Client Director

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Job Details

This is a high-impact, strategic role where you will partner with leading global clients to help grow their brands through deep human understanding and data-driven insight. Working across complex, multi-country research programmes in the hot beverages sector, you will shape decision-making at the highest level. Your work will directly influence client strategy, while contributing to Kantar’s mission to deliver connected, meaningful intelligence in a fast‑changing world.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted partnerships with senior client stakeholders and act as a strategic advisor
• Lead the design and delivery of brand tracking programmes and associated research modules
• Translate business challenges into clear research solutions and actionable insights
• Manage end‑to‑end project delivery, ensuring quality, timelines, and commercial performance
• Lead and develop a small team while collaborating with global centres of expertise

Qualifications

• Strong experience in market research, brand strategy, or consulting (7+ years)
• Proven ability to manage large, multi‑market research programmes
• Excellent project planning and resource management skills
• Strong analytical thinking with the ability to turn data into clear, compelling stories
• Confident communicator with experience presenting to senior stakeholders

Benefits

• Opportunity to work on global, high‑profile brand challenges
• A collaborative and supportive environment with opportunities to mentor and lead
• Exposure to advanced analytics and integrated research solutions
• Life Leave, Volunteering Days, and enhanced family‑friendly policies
• A hybrid working model with flexibility built in

Location

Bagneux, Avenue Aristide Briand, France

We are committed to equal opportunity and a supportive environment where people feel included and their well‑being is valued.