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Research Consultant (Quant) - Where Curiosity Meets Strategy

Resources GroupMelbourne, Victoria🇦🇺AustraliaPosted 3 Sept 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid role offers incredible growth potential, allowing you to build both methodological and strategic thinking skills while working with a diverse portfolio of culture-shaping brands. You'll thrive here if you possess a curious and ambitious mindset, eager to design bespoke quantitative research frameworks and deliver impactful insights for exciting clients. Apply today to join a leading strategic insights consultancy and shape your career!

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Job Description

Curiosity is contagious here. So is ambition. This is one of Melbourne's best strategic insights consultancies, bringing together expertise across quantitative and qualitative research, advanced analytics, tech and strategy. It's a one-stop strategy hub for clients and a play pit of learning and growth for you! This growth role is for a Research Consultant with a quant leaning and a qualitative twist.

WorkwithCultureShapingBrands

You'llloveworkingacrossamixofculture-shapingbrands-fromglobaliconstocoolstart-ups-whereeverysolutionis100%bespoke. It'sagemofanopportunitytobuildbothyourmethodologicalskillsandyour strategicthinking.

Typical projects include:
  • Identifying meaningful segments, defining priority audiences and projecting future behaviours

  • Helping brands define their purpose, positioning and cultural relevance

  • Developing communications strategies grounded in real human understanding

  • Applying behavioural science frameworks to uncover the social and psychological forces behind decision-making

  • Spotting unmet needs, shaping new ideas and guiding innovation

You'll get to work with household names across Retail, Sport, FinTech, Entertainment, FMCG and more.

Day-to-Day You'll:
  • Build relationships with an exciting portfolio of client accounts

  • Helpunpackclientproblemsanddesigntailoredquantresearchframeworks

  • Manage end-to-end quantitative projects, from research design through to analysis and reporting

  • Synthesise insights and connect them to broader strategic recommendations

  • Createinspiring,commerciallyrelevantnarrativesandstrategies

  • Gethands-onwithqualtoo-fromdepthinterviewstomulti-methodprojects

  • Bringcreativity,curiosityandpassiontoeverybrief

About you.
  • Around2+years'experienceinconsumerinsightsorstrategy

  • Backgroundinamarketresearchconsultancyoragencyenvironment

  • Strongquantitativeresearchskills-acrossadhocandtracking(e.g.brandequity,U&A, segmentations,CX,NPD)

  • Passionforstrategyandturningdataintobusinessimpact

  • ExcellentanalyticalabilityandideallyconfidentusingQorasimilarstatspackage

If you're naturally curious, enjoy solving messy business problems and want to become the kind of consultant clients genuinely rely on, this is a brilliant place to build your career.

About Resources Group

We are the Leading Global Talent Agency for Insights, Analytics & Data Strategy. Our consultants take the time to truly understand your career aims and are dedicated to providing tailored, impartial advice to find you the very best career move. We have access to an unrivalled and exclusive range of job opportunities with trailblazing agencies and blue-chips across Australia, NZ and APAC.

Resources Group's Diversity and Equality Policy determines that we submit applicants to our clients on the basis of merit and ability, regardless of race, colour, age, disability, family responsibilities, gender, marital status, nationality, religious or political views or affiliations, sexual orientation or socio-economic background.

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