Managing Partner

Job Overview

Senior Partner – Kantar Consulting Team. Location: New York, Chicago or Boston.

Primary objective: Drive incremental Kantar Consulting revenue as a key commercial leader and contribute to future growth by bringing strategic brand expertise, building senior client relationships, and selling and delivering across the entire consulting offer.

Responsibilities

• Work across the Kantar ecosystem to strengthen and grow long‑lasting client relationships, particularly for the Innovation practice.
• Manage multiple projects across a range of clients and offerings simultaneously.
• Accountable for Kantar Consulting revenue goals and a personal revenue target.
• Manage sales pipeline, forecast revenues, and provide activity reports to management.
• Partner with industry, client, and solution leads to promote consulting capabilities and contribute to thought leadership.
• Lead design and delivery of strategic consulting projects—including brand strategy, market structures, consumer & demand segmentation, brand valuations, brand portfolio strategy, brand architecture, brand purpose, organizational performance, front‑end innovation, and commerce strategy.
• Champion consulting successes and recognize achievements across the community.
• Lead new pitches and renewals, accountable for solution architecture, design, and costing.
• Upgrade and enhance client deliverables and ensure best‑practice delivery.
• Develop strategic, actionable recommendations for client business based on expertise and research findings.
• Generate custom research and analytics to solve brand strategy problems.
• Collaborate with sales and strategic client teams to identify, design, and sell solutions and capabilities.
• Lead activities that shape culture (ERGs, trainings, social community).
• Build and leverage strong relationships across Kantar for cross‑pollination of knowledge and expertise.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of consulting experience; upper mid‑level management consultant.
• Classically trained in generic and transferable consulting and change‑management skills.
• Experience leading management consulting/change‑management engagements such as growth strategy, brand audit, operating model development, and marketing capability programs.
• Ability and mindset to lead and collaborate with diverse teams of SMEs across the Kantar ecosystem.
• Experience with AI tools and openness to integrating AI into work and processes.
• Strong contextual knowledge of marketing, strategy, insights, advertising, media, and creative performance.
• Appreciation for research, data, and analytics and their use to inform strategy.
• Commercial executive experience with strong client‑relationship building.
• Confident, humble, people‑first mindset with ability to engage at all levels.
• Outstanding presentation skills.

Skills & Capabilities

• Commercial: build and manage a pipeline of prospects and opportunities.
• Drive GTM evolution and design sales/marketing tools.
• Relationship building and opportunity spotting.
• Managerial: plan and architect complex solutions and lead cross‑functional teams.
• Project management.
• Leadership: motivate and lead individuals & teams, steward team culture.
• Communication: clear and effective written and verbal communication; confident delivery.

Benefits

• Medical plans with comprehensive coverage.
• Health Savings Account / FSA.
• Dental, Vision and other benefits.
• Wellness program.
• 401(k) with match.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Commuter benefits.
• Unlimited PTO.

Salary

Salary Band: $170,000 – $250,000.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Kantar is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and support a diverse workforce.