consumer research AssociateMeralco

Job Summary:The Consumer Research Associate will support the development and execution of research initiatives that provide a deep understanding of needs, behaviors, and experiences of One Meralco customers. The role is a blend of traditional research, human-centered design, analytics, and the use of digital platforms to generate actionable insights that support customer experience and customer satisfaction improvement, and service innovation within One Meralco.General Responsibilities:Consumer Research Design and Implementation
Integrates management directions and strategies, environmental scan and identified areas of study as an input to consumer research
Collaborates with the Consumer Research Lead, internal teams and third-party market research service providers in designing and implementing consumer studies (incl. both quantitative and qualitative research studies, including surveys, interviews, focus groups, and observational and ethnographic studies)
Human-centered Design Studies
Applies design thinking methodologies to unearth consumer needs, pain points and identify opportunities to improve customer experience
Supports and/or co-facilitate workshops for mapping exercises (empathy mapping, customer journey mapping, service blueprinting and journey atlas)
Develops and maintain customer journey maps and service blueprints to guide customer experience design and customer-centric planning for products and solutions
Data Analytics, Insighting, and Reporting
Analyzes consumer research data, behavioral and usage data sets to mine trends, segments and meaningful insights
Interprets results from statistical tests and translate complex finding into actionable recommendations
Scans environment for potential competitors and integrates local and foreign trends, practices and technologies with customer data to provide inputs to programs and business strategies
Consumer Research Technology
Operates and maintain digital tools for research execution, including survey platforms (e.g. Alchemer, MS Forms, etc), collaboration tools (e.g. MIRO) and data visualization tools (e.g. PowerBI, Tableau, etc)
Keeps up to date with emerging technologies and define user requirements for solutions and tools that will enhance efficiency of insight generation
Qualifications
Preferably with at least 5 years of experience in business-to-consumer, business-to-business research, insights or data analytics role
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills; strong organizational and project management skills
Effective team player, driven to achieve results, organized and focused, with capacity to innovate and produce creative ideas
Adept in MS Office applications especially Excel and PowerPoint, with basic knowledge of web UI/UX and analytics
Familiarity with consumer research technology tools such as Google Analytics, Salesforce and Tableau is desired but not required
Skills in graphic design, copy developing/editing, Adobe Photoshop, video editing is desired but not required
Willing to work onsite at Meralco Ortigas
Meralco

Ortigas Center, Pasig City
Permanent
Full-time