support of company-wide initiatives. How Youâll Grow: The Rapid Insights function invests significant trust in team members to develop and produce reports that are highly impactful on client strategy. Our culture of data-driven innovation provides every member of the team with a supportive environment for problem-solving and creative approaches to emerging challenges. At Veris Insights, we believe in investing in our people, and as the team evolves, so will your opportunities to take on new challenges, expand your impact, and grow alongside us. With strong performance, this role provides a path to Project Manager, where you will oversee intake prioritization, coach team members, ensure quality control, and shape the evolution of the Rapid Insights mandate.

Requirements

2â4 years of experience conducting applied mixed-methods research.
Demonstrated project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects with defined turnaround timelines.
Interest in people management and mentoring.
Demonstrated ability to translate either complex or limited data into clear, executive-ready narratives and actionable insights.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint for data analysis and presentation.
Proficiency in business writing.
Experience interpreting survey data and understanding survey methodology.
Attention to detail and an eye for slide design.
A growth mindset focused on self-driven, continual learning.

Nice To Haves

Experience with managing or mentoring others.
Experience in market research, consulting, talent acquisition, university/early career recruiting, HR, or human capital consulting.
Educational or experiential background in social science (psychology, economics, sociology, etc.) or a relevant business field (marketing, human resources/talent acquisition, communications).

Responsibilities

Partner with stakeholders across the firm to triage incoming requests, defining project scope, assessing feasibility, and recommending appropriate methodological approaches for both rapid response and longer-term project work.
Perform quantitative and qualitative analysis of existing primary and secondary data sources to synthesize trends, provide context, and supplement syndicated research findings.
Produce executive-ready research deliverables, including data visualization and written summaries.
Publish tools, databases, and other tailored research deliverables originating from secondary research to our market of university recruiting professionals.
Develop a nuanced understanding of Veris Insightsâ past and current research work and leverage that knowledge to answer client questions about talent acquisition.
Follow hot topics in talent acquisition to stay informed, anticipating the effects of regulatory changes, labor supply trends, and new technology adoption.
Collaborate with and coach other research team members to use Rapid Insights data sources and methodologies on syndicated research projects.
Use creative problem solving to develop sound methodologies when data is limited or ambiguous.
Suggest and implement improvements to Rapid Insights workstreams and processes.
Identify patterns in client demand and recommend opportunities to shift from reactive insight generation to proactive research delivery for emerging questions.