Senior Research Director (Technology/AI)

Location: Fully remote; candidates must be located within North America and/or where hirify.global has offices. The role reports to the Custom Technology team in Portland, Oregon.

Salary: $110,000–$160,000 USD base salary for roles based in California, New York, Colorado, Massachusetts, or Washington State.

Company

hirify.global is a global research company whose panel and market intelligence help organizations understand public opinion and customer behavior.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end quantitative research engagements from proposals and study design through fieldwork, analysis, reporting, and presentations.
• Manage multiple complex projects while balancing quality, timelines, budgets, and client expectations.
• Act as a senior client advisor, translate business challenges into research objectives, and deliver actionable recommendations.
• Build client relationships, identify new opportunities, and support proposals, pricing, and solution development.
• Create insight-driven reports and executive narratives from complex research findings.
• Partner with Analytics and Marketing Science teams on segmentation, driver modeling, MaxDiff, conjoint, and pricing research.

Requirements

• 10+ years of supplier-side custom market research experience, including ad hoc and tracking studies.
• Proven ability to manage complex engagements independently from proposal and pricing through final delivery.
• Deep expertise in survey-based quantitative research, questionnaire design, project management, data interpretation, and insight development.
• Experience with brand tracking, concept testing, segmentation, positioning, customer experience, pricing, and market opportunity studies.
• Experience researching technology products and services for B2C audiences and B2B decision-makers, plus familiarity with AI-related markets and challenges.
• Proficiency with PowerPoint, Google Slides, Excel, Word, and SPSS; strong client management, communication, analytical, storytelling, and mentoring skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with R or similar analytical and visualization tools.
• Experience incorporating AI tools into research and workflow processes.
• Previous people management experience.
• Experience with qualitative or mixed-method research.
• Advanced degree or knowledge of technology, digital entertainment, and gaming markets.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work with flexible working arrangements.
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick days.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus company-paid life and disability insurance.
• Paid parental leave and a 401(k) with company match.
• Values centered on accuracy, ethics, innovation, inclusion, and employee wellbeing.