Sr Market Research Consultant

MN-Lakeville; WI-Sun Prairie; IL-Bloomington;
Open to any Compeer Location

Empowered to live. Inspired to work.
Compeer Financial is a member‑owned cooperative located in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. We bring together team members with a variety of backgrounds and experiences to help provide financial services to support agriculture and rural communities. Join us in a culture that not only promotes meaningful work and professional development, but provides a flexible, hybrid work environment and excellent benefits, which empower you to thrive both personally and professionally.

How we support you:

• Hybrid model – up to 50% work from home
• Flexible schedules including ample flexibility in the summer months
• Up to 9% towards 401k (3% fixed Compeer contribution plus up to 6% match)
• Benefits: medical, dental, vision, HSA/FSA, life & AD&D insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability, wellness program & EAP
• Vacation, sick leave, holidays/floating holidays, parental leave, and volunteer paid time off
• Learning and development programs
• Cross‑functional committee opportunities (i.e. Inclusion Council, emerging professional groups, etc.)
• Professional membership/certification reimbursement and more!

Casual/seasonal & intern team members are not eligible for benefits except for state‑mandated programs.

Where you will work: This position offers a hybrid work option up to 50% and can be based out of any of Compeer's office locations.

The contributions you will make: This position serves as a senior individual contributor within Compeer’s Strategy and Innovation team. The incumbent leads and owns market research that drives high‑stakes strategic initiatives and work streams that span enterprise strategy, business development, and innovation. Partners directly with senior leaders to define strategic objectives, design and execute appropriate research, and develop actionable strategies to accelerate growth.

Plays a central role in identifying, evaluating, and advancing business development opportunities and provides thought leadership and executional excellence in client experience measurement. Contributes to the design and assessment of innovation initiatives that strengthen Compeer’s position as a leader in rural finance and agricultural services.

A typical day:

Strategy Research Leadership

• Leads multi‑faceted client experience and other research initiatives, providing thought leadership across design, execution, and analysis to ensure insightful and actionable insights are efficiently delivered to advance strategic priorities.
• Delivers client‑ready materials and briefings that influence enterprise decisions and actions.

Business Development, Innovation and Partnership Evaluation

• Apply market research to identify and assess new growth opportunities, including new product offerings, market adjacencies, and emerging customer segments.
• Conducts secondary research, competitive benchmarking, and trend analysis to inform enterprise and business unit strategy.

Strategic Planning and Enterprise Alignment

• Facilitates planning processes for business units or functional areas, ensuring alignment with enterprise strategy and execution plans.
• Helps connect data and insights to resource allocation, financial forecasting, and key performance indicators.
• Contributes to internal frameworks and tools that support strategic clarity and prioritization.

Engagement and Development

• Influences senior‑level stakeholders through compelling storytelling, logic, and data‑backed recommendations.

The skills and experience we prefer you have:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, economics, marketing, statistics, or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the essential functions of the job.
• MBA or equivalent experience strongly preferred.
• 7+ years' experience in market research, strategy consulting, corporate strategy, innovation, business development, or corporate development.
• Expertise in Qualtrics survey platform strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to lead multi‑faced research projects and deliver actionable, strategic insights.
• Advanced expertise across a wide range of qualitative and quantitative…