Research Manager (Shopper Research)

Location: Remote from Ontario, Canada; linked to the Ontario office and may become hybrid in the future. Travel across North America may be required.

Salary: $70,000–$80,000 CAD per year, depending on experience and ability.

Company

hirify.global is a data, market research, and advisory company, with Explorer specializing in shopper research and behavioral insights.

What you will do

• Manage quantitative and mixed-methodology research projects from the initial brief through final delivery.
• Act as the primary client contact, providing updates, resolving queries, and developing client relationships.
• Design sample plans, questionnaires, analysis frameworks, and other research elements.
• Delegate and review questionnaire editing, field monitoring, data cleaning, tab checking, scripting, and supplier management.
• Analyze data to generate insights and recommendations, then create and present compelling reports.
• Moderate qualitative research, including in-depth interviews and shop-alongs.

Requirements

• Strong competency across the full quantitative or mixed-methodology research lifecycle.
• Experience designing research to meet client objectives and generating insights through data analysis.
• Ability to manage projects independently while balancing competing demands.
• Experience developing client relationships and articulating insights clearly.
• Passion for finding stories in data and bringing them to life through reports and presentations.
• Must reside in Ontario, Canada; visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice to have

• Experience managing or mentoring team members.
• Experience moderating qualitative in-depth interviews, shop-alongs, or similar research.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working practices.
• Health package.
• Ongoing training and development.
• Team and company social events.
• Entrepreneurial culture with opportunities for career development.