Marketing Research Strategist

At MFS, you will find a culture that supports you in doing what you do best. Our employees work together to reach better outcomes, favoring the strongest idea over the strongest individual. We put people first and demonstrate care and compassion for our community and each other. Because what we do matters – to us as valued professionals and to the millions of people and institutions who rely on us to help them build more secure and prosperous futures.
** WHAT YOU WILL DO
*** Collaborates with internal business partners, including senior leadership, to clearly identify and articulate the business issues and recommends quantitative, qualitative and secondary research methodologies to achieve desired objectives.  Provides input towards and implements the market research functional strategy.
* Develops RFPs, evaluates third-party research proposals to identify appropriate solutions within budget/resource constraints, and manages third party vendors throughout the project lifecycle.
* Executes all aspects of primary market research projects including questionnaire development, sample procurement, fieldwork, data tabulation/coding, analysis and reporting. Leads smaller research projects independently and seeks guidance for when necessary.
* Partners closely with internal stakeholders and centers of excellence within distribution to identify areas of inquiry and key research deliverables (internal and external).
* Provides on-going communication and reporting (e.g., schedules, field updates, interim reports, etc.) to senior leadership and internal business stakeholders.
* Conducts in-depth data analysis using traditional and advanced methods (using statistical software when needed).
* Prepares detailed research reports, presentations and ad-hoc deliverables, summarizing key findings, implications and recommendations.
* Presents research insights to key stakeholders across the organization, including senior leadership.
* Addresses ad-hoc research requests from business partners by synthesizing insights from third-party research reports and publications.
* Maintains internal market research library and communicates with key stakeholders when new research becomes available.
* Coordinates third-party consultant presentations and collaborations when requested.
** WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
*** Bachelor's degree. MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
* Minimum of 6-8+ years' experience in market research, marketing or other analytic roles, with at least two of those years working within investment management or financial services sectors.
* Project management experience with proven ability to organize and coordinate multiple projects simultaneously and meet competing deadlines.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Accustomed to and comfortable working with and presenting to senior executives.
* Superb business judgment, problem solving and organizational skills. Hands-on, highly motivated self-starter.
* Willingness to travel to attend applicable project, industry, conferences, and other sales meetings.
* Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to pay particular attention to all project details are critical.
* Proficiency in MS Office products to include MS Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
* Working knowledge of statistical techniques, and experience with statistical software such as SPSS or SAS.
** PREFERRED SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
*** Familiarity with financial investment products and solutions (e.g., mutual funds, ETFs, SMAs, etc.).
* Prior experience with survey programming and CX measurement platforms (e.g., Decipher, Forsta Surveys, Confirmit, Qualtrics, Medallia, etc.).
* Prior experience with data visualization tools and applications (e.g., Tableau, BI platforms, etc.).Salary Range: $95,500 to $137,500

This position is eligible for competitive incentive bonus.

At MFS, we believe in fair and transparent compensation. For that reason, we’re including the salary range for this position. This range reflects our good-faith expectation for what we’ll pay depending on the candidate’s experience, training and education. In addition to the salary, we also offer significant and competitive incentive…