Future Strategy and Innovation Full Time Remote

Dig Insights unites strategy, human understanding, and technology to help brands move decisively, in a world thatwon’twait. We work with insights and marketing professionals at some of the world’s most well-loved brands, powering their brand and innovation decision-making. Dig One is our agile technology platform, used by our people and our clients, to deliver smarter and faster decisions.

Our clients span verticals including CPG, QSR, retail, technology, financial services, and telecommunications. Our work is led by a team of over 250 strategists,insightsconsultants, developers, and data scientists. We work for a global client base out of offices in Toronto, Chicago, London, and Singapore.

Since we started in 2010,we’vebeen focused on setting a new standard for the insights industry – challenging the traditional model and building for what comes next. That means hiring people who are bright, creative, resourceful, and kind. People who succeed at Dig are curious, questionestablishednorms and are passionate about helping our clientsto movetheir businesses forward. If you want to join a team that takes themselves just seriously enough to producegreat work,we’dlove to welcome you.

As we continue to grow, both geographically and in ourexpertise, we are looking for people who want to join a high-growth and highly collaborative company.

This role is open to candidates across the U.S. and Canada.

About the role

Your primary responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Business Development

Supporting the sales process through proposal development, includingmethodologydesign, costing,schedulingand design considerations

Developing andmaintainingclient relationships whileidentifyinggrowth opportunities within existing accounts and consulting/participatingin the selling process

Leadership

Providing advice, guidance and counselling to Analysts and Managers, including assessment and identification of training needs





Create workplans for junior staff that are supporting your projects

Thought partner to your VP inidentifyingnew types of projects or deliverables the team could sell The ability to create new styles of report templates (in collaboration with the VP)

Helping toidentifynew salesopportunities for the team

Project Management

Overseeing project management in its entirety ensuringtimely, quality deliverables according to project design

Coordinate and collaborate with cross-functional teams in qualitative and quantitative research to develop innovative solutions that address future needs and challenges for clients and innovate internally on how we do integrated deliverables.

Conducts a structured approach for completing work and solving client challenges that is well communicated to the VP

Feels comfortable and confident working in a high pace work environment

Works fast and efficiently and can juggle multiple projects at one time as an individual contributor

Research & Reporting

Invest the time necessary to develop an intimate knowledge of the client’s business to understand whatimpactthe research, insights and recommendations will have upon it.

Tie in client documents to the final trend findings

Monitor a variety of sources toidentifytrends andopportunity spaces. From Instagram, blogs and online experts to books, magazines, and the intellectual products of trade/industry conferences.

Train yourself on our suite of trend tools to make your workload both more efficient and get to deeper insights

Conduct research and analysis toidentifyemerging trends andanticipatefuture challenges in various industries and sectors.



Develop an outline and turn your findings into a synthesized report.

Leading the team by guiding data analysis and results communication to ensure projects are delivered with excellence

Analyzing results and creating a "story" that delivers insightful,strategicand actionable answers for clients

Provide strategic recommendations thatdemonstrateclear ties to the client’s business.

Excel at ideation with surfacing novel yet highly relevant innovations for the client’s consideration

Translate research/insights into workshop materials that can beleveragedduring innovation workshops and sessions with the client

Presenting & Facilitation

Strong presentation capabilities: share your findingstoyour colleagues and clients in a way that shows your passion for the work and the breadth of your knowledge (beyond what isstatedon the page).

Lead the organization and facilitation of workshops and working sessions with clients.

A hybrid-remote work setting, where employees have the flexibility to work remotely or from one of our offices

Unlimited vacation policy

Reimbursement for health and wellness classes/memberships and continuous learning

RRSP / 401K employer matching program

Offices in Toronto and Chicago,locatedsteps to public transportation in the downtown core

Regular social events such as charity poker nights, trivia events, team building days, and more!

To find out more about us visit us at Our culture is built on 5 core values: Energy, Excellence, Evolution,Equalityand Empathy. We believe that our success is dependent on the diverse talents, skills, and ideas of its staff. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment and encourage applications from all qualified candidates including those in the BIPOC and LGBTQ communities, and from people with disabilities.

We thank you for your interest in DigInsights,however, only candidates who are chosen for an interview will be contacted.

📌 Director, Future Strategy & Innovation (Toronto)
🏢 Dig Insights
📍 Toronto