Want a meaningful career where you can make a difference? Edward Jones sounds perfect for you.
Collaboration. Autonomy. Opportunity. Words our headquarters associates use when talking about working at Edward Jones. Words that describe what it's like being part of a firm where everyone is aligned toward a singular focus: serving the client. And everyone is working to make the firm better together - as they grow as individuals. If these words resonate with you, we should talk.
Job Overview
Position Schedule: Full-Time
The Senior Research & Insights Strategist is responsible for ensuring the implementation and adoption of experiences is evidence-based, effective, and easy for our colleagues and branch teams. They proactively identify and solve high impact and complex problems through the application of research, insights, and behavioral science. Additionally, they work in collaboration with senior leaders and key stakeholders to enhance the use of evidence in the delivery of experiences and firm strategies and increase the integration of highly complex strategies.
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Responsibilities include:
- Provide consulting on the successful execution of division and enterprise efforts leveraging the expertise of subject-matter experts, interpersonal skills, and professional expertise.
- Build a clear integration plan for business leaders, from across the firm, to ensure data and insights are successfully implemented within and across divisions.
- Work effectively in a matrixed organization and support the leadership of the team. Identify, direct and coordinate resources (people, systems, tools) with guidance from leaders.
- Apply a detailed understanding of both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies and sampling designs to make recommendations to senior leaders on research approach.
- With guidance, lead multi-disciplinary research teams (comprised of 5+ people and disciplines) to address complex division and department business questions. Disciplines include applied statistics, grounded theory qualitative research, and survey research.
- Understand, analyze, and recommend various research methodologies (both qualitative and quantitative) to address business issues. Communicate outcomes of research findings in a compelling/concise way and in a manner appropriate for the specific audience (including senior leadership teams).
Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page.
Hiring Minimum: $96471
Hiring Maximum: $164262
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Skills/Requirements
Experience Required:
- 5+ Consulting and/or Business Development experience is a plus
- Financial Services industry experience is a plus
- Senior Level Presentation and Communication Skills
- Broad knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies and sampling designs
- Ability to assist in the interpretation of research results and succinctly summarize them to provide insights for the firm
Education Required:
- Bachelor's Degree required
- MBA or advanced degree is preferred
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Awards & Accolades
At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.
Check out our U.S. awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
Check out our Canadian awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
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About Us
Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 8 million clients and 19,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we're proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.
Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.
People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.
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¹Fortune 500, published June 2023, data as of December 2022. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
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