Associate Director, (Country), Global Research Group
Bangkok, Thailand
Kantar is the world’s leading AI‑native marketing data and analytics business and an indispensable brand partner to the world’s top companies. We combine the most meaningful attitudinal and behavioural data with deep expertise and advanced analytics to uncover how people think and act. We help clients understand what has happened, why it happened, and how to shape the marketing strategies that shape their future.
About the job
As Associate Research Director, you will lead research delivery across a portfolio within GRG, ensuring high-quality outputs, operational excellence, and strong client impact. You will drive research excellence through AI, automation, and global delivery models while partnering with Client Partners and Commercial leaders to deliver commercially sustainable research solutions.
Job Goals
Research Delivery & Excellence
Leadership & Talent Development
Client & Commercial Accountability
Ideal Skills and Capabilities:
Why join Kantar?
Kantar is one of the most recognised and trusted brands in its industry, with unmatched depth of expertise and global reach. We are investing in AI, evolving how intelligence is delivered, and working with some of the world’s most influential brands. Joining Kantar means shaping what comes next; work that is more connected, more dynamic, and more impactful.
Privacy and Legal Statement
At Kantar, the diversity of our employees provides a richer environment for our people and broader depth of thinking for our clients. We are committed to inclusion and welcome applications from all sections of society.
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Location
Bangkok, Rajanakarn BuildingThailand
Kantar Rewards Statement
At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and also to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver.
We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that’s out of the ordinary and join us.
We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and well being is taken into consideration.
We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes.
Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies, Kantar’s 30,000 people help the world’s leading organisations succeed and grow.

Kantar is the world’s leading AI-native marketing data and analytics business and an indispensable brand partner to the world’s top companies. We combine the most meaningful attitudinal and behavioural data with deep expertise and advanced analytics to uncover how people think and act. We help clients understand what has happened and why, and how to shape the marketing strategies that shape their future.