[Hiring] Senior Research Consultant @Veris Insights

Role Description

As a Senior Research Consultant, you will independently lead customized research projects from conception through delivery. You’ll partner directly with senior-level stakeholders at some of the nation’s most prominent organizations, serving as their trusted advisor on critical recruitment strategy and candidate experience decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Research Consulting & Project Management
  • Serve as the primary research advisor for 5-8 enterprise-level employer partners, diagnosing their unique talent acquisition and early career recruiting challenges and designing customized research protocols to address them.
  • Scope projects and create workplans that align research design with client objectives.
  • Lead end-to-end research projects independently: define client needs, formulate research questions, develop tailored survey instruments, and produce insightful deliverables.
  • Coordinate project timelines and proactively manage relationships with senior stakeholders and main points of contact at member organizations.
• Data Interpretation & Strategic Narrative Formation
  • Distilling quantitative and qualitative findings into clear, executive-ready summaries and strategic recommendations.
  • Analyze open-ended comments to discern key themes and translate them into compelling narratives tailored for early career and talent acquisition leaders.
  • Writing tailored takeaways and recommendations for employers based on the most salient research findings.
  • Review research deliverables (own and peers') to ensure accuracy, clarity, and client-readiness before they reach stakeholders.
• Communicating Research Findings
  • Present research findings directly to senior and executive-level stakeholders in member organizations with confidence and credibility.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor on employers' recruiting strategy, proactively providing strategic guidance rooted in Veris Insights' research that influences client decisions.
  • Build enduring advisory relationships that position you as a go-to source of talent intelligence for client stakeholders.
• Internal Processes & Continuous Improvement
  • Contribute to research strategy by generating ideas for new project objectives and product innovation.
  • Identify opportunities for infrastructure and process improvements, and help drive their implementation through thoughtful workplanning.
  • Demonstrate strong work calibration skills, managing competing priorities and quality standards across a portfolio of concurrent client projects.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of professional experience in survey research, analytics, talent insights, consulting, or related fields, with a meaningful portion spent in client-facing or advisory capacities.
• Demonstrated excellence advising external clients, including a track record of building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and influencing their strategic decisions.
• Proven ability to diagnose ambiguous business challenges and translate them into well-scoped research designs, from formulating research questions through instrument design, analysis, and delivery.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analysis capabilities, paired with the strategic storytelling skills needed to turn complex data into executive-ready narratives.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the executive presence and credibility to present findings directly to senior leaders in early career programs or talent acquisition.
• Proven ability to design and execute custom research projects from end to end.
• Experience managing concurrent projects independently, including scoping, workplanning, and coordinating timelines across multiple client engagements.

Benefits

• Salary: $92,500 to $115,000 annually, depending on experience.
• Location: Remote-first within the U.S., with occasional travel to Washington, DC for in-person collaboration, team off-sites, or strategic planning.
• Time Off: Unlimited PTO, plus monthly mental health days.
• Health & Wellness: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus a $1,000 annual wellness stipend.
• Retirement: 401(k) with up to 4% employer match.
• Family Support: Paid parental leave.
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future visa sponsorship.