Research Director

**Location**
- Singapore, Central Singapore**Job Type**
- Full Time**Salary**
- $10,000 - $12,000 Per Month**Date Posted**
- 48 minutes agoAdditional Details

**Job ID**
- 103978**Job Views**
- 1Roles & Responsibilities

**TAB Global Pte Ltd**, is a highly reputable strategic intelligence company that focuses on trends for decision makers in the banking and financial services industry. TAB Global has a team of experienced researchers who today publish the most authoritative data, analytics, benchmarks and best practices to the industry in the Asia Pacific and related regions.

**The Company’s core products are in the form of Publications, Research and Forums**. We are looking for a high-caliber individual for the following position based in Singapore:

- **Job Purpose**:
End-to-end hands-on management of the research business and research team. Grow revenues, product suite as well as industry reputation for the research business. Secure and execute strategic research work, including developing proprietary research methodologies. Responsible for research department’s profit and loss.

**Job Scope**:
**End-to-end Management of Research Capability**
- Direct and oversee research activities for the entire spectrum of client commissioned and TAB proprietary projects;
- Spearhead, direct, and oversee all commissioned research projects from end-to-end. Responsibilities will include scope definition, research design, fieldwork implementation, analysis, final deliverable preparation & presentation. Resource planning, stakeholder management and client engagement are expected as part of overall project management responsibilities;
- Spearhead, direct, and oversee all TAB proprietary research projects across APAC, Middle East and Africa, banking landscape via key trends, country, business line, products and stakeholder-specific benchmarking analysis;
- Identify, plan and manage research / special reports calendar and delivery pipeline. Assign resources accordingly to ensure quality and timely delivery of reports. Brief sales team on target audience and sales pitch to ensure healthy sales for reports. Collaborate with editorial team to produce research-based special reports;
- Design dissemination and delivery strategies for research initiatives and key study findings via a variety of mediums to raise the visibility of the research department at key industry events;
- New product development for core research services and initiatives, and business development for new research business and market opportunities. These initiatives will have currency in the marketplace and be of immediate commercial value to the Company;
- Identify cross-sell and up-sell opportunities for TAB’s suite of proprietary research products and consulting services;
- Research methods training and project supervision of research staff and interns. Mentor, support and appraise staff on regular basis. Recruitment of full and part time research staff to build research capacity as appropriate;
- Proposal writing;
- Full Profit and Loss responsibility.

**Key Stakeholder Relationships**:
**External -** Key banks in Asia Pacific, regulators and service providers such as technology companies and consulting firms that service the FSI.

**Internal** - Research, editorial, forums, training and operations departments across all TAB’s offices.

**Reporting structure** - Reports directly to the Director and Managing Editor.

**Contribution to Unit’s Revenue and Profitability**:
**Overall Enhancement of Brand, Reputation and Corp Profile of the Company**
- Make positive impact with clients, prospective clients, industry partners and players with professional etiquette and decorum;
- i. Phone contact
- ii. Face-to-face interview
- iii. Networking at conferences/events
- iv. Other client’s facing opportunities
- Contribution to the reputation of the Company and its research business through all forms of client contact, speaking engagements, press interviews and general availability for marketing and related activities;
- Ensure all business cards are collected for entry into Corp Database within 2 days to maximize all marketing effort;
- Ensure that contact details of all participants of questionnaire/surveys are given to Database team for entry upon completion of project.

**Qualifications & Experience**:

- Strong record of market research and/or strategic consulting in the financial services industry in APAC, Middle East and Africa. Preferably someone with minimum 15 years research agency or consulting house experience.
- Experience in running large scale, multi-country surveys. Depth interviewing skills are also desired.
- Strong quantitative and qualitative skills. Minimum of 8-10 years of service with the previous company.
- Excellent business degree from top-tiered university. Major in finance and banking preferred.Tags

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