Thought Leadership Manager

We’re the world’s leading data, insights, and consulting company; we shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere.

Worldpanel provides brands and retailers with a unique, 360-degree understanding of consumer behaviour across the globe. We are shopper-centric, continuously monitoring the purchase and usage behaviour through the largest omnipanel in the world. With unparalleled datasets, pioneering technology and expert analysts, we partner with brands and retailers of all sizes, empowering them to reimagine what’s possible, and change the landscape to create a better, healthier, more sustainable and inclusive world.

Job Details

Worldpanel is the world’s leading data, insights, and consulting company, we shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere.

This is an incredible opportunity to be part of our exciting vision for the future!

Role’s mission

The mission of the Thought Leadership Manager is to elevate our leadership presence and drive strategic initiatives across the African and Middle Eastern regions. This role is crucial in creating and delivering impactful presentations, fostering regional growth, and representing the company at key client events.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in thought leadership, preferably from Worldpanel, with a deep understanding of data and the ability to craft compelling leadership presentations. This role offers the potential for future team growth, driven by the success and expansion of our thought leadership initiatives.

Reasonable Adjustments

Kantar is committed to offering equal opportunities to all individuals including during the recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments or assistance, please advise us in advance of your interview so that we can make the necessary arrangements.

Main Responsibilities:

• Content Creation & Strategy: Develop insightful reports, whitepapers, and presentations that align with the Africa and Middle East (AME) region’s strategic goals, especially focusing on FMCG trends, consumer behavior, and emerging market dynamics with both regional and AME market specific focus.
• Market Trends & Insights: Leverage Worldpanel data and industry knowledge to keep content up-to-date and impactful, and supervise the success of thought leadership materials.
• Collaboration: Work in collaboration with AME client service teams to integrate thought leadership into client proposals, presentations, and business development opportunities.
• Business Impact: Contribute to business growth through high-impact thought leadership that drives client engagement and revenue opportunities.
• Client Engagement & Relationship Building: Maintain relationships across Kantar and the market to understand client needs and drive content relevance.
• Team Development: Collaborate across teams and act as a mentor to junior staff, ensuring alignment with the company’s strategy and business objectives.

Key Capabilities

Your background will ideally look like this…

Ideal candidate would be an experienced manager with strong analytical skills and expertise in producing market insights.

• Experience in generating insightful and impactful presentations
• Proven ability to represent Worldpanel on industry stages and drive forward our perspective
• Leadership and collaboration abilities
• Proven ability to build a network of and interact effectively with those at the next level and very senior client contacts
• Ability to pitch our expert services and a track record of active involvement in supporting new products

Country

United Arab Emirates

Why join Kantar?

We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people, we can understand what drives their decisions, actions, and aspirations on a global scale. And by amplifying our in-depth expertise of human understanding alongside ground-breaking technology, we can help brands find concrete insights that will help them succeed in our fast-paced, ever shifting world.

And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included, accepted, and that we can win together. We’re dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not an exact match, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.