**Associate Director, Customer and Product Insights – Driving Business Decisions with Customer-Centric Research**

Are you a seasoned insights professional looking to make a meaningful impact in the wireless industry? Do you have a passion for understanding customer needs and preferences? Join blithequark, a leading provider of innovative wireless solutions, as we seek an Associate Director of Customer and Product Insights to lead our customer and product research and insights function. **About blithequark** At blithequark, we power and empower how people live, work, and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. We're a company that values diversity, inclusion, and innovation, and we're committed to creating a collaborative and inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. **The Role** As an Associate Director of Customer and Product Insights, you'll play a pivotal role in driving business decisions that help us maintain a competitive edge by delivering best-in-class value propositions and experiences to our customers. You'll lead a team of insights professionals in designing and executing research programs to address business needs, and you'll work closely with brand and product team leaders to define and prioritize the research roadmap. **Key Responsibilities** * Proactively work across brand and product team leaders to define and prioritize the research roadmap and ensure appropriate resource allocation, including people, budgets, and vendor partnerships. * Manage, mentor, and coach direct reports to ensure world-class insights work and leverage learnings and best practices across work streams. * Lead by example and set a high bar for research rigor and insights storytelling. * Oversee key vendor partnerships to ensure the team leverages the highest quality research methods and analytical capabilities. * Work in close partnership with Marketing Insights leads to build an integrated understanding of our customers, prospects, and market dynamics. * Forge relationships with adjacent insight, analytics, and intelligence teams across the blithequark organization to further elevate our total market understanding and identify opportunities for greater efficiencies in spend and operating models. * Speak on behalf of the customer across blithequark leadership forums to ensure that crucial customer insights and pain points are elevated to key decision makers and incorporated into short and long-term action planning. * Oversee and care for the performance and professional development of team members, providing regular feedback, coaching, and direction to ensure each team member is meeting their expectation to deliver impact and drive business objectives. * Promote and train teams to engage with business senior leadership as consumer champions. **What We're Looking For** * Eight or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training. * Experience in Marketing, Customer Experience, or User Experience research. * Experience designing research programs, both qualitative and quantitative, to address business needs; can articulate rationale. * Strong command of advanced quantitative methodologies (maxdiff, conjoint, segmentation, cluster analysis, Gabor Granger, etc.). * Experience with qualitative and/or user-centered design evaluative research methods (e.g., focus groups, in-depth interviews, diary studies, ethnography, etc.). * Experience synthesizing data from multiple sources and translating findings into actionable customer insights and recommendations. **Even Better If You Have** * Four or more years of experience managing a team of three or more people. * Experience providing insights to inform value proposition development. * Experience leveraging secondary data, trends, and learnings to provide context for business scenarios. * Experience coaching and advising multiple team members, simultaneously, to push the strategic quality of their insights. * Ability to present insights in a compelling narrative and establish rapport with Senior Leadership as a Consumer Champion. * Marketing, CX, or UX research experience specifically in the consumer or business space. * Are a self-starter, able to identify stakeholders and build credibility for the team. * Demonstrated effective consultative skills. * Proven ability to work through ambiguity and effectively collaborate to problem solve. * Strong business acumen and understanding of the telecom industry. * Extensive experience and genuine interest in consumer segment research. * High degree of comfort using influence and persuasion cross-functionally. * Experience operating in a fast-moving, rapidly evolving environment. * Experience contributing to a culture of innovation by finding new and better ways of doing things: identifying, creating, and employing innovative research and operational approaches. **What We Offer** * A competitive salary range of $127,000.00 to $236,000.00 annually, depending on location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. * A comprehensive benefits package, including health and wellness benefits, short-term incentives, 401(k) Savings Plan, stock incentive programs, paid time off, parental leave, adoption assistance, and tuition assistance. * A hybrid work environment, with a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days (in-office days are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday). * Opportunities for career growth and professional development in a dynamic and innovative company. * A collaborative and inclusive work environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. **How to Apply** If you're a motivated and experienced insights professional looking to make a meaningful impact in the wireless industry, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity. Please submit your resume and a cover letter explaining why you're the ideal candidate for this role. We can't wait to hear from you! **Equal Employment Opportunity** blithequark is an equal opportunity employer and celebrates our employees' differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status. We're committed to creating a collaborative and inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. Apply for this job