What are the responsibilities and job description for the Market Research, Program Manager position at Ipsos in US?
Job Description
Ipsos is launching a new tech initiative, a firm-wide growth platform focused on expanding strategic partnerships with leading Technology clients, including Hyperscalers. This role is central to translating strategy into execution—bringing clarity, discipline, and momentum to a high-visibility, cross-functional program.
The Program Director serves as the operational leader of the initiative, ensuring alignment across senior stakeholders, visibility into progress and risk, and consistent delivery of results.
What You’ll Do
In accordance with NY/CO/CA/WA law, the estimated base salary range for this role is 150,000USD to 200,00USD. Your final base salary will be determined based on several non-discriminatory factors which may include but are not limited to location, work experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications.
What’s In It For You
At Ipsos you’ll experience opportunities for Career Development, an exceptional benefits package (including generous PTO, healthcare plans, wellness benefits), a flexible workplace policy, and a strong collaborative culture.
Benefits
To find out more about all the great reasons to work at Ipsos, how we’re making an impact around the world, and more about our benefits and employee programs, please visit:
Why Work at Ipsos | US
Commitment to Diversity
Ipsos recognizes the necessity of building an inclusive culture that values each employee’s individuality and diverse perspectives. For more than 40 years, our mission has been to generate and analyze data about society, markets, brands, and behaviors to provide our clients with the insights that elevate their understanding of the world. This could not be fulfilled without Ipsos’ diverse employees who compile and analyze this data—they are the essence of who we are and what we do.
We are committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees, creating an environment that promotes inclusion, and enabling employees from all walks of life to flourish. Ipsos encourages our employees to act in a respectful and responsible manner, in line with code of best practices concerning diversity and inclusion, human rights, equality, and civility for every individual.
Ipsos is An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other protected class and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability .
About Us
Ipsos is one of the world’s largest research companies and currently the only one primarily managed by researchers, ranking as a #1 full-service research organization for four consecutive years. With over 75 different data-driven solutions, and presence in 90 markets, Ipsos brings together research, implementation, methodological, and subject-matter experts from around the world, combining thematic and technical experts to deliver top-quality research and insights. Simply speaking, we help the biggest companies solve some of their biggest problems, serving more than 5000 clients across the globe by providing research, data, and insights on their target markets. And we are proud of our continuous efforts in making Ipsos the best place to work!
About The Team
The Client Organization seeks to bring the best of Ipsos’ solutions to clients, and to be the ‘voice of the client’ inside Ipsos. The mission of the Ipsos Client Organization (CO) is to deliver greater value for our clients and profitable growth for Ipsos. The CO is comprised of senior executives from across the industry who are focused on building long-term client relationships by understanding their business context and priorities, and then identifying and penetrating the relevant buying points for Ipsos’ broad portfolio of services that address these needs.
Ipsos is launching a new tech initiative, a firm-wide growth platform focused on expanding strategic partnerships with leading Technology clients, including Hyperscalers. This role is central to translating strategy into execution—bringing clarity, discipline, and momentum to a high-visibility, cross-functional program.
The Program Director serves as the operational leader of the initiative, ensuring alignment across senior stakeholders, visibility into progress and risk, and consistent delivery of results.
What You’ll Do
- Lead the operating cadence for a multi-workstream, executive-sponsored growth initiative
- Translate complex strategies into structured, executable plans and roadmaps
- Align senior leaders and cross-functional teams around shared priorities and outcomes
- Track milestones, risks, and dependencies; surface issues early and drive resolution
- Develop clear dashboards and executive-ready updates on progress, performance, and impact
- Partner closely with Marketing, Growth, Client Experience, Talent, and Technology teams
- Plan and execute executive salons, client forums, and innovation showcases that deepen strategic relationships
- Act as a trusted partner to the Executive Lead, enabling focus on clients, influence, and strategic narrative
- 8–12 years of experience in program management, strategy, operations, or consulting
- Proven success operating in complex, matrixed organizations with senior executives
- Strong executive communication, storytelling, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive clarity in high-impact environments
- High ownership, strong follow-through, and a bias for action
- West Coast–based with flexibility to travel
- High visibility with senior leadership
- Direct impact on Ipsos’ growth with its most important Technology clients
- Opportunity to shape how Ipsos shows up in the Tech ecosystem
- Influence across strategy, innovation, client experience, and talent
In accordance with NY/CO/CA/WA law, the estimated base salary range for this role is 150,000USD to 200,00USD. Your final base salary will be determined based on several non-discriminatory factors which may include but are not limited to location, work experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications.
What’s In It For You
At Ipsos you’ll experience opportunities for Career Development, an exceptional benefits package (including generous PTO, healthcare plans, wellness benefits), a flexible workplace policy, and a strong collaborative culture.
Benefits
To find out more about all the great reasons to work at Ipsos, how we’re making an impact around the world, and more about our benefits and employee programs, please visit:
Why Work at Ipsos | US
Commitment to Diversity
Ipsos recognizes the necessity of building an inclusive culture that values each employee’s individuality and diverse perspectives. For more than 40 years, our mission has been to generate and analyze data about society, markets, brands, and behaviors to provide our clients with the insights that elevate their understanding of the world. This could not be fulfilled without Ipsos’ diverse employees who compile and analyze this data—they are the essence of who we are and what we do.
We are committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees, creating an environment that promotes inclusion, and enabling employees from all walks of life to flourish. Ipsos encourages our employees to act in a respectful and responsible manner, in line with code of best practices concerning diversity and inclusion, human rights, equality, and civility for every individual.
Ipsos is An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other protected class and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability .
About Us
Ipsos is one of the world’s largest research companies and currently the only one primarily managed by researchers, ranking as a #1 full-service research organization for four consecutive years. With over 75 different data-driven solutions, and presence in 90 markets, Ipsos brings together research, implementation, methodological, and subject-matter experts from around the world, combining thematic and technical experts to deliver top-quality research and insights. Simply speaking, we help the biggest companies solve some of their biggest problems, serving more than 5000 clients across the globe by providing research, data, and insights on their target markets. And we are proud of our continuous efforts in making Ipsos the best place to work!
About The Team
The Client Organization seeks to bring the best of Ipsos’ solutions to clients, and to be the ‘voice of the client’ inside Ipsos. The mission of the Ipsos Client Organization (CO) is to deliver greater value for our clients and profitable growth for Ipsos. The CO is comprised of senior executives from across the industry who are focused on building long-term client relationships by understanding their business context and priorities, and then identifying and penetrating the relevant buying points for Ipsos’ broad portfolio of services that address these needs.