Research & Insights Lead Consultant

At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life's uncertainties. And for more than 90 years our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers' evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection.

Job Description

Allstate Insurance Company has a new opportunity to the organization. This isn't just a researcher role - it's a strategic consultant + research lead who can help move the work forward. We would want someone who can operate both at a 30,000-foot strategy level and 10-foot execution level. This is a Research & Insights Lead Consultant opportunity as the individual contributor level to support and drive Allstate initiatives.

• Translate insights into strategic business recommendations that impact agency strategy, agency innovation, distribution, customer experience, and market research.

• Prior experience in Fortune 500 organizations, insurance, financial services, or highly regulated industries strongly preferred.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to business unit leaders, stakeholders helping them define, reframe, and prioritize business challenges and research needs.

Skills

• Strategic Thinking

• Research and Analytical Expertise

• Project Leadership

• Communication/Change Management

• Competitive Intelligence Gathering

• Strong Qualitative and Quantitative Research methods

• Designing the right methodology for the business question (primary, secondary, syndicated data, experimental design journey mapping, segmentation, etc.).

Soft Skills Needed

• Curiosity (would love to have someone who deeply wants to understand customers and market dynamics)

• Adaptability (someone comfortable with ambiguity, changes in business priorities)

• Influence (candidate that helps moves people to action without formal authority)

• Initiative (candidate who is self-starter who identifies opportunities without being asked)

• Empathy (understands both customer and internal partner needs)

* 4 year Bachelors Degree (Preferred)

not required: Advanced degree (e.g., MS in Market Research, MBA with research focus, PhD, EdD).

* 5 or more years of experience (Preferred)

*Industry experience (preferred)

* In lieu of the above education requirements, an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

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The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation.

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