Director, Insights

at  WittKieffer

We are mission-driven to advance wellbeing across the Quality of Life ecosystem through impactful leadership. Come join us!

Knowledge & Data Management:

• Promote knowledge sharing of the latest insights and data across the firm.
• Ensure accessibility of current data, insights, and client-ready materials throughout WittKieffer by leveraging existing platforms.
• Conduct regular knowledge-sharing sessions for market-facing teams to discuss industry trends and exchange market observations, talent dynamics, and leadership challenges

THE ROLE

WittKieffer considers the role of the Director of Insights as a pivotal position in generating impactful insights and thought leadership content through strategic research initiatives focused on leadership within the Quality of Life Ecosystem. Collaborating closely with the marketing team, this position shapes WittKieffer’s brand through unique insights and supports a content-driven approach to branding, marketing, and business development. By developing and maintaining proprietary data tools and conducting in-depth research, the Director provides essential support to market-facing teams and other firm members, enhancing data-driven communication, editorial content, and decision-making within WittKieffer.
The Director’s primary responsibility will be to lead a team of insights strategists in delivering a steady flow of high-quality, differentiated, data-driven market and talent intelligence. This involves transforming first-, second-, and third-party data into impactful insights to be leveraged in business development, pitches and proposals, and brand-building thought leadership.
The work can be carried out in a remote or hybrid environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Cutting-Edge Insights Generation:

• Serve as a trusted subject matter expert (SME) within WittKieffer, leveraging deep industry knowledge and data analysis expertise to provide credible insights and strategic guidance that influence decision-making and drive innovation.
• Plan, design, and lead the execution of various quantitative and qualitative research initiatives focused on leadership within the Quality of Life Ecosystem (healthcare, education, science) and enterprise-level leadership topics.
• Develop and maintain specific processes, data sets, and analytical tools utilizing a variety of methodologies to mine and synthesize data from internal and external systems to create proprietary data assets and differentiated insights.
• Conduct in-depth research using relevant, qualified resources (e.g., in-house databases, proprietary market and talent intelligence, external sources, surveys, qualitative interviews).
• Drive the creation of unique, insightful, and impactful thought leadership content through proprietary research to support a content-driven approach to branding, marketing, and business development.
• Coordinate with the marketing team on the thought leadership agenda by participating in the editorial board and actively contributing to the execution of the editorial calendar.
• Co-drive external strategic partnerships with brand halo (e.g., associations, education institutions).
• Manage the insights team to provide primary and secondary research support to consultants, researchers, CSI team members, and others at WittKieffer on various data and analytics-related topics.

Knowledge & Data Management:

• Promote knowledge sharing of the latest insights and data across the firm.
• Ensure accessibility of current data, insights, and client-ready materials throughout WittKieffer by leveraging existing platforms.
• Conduct regular knowledge-sharing sessions for market-facing teams to discuss industry trends and exchange market observations, talent dynamics, and leadership challenges.

Stakeholder Engagement & Team Leadership:

• Support the editorial board in driving the thought leadership agenda at WittKieffer.
• Collaborate with market leaders, consultants, the marketing department, and other members of the CSI team to execute the thought leadership agenda effectively.
• Coach and mentor team members within the Insights team; oversee the team’s performance, training, and career development.