Market Research Senior Manager

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A Little About Us

The Yahoo Asia Strategy & Insights team is the engine behind our B2B growth. We translate complex market signals into actionable narratives that power our sales and product marketing efforts across priority regions. We are a high-impact, collaborative group that values curiosity, data-driven storytelling, and a relentless focus on the consumer.

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead the end-to-end strategy for Asia research, moving from manual data collection to AI-augmented insights systems that predict market shifts and consumer behaviors.

• Design and oversee high-stakes quantitative and qualitative research programs, including market sizing, brand tracking, customer satisfaction, and advanced pricing/concept testing.

• Build deep, multi-market intelligence of market dynamics and competitive landscapes for priority verticals, ensuring Yahoo Taiwan remains a dominant thought leader.

• Develop annual research roadmaps, prioritizing initiatives based on ROI, business impact, and executive stakeholder needs.

• Review and validate AI-generated research outputs (e.g., predictive segments or automated content analysis), exercising expert judgment to ensure methodological rigor.

• Partner with Product Marketing, Sales, and Editorial teams to embed "next-gen" insights into value propositions and executive-level narratives.

• Serve as a primary consumer insights ambassador for Yahoo Taiwan, presenting at key industry events to elevate brand authority.
 

Qualifications

• 12–15+ years of experience in market research or consumer insights, with a proven track record in digital media, tech, or internet services.

• Exceptional ability to architect strategic narratives, transforming multi-source data into compelling executive stories that drive high-stakes decisions.

• Mastery of research methodologies (survey design, sampling, segmentation, and brand/campaign measurement).

• Demonstrated experience scaling research programs across multiple markets with a focus on cost-efficiency and speed.

• Experience evaluating and refining AI-augmented workflows, specifically in the areas of automated text mining, predictive modeling, and content analysis.

• A growth mindset with a commitment to staying current on emerging AI tools and proactively suggesting improvements to legacy research processes.

• BA or BS degree in Marketing, Business, Statistics, or a related field (Advanced degree preferred).

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