Project Manager- (Research agency)

Overview

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Opportunity

Futurehead's have partnered with a modern, vibrant start-up who are transforming the way global brands deepen their customer understanding through market research. This fast-growing, full-service agency delivers both quantitative and qualitative insights for leading names in gaming, finance, sportswear, and beyond. Their mission is to deliver meaningful, data-driven insights with a bold, unconventional approach. They fuel growth for their clients and offer variety through both short-term and long-tail research projects. They have just won some exciting projects and need a project manager who has both quantitative and qualitative research experience and a slightly more generic agency background. You must have a solid understanding of project management fundamentals and want to work directly with clients across a variety of industries.

About the Opportunity

They are seeking an experienced Project Manager. You will join a collaborative team of market research and business experts. You’ll play a crucial role in ensuring the seamless delivery of complex research programmes — coordinating tasks across internal teams and external partners, and optimising operations to keep projects on track while upholding a modern culture within the team.

This is a chance to join a high-performing central project management function, working alongside senior leaders in research, product, and fieldwork management. They are a small but funky team and appreciate people with real character. You’ll provide both hands-on project management and strategic oversight, guiding projects from conception to completion. You will have a lot of autonomy but you must be able to jump straight in.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and execute project plans, budgets, timetables, and collaboration workshops.
• Oversee project delivery, address obstacles, and ensure research milestones are achieved.
• Act as the central point of contact for clients, presenting progress updates and escalating risks as needed.
• Coordinate with a dedicated team including lead and junior researchers, other project managers, and specialists.
• Guide and mentor newer team members on effective project pathways and critical processes.
• Manage research fieldwork with panel providers and marketplace partners.
• Lead team meetings, monitor progress, and help deliver case studies that showcase project outcomes.

What They’re Looking For

• Proven project management skills in a fast-paced market research or agency setting with quantitative and qualitative experience.
• Strong project management fundamentals; familiarity with MS Project or Gantt chart software; experience with efficiency-focused tooling (not relying solely on Excel).
• Good experience in fieldwork.
• Ideally involvement in brand trackers and/or segmentation projects.
• Comfortable managing multiple research projects with multidisciplinary stakeholders (including fieldwork).
• Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong client communication: able to interact with clients directly and manage relationships from start to finish—professional but personable.
• Ability to motivate, guide, and mentor team members, supporting both experienced and newer staff.
• Analytical, resourceful, and proactive in identifying and solving problems.
• Experience using tools like MS Excel; formal project management training (e.g. Prince II, Scrum, Lean, Kanban) is a must.
• Open to agency, research, or commercial backgrounds; energy and initiative are highly valued.
• Availability to start within the next 2 weeks preferred.

Offer & Next Steps

• Team: Collaborate with senior product and research managers, including a hands-on project management cohort and dedicated leadership.
• Location: UK-based, hybrid options available.
• Process: Initial meetings with agency leadership and research directors; swift turnarounds expected.

If you’re ready to join a high-growth environment with autonomy to make a real impact while working with some of the smartest minds in the industry, we’d love to hear from you. Reach out to Futureheads today to learn more.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Project Management
• Industries: Research Services and IT Services and IT Consulting

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