Strategic Insights, Director / Sr. Director

NewtonX

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About The Position

NewtonX is hiring a Strategic Insights Director / Senior Director to lead its Strategic Insights team and help scale the company’s professional services capabilities. The role partners with Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, technology firms, and other clients to design and execute research strategies that inform business decisions, investments, and growth initiatives. The position focuses particularly on marketing, customer, and product research, including advanced methods such as conjoint analysis, MaxDiff, pricing research, and segmentation studies. The role is based in New York City with a hybrid arrangement or can be remote.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in market research or strategic insights.
• Proven expertise designing and leading complex quantitative and qualitative research studies.
• Strong knowledge of survey methodologies, data analytics, and statistical modeling, such as conjoint analysis, regression, and segmentation.
• Experience using data analysis tools such as SPSS, R, Python, Tableau, or Power BI to extract actionable insights.
• A track record of executive-level storytelling and turning complex findings into clear, compelling narratives for business leaders.
• Strong client-partnering skills and a commercial mindset, including the ability to identify and drive revenue opportunities through insights and thought leadership.
• Experience building, leading, managing, and mentoring research teams.
• Strategic thinking and the ability to identify improvements to department infrastructure and processes.
• Ability to drive projects and change independently, under pressure, and with rigorous focus.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field required.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree such as an MBA, MS, or PhD.
• Experience with conjoint analysis, MaxDiff, pricing research, and segmentation studies.

Responsibilities

• Partner with clients to understand strategic objectives, design custom research methodologies, and deliver recommendations that drive measurable outcomes.
• Lead a team in designing and executing qualitative and quantitative research, with a focus on marketing, customer, and product research.
• Collaborate with sales and client service teams to identify opportunities, consult on business challenges, and position NewtonX as a trusted insights partner.
• Monitor industry trends and emerging research methodologies, and contribute to NewtonX’s thought leadership and innovation in B2B research.
• Build and lead a high-performing insights team, mentoring talent and fostering curiosity, analytical excellence, and strategic thinking.
• Identify improvement areas in the Strategic Insights department’s infrastructure and processes, and drive projects and change independently.
• Challenge existing practices within the Strategic Insights department and cross-functional teams to help elevate the company.

Benefits

• Base salary, annual performance bonus, and employee equity plan.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) match with immediate vesting.
• Health savings and flexible savings accounts.
• Pre-tax commuter benefits.
• Paid vacation, holidays, sick leave, and parental leave.
• Career growth and leadership opportunities.
• Team events, happy hours, and company retreats.
• A diverse, collaborative, and innovative culture that invests in and celebrates employee success.

What This Job Offers

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