Manager - Market Research
At a glance
Mid-level Market Research role at Mahindra. Mumbai A.O.
Pay not stated Market Research salary
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What you'll do
- Lead qualitative and quantitative studies on automotive consumers, including motivations, barriers, and emerging needs
- Turn research findings into recommendations for product development, communications, and customer experience
- Build U&A, segmentation, brand tracking, journey, and product-clinic research programs
- Oversee research agencies through study design, fieldwork, analysis, and quality checks
- Share insight narratives with marketing, product, and leadership stakeholders while tracking ICE, EV, and hybrid trends
What you bring
- An MBA and at least five years of post-MBA consumer-insights experience
- Experience spanning both research agencies and client-side roles
- Strong quantitative research capability alongside qualitative research experience
- Hands-on use of predictive modeling, segmentation, automation, and other advanced research methods
Who this fits
You’ll suit a consumer-insights manager role that combines research leadership, agency oversight, advanced analytics, and stakeholder presentations. Automotive exposure or enthusiasm is a plus, while marketing experience is advantageous.
From the employer
Responsibilities & Key Deliverables
Role Purpose:
To generate actionable consumer and market insights that inform product strategy, brand positioning, and customer experience for Mahindra Passenger Vehicles. The role translates consumer behavior, perceptions, and unmet needs into strategic inputs that enable data-driven decision making across marketing, product, and business teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Consumer Understanding & Insight Generation
- Lead qualitative and quantitative research to uncover consumer motivations, barriers, and emerging needs across the automotive category.
- Translate consumer data into clear insights that inform product development, communication, and customer experience.
- Research Design & Execution
- Design research frameworks including U&A, segmentation, brand tracking, customer journey studies, and product clinics.
- Manage external research agencies and ensure high quality research design, fieldwork, and analysis.
- Insight Communication & Stakeholder Influence
- Convert research findings into compelling insight stories and strategic recommendations.
- Present insights to cross-functional stakeholders including marketing, product, and leadership teams.
- Market & Competitive Intelligence
- Track consumer sentiment, competitive perception, and category trends (ICE, EV, hybrid).
- Synthesize insights from multiple sources such as research studies, social listening, and auto forums.
- Drive new age research techniques and leverage AI to design agile ways to drive customer insights.
Preferred Industries
Education Qualification
MBA
General Experience
- 5+ years post-MBA experience in consumer insights, with exposure to both agency / client-side roles.
- Strong quantitative research background with qualitative experience. Proven experience in applying research tools and techniques for advanced analytics, including predictive modeling, segmentation, and automation of insight generation.
- Experience or passion in the automotive sector is a plus. Experience in marketing roles is an advantage.
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