83 Research Director jobs in India

We are looking for a Research Director(Account Director) to be a part of our esteemed Organization- Hansa Research Group Pvt Ltd. in our Quantitative Research team- Bangalore .

Hansa Research is the largest Indian consumer insights company undertaking engagements with clients across 100+ countries. We are the first Indian insights and consulting company to acquire a US-based firm, GCR (formerly called Gartner Custom Research).

With research offices across India, Singapore, Bangladesh, Dubai and the USA, Hansa Research’s infrastructure is comparable to the best in the industry. Engaging with clients across multiple sectors, with an array of packaged and customized offerings, Hansa Research focuses on innovation and value addition, to help clients make insightful decisions. Hansa Research has done some path-breaking work, which have become industry standards in India e.g., Indian Readership Survey, Household Potential Index and Indian Outdoor Survey.

We are part of the RK Swamy Group. The R K SWAMY | HANSA companies represent one of India's leading multidiscipline, multi-location, marketing communications and services groups, serving the needs of a wide array of companies, in India and the USA.

We are close to five decades old, offering a full spectrum of services in the Marketing services space. The group employs over 1,500 people and serves 250+ clients across a wide spectrum of categories. It is India's leading multidiscipline, marketing communications and services group with companies operating into diverse domains such as: Advertising & Communications, Insights & Consulting, Marketing & Activation, PR & Education, Data Analytics, Integrated marketing CRM.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Be a part of the team that creates an effective Quantitative research strategy
• Should be responsible for Client Management: Client Retention & Growth (includes new business development efforts)
• Cultivate strong &effective working relationships with internal stakeholders & clients
• Ensures the achievement of annual revenue goals through a comprehensive strategy.
• Should be responsible for Team Management & Development
• To lead own, manage and drive delivery of projects
• Collaboration with the Global/regional Research & Support teams

Essential Skills/Competencies

• Proven expertise in building relationships to develop and deliver on client commitments with a wide range of stakeholders in FMCG sector or across sectors
• Good Analytical Skills & Problem-solving ability
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, a persuasive and passionate communicator with excellent interpersonal skills

Qualification: Post Graduation or any Equivalent degree

Experience required: 8-10 years of prior Market Research Experience with well- known organizations

We are looking for a Research Director(Account Director) to be a part of our esteemed Organization- Hansa Research Group Pvt Ltd. in our Quantitative Research team- Bangalore .

Hansa Research is the largest Indian consumer insights company undertaking engagements with clients across 100+ countries. We are the first Indian insights and consulting company to acquire a US-based firm, GCR (formerly called Gartner Custom Research).

With research offices across India, Singapore, Bangladesh, Dubai and the USA, Hansa Research’s infrastructure is comparable to the best in the industry. Engaging with clients across multiple sectors, with an array of packaged and customized offerings, Hansa Research focuses on innovation and value addition, to help clients make insightful decisions. Hansa Research has done some path-breaking work, which have become industry standards in India e.g., Indian Readership Survey, Household Potential Index and Indian Outdoor Survey.

We are part of the RK Swamy Group. The R K SWAMY | HANSA companies represent one of India's leading multidiscipline, multi-location, marketing communications and services groups, serving the needs of a wide array of companies, in India and the USA.

We are close to five decades old, offering a full spectrum of services in the Marketing services space. The group employs over 1,500 people and serves 250+ clients across a wide spectrum of categories. It is India's leading multidiscipline, marketing communications and services group with companies operating into diverse domains such as: Advertising & Communications, Insights & Consulting, Marketing & Activation, PR & Education, Data Analytics, Integrated marketing CRM.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Be a part of the team that creates an effective Quantitative research strategy
• Should be responsible for Client Management: Client Retention & Growth (includes new business development efforts)
• Cultivate strong &effective working relationships with internal stakeholders & clients
• Ensures the achievement of annual revenue goals through a comprehensive strategy.
• Should be responsible for Team Management & Development
• To lead own, manage and drive delivery of projects
• Collaboration with the Global/regional Research & Support teams

Essential Skills/Competencies

• Proven expertise in building relationships to develop and deliver on client commitments with a wide range of stakeholders in FMCG sector or across sectors
• Good Analytical Skills & Problem-solving ability
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, a persuasive and passionate communicator with excellent interpersonal skills

Qualification: Post Graduation or any Equivalent degree

Experience required: 8-10 years of prior Market Research Experience with well- known organizations

We are looking for a Research Director(Account Director) to be a part of our esteemed Organization- Hansa Research Group Pvt Ltd. in our Quantitative Research team- Bangalore .

Hansa Research is the largest Indian consumer insights company undertaking engagements with clients across 100+ countries. We are the first Indian insights and consulting company to acquire a US-based firm, GCR (formerly called Gartner Custom Research).

With research offices across India, Singapore, Bangladesh, Dubai and the USA, Hansa Research’s infrastructure is comparable to the best in the industry. Engaging with clients across multiple sectors, with an array of packaged and customized offerings, Hansa Research focuses on innovation and value addition, to help clients make insightful decisions. Hansa Research has done some path-breaking work, which have become industry standards in India e.g., Indian Readership Survey, Household Potential Index and Indian Outdoor Survey.

We are part of the RK Swamy Group. The R K SWAMY | HANSA companies represent one of India's leading multidiscipline, multi-location, marketing communications and services groups, serving the needs of a wide array of companies, in India and the USA.

We are close to five decades old, offering a full spectrum of services in the Marketing services space. The group employs over 1,500 people and serves 250+ clients across a wide spectrum of categories. It is India's leading multidiscipline, marketing communications and services group with companies operating into diverse domains such as: Advertising & Communications, Insights & Consulting, Marketing & Activation, PR & Education, Data Analytics, Integrated marketing CRM.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Be a part of the team that creates an effective Quantitative research strategy
• Should be responsible for Client Management: Client Retention & Growth (includes new business development efforts)
• Cultivate strong &effective working relationships with internal stakeholders & clients
• Ensures the achievement of annual revenue goals through a comprehensive strategy.
• Should be responsible for Team Management & Development
• To lead own, manage and drive delivery of projects
• Collaboration with the Global/regional Research & Support teams

Essential Skills/Competencies

• Proven expertise in building relationships to develop and deliver on client commitments with a wide range of stakeholders in FMCG sector or across sectors
• Good Analytical Skills & Problem-solving ability
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, a persuasive and passionate communicator with excellent interpersonal skills

Qualification: Post Graduation or any Equivalent degree

Experience required: 8-10 years of prior Market Research Experience with well- known organizations

This job is based out of Mumbai, India - only current residents of Mumbai apply for this position. Investor Relations is the fastest growing financial markets field and Valorem Advisors is a leader and one of the most differentiated player in Investor Relations management in India.

Desired Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in investor relations/finance/equity markets.
• CA/CFA and/or MBA from a reputed B school preferred
• Equity research experience preferred – from sell side/buy side, private equity, investment banking etc.
• Experience in Training & Development, Teaching and Leading teams in Equity Finance roles preferred
• Must have Excellent written and verbal skills
• Must have an excellent eye for detailing
• Relationship-building skills in the investment community, and the ability to collaborate with the executive management team of client companies.
• Financial modelling, excel skills, and powerpoint skills required
• Demonstrated expertise in researching publicly listed companies analysing equity stocks and communicating findings to diverse audiences.
• Extensive experience in analysing Indian and global equity markets, with strong knowledge of the regulatory environment in India.

Core Role - Head the research team in all aspects of fundamental and financial analysis on public limited companies and Investor Relations activities, Train analysts on fundamental and Financial analysis of our client companies, peers, and industry sectors, improve quality of team's fundamental and financial knowledge, perform quality and control checks on all company collaterals like presentations, reports, analysis and take ownership of such products and role, Lead a team of more than 20 analysts with relation to the research role.

• Ability to creatively and fundamentally think and analyse companies and guide team to drive the thinking process for researching on these companies
• Perform in depth Research on client companies, peers and industry with team
• Prepare/Review/guide team for making fundamental reports and financial analysis on companies
• Preparing/review/guide team to make Financial models
• Prepare/review/guide team to make Investor Presentations for client companies
• Train/guide account managers to analyse companies better and prepare them to present to investor community
• Research and analyse public companies and their peers
• Perform, improve and check various types of value added analysis
• Perform fundamental and financial research on client companies, guide team to understand and train account managers to present these companies to investor community
• Make presentations on client companies and pitch investment thesis to senior level investor community participants with the analysts
• Perform various types of analyses, reports, logs, etc.
• Prepare/coordinate/review/improve investor materials like quarterly earnings releases, earnings conference call scripts and annual reports etc.
• Respond to investor inquiries if required, or guide team to respond
• Develop, manage and enhance all communication and investor relations value added reports and aspects with existing and potential clients and investor community.

To know more about Investor Relations visit our website:

The Head – Research & Insights will serve as the intellectual anchor for LCPL’s product and solutions function — driving the research vision, strategy, and ecosystem intelligence that powers every major initiative.

This role demands a leader who can bridge policy, practice, and product , shaping LCPL’s research agenda to support business development, solution design, and program delivery. The person will institutionalize research as a capability — not a support — by creating frameworks, processes, and outputs that continuously inform decision-making, impact design, and credibility building.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Research Leadership

• Define LCPL’s overarching research and evidence strategy aligned with organizational priorities and government partnerships.
• Build a cross-domain research roadmap covering education, skilling, livelihoods, tech-in-governance, and social inclusion.
• Establish thought leadership and position LCPL as a credible voice in national and state-level public policy conversations.

2. Research Design & Methodology

• Develop standardized research frameworks for primary, secondary, and mixed-method studies.
• Lead needs assessments, baseline and endline studies, and impact evaluations for ongoing programs.
• Ensure methodological rigor and ethical standards across all research activities.
• Oversee the creation of sampling frameworks, toolkits, and field protocols.

3. Knowledge & Evidence Systems

• Build and manage LCPL’s internal knowledge architecture: repositories, dashboards, and evidence libraries.
• Partner with Product and Tech teams to embed real-time data and learning feedback loops within program delivery systems.
• Curate knowledge products (whitepapers, policy notes, sector reports, research briefs) for internal and external dissemination.
• Create taxonomies and templates for evidence capture at every stage of project lifecycle.

4. Intelligence & Insights

• Conduct continuous secondary research across government schemes, tenders, budgets, and global best practices.
• Produce monthly and quarterly intelligence reports highlighting trends, benchmarks, and emerging opportunities.
• Support Business Development (BD) and Product teams with data-driven insights for bid proposals, DPRs, and concept notes.
• Track competitor research, innovations, and technology interventions relevant to LCPL’s focus areas.

5. Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Engage with government departments, research bodies, multilateral agencies, and think tanks for partnerships and joint studies.
• Represent LCPL at high-level policy discussions, panels, and national forums.
• Co-develop evaluation frameworks and evidence systems with client ministries and donor partners.

6. Team Building & Capability Development

• Build and lead a multidisciplinary research team — analysts, sector specialists, data scientists, and documentation experts.
• Create pathways for capacity development through training, mentorship, and collaboration.
• Drive a research culture that prizes intellectual honesty, precision, and curiosity.

7. Quality Assurance & Publication

• Oversee quality standards for all reports, studies, and knowledge products.
• Ensure research outputs are publication-ready and aligned with LCPL’s editorial and brand guidelines.
• Review data accuracy, citation integrity, and narrative quality.
• Drive dissemination of LCPL’s research through journals, conferences, and media channels.

We are looking for a Research Director(Account Director) to be a part of our esteemed Organization- Hansa Research Group Pvt Ltd. in our Quantitative Research team- Bangalore .

Hansa Research is the largest Indian consumer insights company undertaking engagements with clients across 100+ countries. We are the first Indian insights and consulting company to acquire a US-based firm, GCR (formerly called Gartner Custom Research).

With research offices across India, Singapore, Bangladesh, Dubai and the USA, Hansa Research’s infrastructure is comparable to the best in the industry. Engaging with clients across multiple sectors, with an array of packaged and customized offerings, Hansa Research focuses on innovation and value addition, to help clients make insightful decisions. Hansa Research has done some path-breaking work, which have become industry standards in India e.G., Indian Readership Survey, Household Potential Index and Indian Outdoor Survey.

We are part of the RK Swamy Group. The R K SWAMY | HANSA companies represent one of India's leading multidiscipline, multi-location, marketing communications and services groups, serving the needs of a wide array of companies, in India and the USA.

We are close to five decades old, offering a full spectrum of services in the Marketing services space. The group employs over 1,500 people and serves 250+ clients across a wide spectrum of categories. It is India's leading multidiscipline, marketing communications and services group with companies operating into diverse domains such as: Advertising & Communications, Insights & Consulting, Marketing & Activation, PR & Education, Data Analytics, Integrated marketing CRM.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Be a part of the team that creates an effective Quantitative research strategy
• Should be responsible for Client Management: Client Retention & Growth (includes new business development efforts)
• Cultivate strong &effective working relationships with internal stakeholders & clients
• Ensures the achievement of annual revenue goals through a comprehensive strategy.
• Should be responsible for Team Management & Development
• To lead own, manage and drive delivery of projects
• Collaboration with the Global/regional Research & Support teams

Essential Skills/Competencies

• Proven expertise in building relationships to develop and deliver on client commitments with a wide range of stakeholders in FMCG sector or across sectors
• Good Analytical Skills & Problem-solving ability
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, a persuasive and passionate communicator with excellent interpersonal skills

Qualification: Post Graduation or any Equivalent degree

Experience required: 8-10 years of prior Market Research Experience with well- known organizations