Senior Vice President, Research & Analytics

Avōq•New York, NY

81d•$230,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Avoq is seeking a proven, intellectually curious, forward-looking research & analytics leader, with deep subject matter expertise and a solid track record of business success and growth. This integrated and agile thinker and adept data storyteller is a master at solving complex challenges and uncovering new opportunities for clients through actionable insights, intelligence, and strategy. This leader on our Audience | Intelligence | Performance (AIP) Team will design, manage, execute, and deliver research and integrated analytics client engagements. Collaborating closely with integrated teams across Avoq, this SVP of Research & Integrated Analytics will serve as a catalyst to advance a forward-thinking culture and be charged with helping clients optimize research, analytics, reporting, and intelligence projects. This SVP will also build and implement strategic measurement frameworks and contribute to the ideation, development, launch, execution, and monetization of Avoq’s rapidly expanding suite of leading-edge, proprietary AI-Powered Intelligence Solutions. Armed with a state-of-the-art suite of advanced third party tools and proprietary technologies and methodologies, Avoq’s AIP team is our engine for industry-leading innovation and uncovering actionable insights that enable our clients to achieve their business objectives through data-driven decision making and cutting-edge AI-powered solutions.

Requirements

15+ years of work experience.
Prior experience working with integrated communications marketing / pr firms, public affairs agencies, research firms, public policy organizations, political campaigns, or government.
Ability to translate high-level strategic plans into actionable projects and OKRs with comprehensive timelines, budgets, and reporting.
Experience creating robust reporting dashboards or other similar data visualization tools.
Strong experience effectively supporting senior clients (C-Suite and similar) in high-stakes, fast moving, complex scenarios.
A role model that leads by example, and maintains a positive, open, friendly and respectful attitude, with high ethical standards, and an appropriate professional demeanor.
Strong team and project management abilities.
Ability to pinpoint and translate key data findings to help clients and account teams achieve a wide array of reputation, business, and policy objectives across a diverse range of sectors and situations.
Experience connecting insights with specific tactics, such as media relations, paid advertising, stakeholder engagement, content strategy, message development, rapid response, and more.
Ability to lead the team in designing research & integrated analytics methodologies, scoping projects, and presenting findings and actionable recommendations to clients and account teams.
Ability to provide a 360-degree view of key stakeholders to understand sentiment and reputation.
Deep and advanced understanding of research & integrated analytics approaches and methodologies (quantitative and qualitative, primary and secondary).
Strong understanding of emerging AI technologies and their increasing role in the field of research and integrated analytics.
Expert user of advanced data platforms, social listening platforms, influencer marketing technology, audience intelligence platforms and AI tools.
Adept at leveraging AI to innovate research and analytics offerings and strengthen insights generation.
Willing and capable to rapidly learn the ins and outs of Avoq’s approaches/methodologies and solutions, as well as Avoq’s evolving suite of data, research and analytics tools.
Ability to synthesize findings into compelling narratives and presentations.
Ability to confidently articulate stories to senior internal and external audiences.
Play a key role on the highest priority new business and client assignments, helping define and pitch insights activities that put data at the center of client strategy development and execution.
Play a key role in driving the business impact of the AIP team, including revenue tracking and profitability.

Nice To Haves

Intellectually curious, forward-looking research & analytics leader.
Deep subject matter expertise.
Solid track record of business success and growth.
Integrated and agile thinker.
Adept data storyteller.
Master at solving complex challenges and uncovering new opportunities for clients through actionable insights, intelligence, and strategy.
Cultivate talent and skills of team members, embracing a culture of cross-functional collaboration.
Inspire team to stay on top of trends and innovation and help them develop new ideas and products to enable Avoq and its clients stay ahead.
Natural curiosity about the world, cause and effect events, and uncovering “the why” behind the data.

Responsibilities

Design, manage, execute, and deliver research and integrated analytics client engagements.
Serve as a catalyst to advance a forward-thinking culture.
Help clients optimize research, analytics, reporting, and intelligence projects.
Build and implement strategic measurement frameworks.
Contribute to the ideation, development, launch, execution, and monetization of Avoq’s AI-Powered Intelligence Solutions.
Partner with growth and capability leaders to support crafting solutions for clients.
Work with leadership team to refine and execute go-to-market strategy for AIP (Audience Intelligence Performance) business.
Engage with senior client stakeholders as a consultative partner to drive strategic data and analytics initiatives.
Collaborate with colleagues to proactively identify opportunities across existing clients and new prospects to introduce AIP capabilities.
Participate in business development efforts supporting RFP responses, collaborating across departments to develop integrated solutions and leading pitches.
Develop thought leadership and innovative solutions that position our clients at the forefront of their industries through pitches and client interactions.
Continuously assess emerging technologies and industry trends to ensure our solutions remain cutting-edge and effective.
Develop and set go-to-market strategies for analytics and AI products and services, ensuring successful market penetration and adoption.
Drive team performance through assertive leadership, an action-oriented approach to project management and execution, and comfort asserting yourself as a critical firm-wide subject matter expert on data and analytics matters.
Cultivate firm-wide knowledge of data and analytics by conceptualizing educational and upskilling opportunities for staff at all levels, including training materials, templates, and workshops.
Set the business strategy of the team, including how we track revenue, scope and price projects, and cross-sell insights products and services to enhance integration of research across the firm’s client base.
Help build a vision for the future of our team, how insights and technology is shaping our industry, and have a voice in shaping the direction of the team.