Research Talent Hub

Our strategic HIRING SOLUTIONS will help you start a project, find mid-to-senior talent, craft a succession planning strategy, or scope the market for a new executive/non-executive appointment. 

We offer ON-DEMAND hires, EXECUTIVE SEARCH solutions, or PROJECT STYLE assignments (including bespoke Intelligence Studies i.e. Compensation & Benefits or Competitor Insights/Market Mapping). 

We tailor each project to specific requirements and adapt our rigorous Search Methodology accordingly.

We work in close collaboration with hand-picked clients to attract TOP TALENT, ensuring growth, team retention, and a competitive advantage. 

Our sweet spot includes market research agencies, innovation and cultural insights boutiques, transformational (brand-led) growth or innovation consultancies, ESG strategy firms, and emerging, fast-scaling res-tech start-ups and scale-ups (AI-powered insights platforms).

🟡 If you would like to discuss our search methodology and successfully completed assignments in more detail, please book a 30-minute video call with Joanna --> https://calendly.com/research-talent-hub/30min.

🟠 Some of the critical searches we successfully completed include:

• Strategic Insights Manager / Director
• Senior Researcher 
• VP Global Head of Research 
• CEO
• Director of Data & Intelligence 
• Head of Behavioural Strategy 
• Social Insights Manager / Director
• Research Manager 
• Strategy Director
• Research Director
• Head of Research (Insight Department)
• Commercial Director
• Head of Cultural Insights
• Associate Research Director
• Head of AI Innovation
• Advanced Analytics Head
• Cultural Insights Director
• VP Behavioural Insights
• Customer Success Manager

Talent Search Partners to Market Research, Innovation/Growth Strategy & Res-Tech Agency Founders/MDs

Career Coaching Hub

💗 I'm delighted to extend a special invitation for a COMPLIMENTARY Career Consulting or Career Coaching workshop. 

This exclusive package includes a 60-minute session following an initial 30-minute Discovery Call, totalling 90 minutes of personalised guidance, to a select group of candidates who commit to working EXCLUSIVELY with me through Research Talent Hub. Please ping me to find out more! 💗

What's the main difference between Career COACHING and Career CONSULTING?

Imagine you are learning how to ride a bicycle. 🚲

A Career Consultant would ride a bike for a while and give you 'How to Manual', aka a successful Job-Hunting strategy or tactics for writing a winning CV, LinkedIn Optimisation or how to wing that Interview!

A Transformational Career Coach would get you on the bicycle and walk alongside you, guiding you through the process until you feel confident enough to ride on your own!

CAREER CONSULTING might be better for you if you need to achieve your career goals quickly and with minimum fuss. I use various career consulting services that give you the tools for success.

CAREER COACHING is your longer-term investment to achieve your career goals. I will guide and inspire you so you can kick start achieving more of your personal and professional goals.

Transformational Career Coach 

Lipton Fleming (now Source)

Launched, developed and successfully run Market Research Agency focused recruitment practice at Lipton Fleming building on personal, long-established clients and candidates’ relationships in the market research industry.

Helped to plan and manage the careers of many talented qualitative and quantitative researchers and insight/social media intelligence & research operations professionals at all levels. 

I've met a lot of amazing and inspiring people in the industry. Thank you for allowing me to help you achieve your long-term goals: your success represents my success as a market research recruiter.

Made a lot of market research/insight/brand consultancies and media owners genuinely happy. I introduced amazing talent to their teams (I am very proud of this)! We've worked closely together to achieve it though (you have to) and had some great appointments as a result.

Market Research & Insight - Managing Consultant

Boyce Recruitment

Established and run a highly successful Market Research/Consumer Insight division to broaden Boyce Recruitment offering in the market place. 

I have successfully placed market research & insight professionals at all levels from Graduate Trainee to Managing Director into a broad range of consultancies, client companies and agencies in Research/Insight/Consultancy or Field/Operations/Data Processing positions. 

Provided market & career consultancy to clients and candidates within the market research/insight/analytics industry including market/salary/competitors assessment briefings and CV & Interview Surgery meetings.

Networked at various industry related events including Research Conferences or MRS Members evenings.

Developed a detailed knowledge of market research and market research recruitment issues through appropriate reading, seminars, networking events and practical experience.

Senior Market Research & Insight Consultant

Harrods

As Harrods Executive Management Trainee I was fortunate enough to work across different teams and participated in their structured post-graduate retail study programme. I enjoyed learning new skills and continuously adapting to the needs of diverse teams. I received an on-going training across different areas of the business including Recruitment & HR, Marketing, Sales, Seasonal Events & Project Management. 

Some of the things I’ve accomplished: 

Worked in Recruitment & HR division, gaining experience in interviewing techniques including Competency Based Interviewing. Learned HR policies & procedures including Discipline & Grievance, Sickness, Maternity & Absence and Equal Opportunities etc.

Undertook an independent project investigating the opportunities for marketing Whitehall’s beauty rooms. Analysed managers’ approach to acquisition & retention, financial performance, the appeal of rooms and competition. Recommendations included innovative concepts aimed at promoting beauty rooms.

Executive Management Trainee (Graduate Trainee Scheme)

I am not just a recruiter; I am a strategic partner, the antipode to your hiring headaches in the market research, insights, res-tech, innovation or ESG strategy, and brand-led growth consulting sectors. 

Proudly partnering with some of the world's most innovative companies, I specialise in CRITICAL, CONFIDENTIAL and CHALLENGING HIRES that drive progress in research, transformational business strategy, and innovation.

If you had to work on a 'no win, no fee' basis, the quality of your work would probably be poor.

Research Director, Consultancy Partner, Managing Director, Founder — whatever you do for a living, you and your team provide your clients with expertise so they don't need to do it themselves. You respond to their needs and deliver projects professionally. And you are held responsible for that service.

Recruitment is often not like that.

To be fair, a no-win-no-fee approach CAN work in recruitment - for relatively straightforward, low-level hires, your 'doers' in the team if you want it fast, and there is less at stake for a bad hire. 

But for strategic, high-level, senior, confidential or niche hires with fee generation or management - you need to approach it as you would do any professional project. You need to trust a skilled expert who will plan your project, deliver it and be accountable to you throughout the entire process. 

Also, it helps that I have over 15 years of knowledge and experience in strategic talent acquisition and career consulting/coaching in market research & insights, innovation strategy, brand growth strategy consulting, and increasingly in AI-led Insights Platforms & ESG strategy (and many highly inspirational, long-term partners!). You will be in safe hands. 

🟠 RESEARCH TALENT HUB 🟠

Our strategic HIRING SOLUTIONS will help you start a project, find mid-to-senior talent, craft a succession planning strategy, or scope the market for a new executive/non-executive appointment. 

We offer ON-DEMAND hires, EXECUTIVE SEARCH solutions, or PROJECT STYLE assignments (including bespoke Intelligence Studies i.e. Compensation & Benefits or Competitor Insights/Market Mapping). 

We tailor each project to specific requirements and adapt our rigorous Search Methodology accordingly.

We work in close collaboration with hand-picked clients to attract TOP TALENT, ensuring growth, team retention, and a competitive advantage. 

🟡 If you would like to discuss our methodology and successfully completed assignments in more detail, please book a 30-minute video call with Joanna --> https://calendly.com/research-talent-hub/30min.

Joanna Byerley

-Top 10% of talent on Upwork, 100% Job Success Score, 5 star rating
-Successfully delivered Market Research Reports, Decks, Spreadsheet Database, and White Papers to 14 clients comprising the Industry Size, Growth Forecast, Trends, New developments, and Competitive Analysis along with references
-Helped a Merger & Acquisition advisory firm in the UK dig out details of M&A deals of key companies using a creative approach to desktop research
-Helped clients in the E&C sector and Advertisement with a user-friendly and interactive Excel Dashboard. I used advanced functions like Pivot, and Slicers to have a granular illustration of the data.
- Developed high-level analytical lists of competitors encompassing the details of the business including the offering and price. I've helped a client map out AI products offered in the industry by listing down the top AI companies with details on the AI applications and AI Technologies being used in their product which represents my attention to detail and sharp internet research skills.
- Proud to have served diverse industries including Construction & Engineering, Technology, AI, Fitness, Creators Economy, Energy, Peace Building, and more

Freelance Market Research Consultant

Odetta, Inc.

-Successfully submitted high-level Market Research Reports/Decks/Spreadsheets to Founders and VCs which helped them dig deep into their markets
- Helped a VC run due diligence on a consumer brand via comprehensive research on competitors' brand messages and financial standing and developed target audience persona. Used non-traditional data sources like consumer comments on E-commerce stores to identify their pain points.
- Submitted quarterly research deck to a fitness equipment manufacturing giant in the US that encompassed industry research and competition analysis
- Managed and Trained cross-cultural teams virtually using strong feedback and online training
- Designed engaging decks like Sales Deck and Company Profiles using Canva and Google Slides
- Scoped the client requests and submitted project proposals
-Lead team member experimenting with AI tools to check their viability. Developed content using ChatGPT, deck using Gamma and Tome, and generated images using Mid Journey, Image Creator by Bing and Adobe Firefly. ---Got a good command on Prompts to get work done in the AI world

Project Lead

-Successfully delivered Market Research decks and reports.
-Project Scoping
-Managing cross-culture remote teams to deliver data outsourcing project of US based clients.
-Data annotation, Market research and lead generation projects.
-Expert in virtual communication handling, managing cross-cultural diverse team, and in understanding and delivering clients' project demand.

Odetta.ai is facilitating data outsourcing needs of US companies by connecting them with expert data analysts, annotators and project managers hailing from south Asian and middle eastern region. We are optimizing modern tech solutions to make the virtual communication and project management faster and reliable.
#futureofwork

Account Manager

Data Analyst

Engro Eximp Agriproducts

- The primary objective of the role was to conduct through market research in the Gulf, Asian and African region regarding the feasibility of a new basmati rice brand launch. Also to recommend packaging design and brand strategy to the client based on the research
- Conducted secondary research and In-depth interviews with Expats and locals of the given regions to understand the consumer preference regarding the category and identified major competitors.
- Designed a through survey to understand consumer behavior towards rice usage, quality preference, packaging design preference, price consciousness and importance of availability. Conducted the survey with almost 200 participants.
- Performed data analysis on IBM SPSS Statistics and MS Excel
- Designed packaging designs on the Adobe Photoshop
- Recommended the brand strategy to the client and the packaging design based on the research outcomes.
- It was a team effort led by me. Hence developed better leadership skills, team work, Adobe Photoshop, SPSS analytics, Report writing and Presentation skill.

Project Resource | Market Research

K-Electric

As part of KE's Emerging Talent Program, I contributed in the following projects;
-Process revamp project for consumer facilitation and for business development purposes.
- Integral part of a successful recovery project from chronic defaulters.
- Incentive scheme for employee motivation.
-Project performance evaluation dashboard on Excel.

The experience contributed in enhancing people skill and critical thinking.

Management Trainee

Toyota-Indus Motors Company

-Researched over the decreasing after-sale service share of Toyota 3S dealerships through collection and analysis of primary data from Toyota customers at road-side mechanic shops.
-Recommended the  prospective locations and facilities for new 2S dealerships in Karachi.

Project Resource | Consumer Research

Asiatic Public Relation Network

-Collected primary data through corporate survey and formed research report on “Corporate Volunteership culture in Pakistan”. 
-Tasks improved research skill.

Research Intern

-Mentored TCF alumni for the NTHP entry test.
-Contributed in the program design of ADP (Alumni Development Program) via coordinating with the students for the program awareness.

TCF ambassador

Meezan Bank Limited

- Worked on the CEIF country report.
-Prepared academic cases on different financial modes, like Murabaha and diminishing Musharka.
- Prepared article on the KAP study by SBP.
- Learned the basics of Islamic finance

Finance Intern

APWA

- Served the media and PR department and worked under vice president Ms. Farzana Rehman.
-Prepared reports for the seminars that APWA conducted.
-Designed the banner, and Newsletter of APWA.
-Covered and update the social activities of APWA through reports and articles.
-Core project: APWA Jail Women project.

Social Work Intern

The Citizens Foundation

-Conducted the summer camp and interacted with students through various creative activities.
-Assisted in organizing the final event.

Volunteer

Recently, I stumbled across an article by @Andy Drake about falling into research, and it instantly clicked with me that I, for one, too fell into research. 

As a fresh business graduate, with no intention of getting into research, I got into a big utility company and was placed in the strategy department. There, I was handed over the industry research and competitive analysis task to guide a forward-looking strategy to reduce losses and smart metering. Apparently, I was good and soon began to get more such research work. I too was enjoying it.

Then I left for my MBA where I formally studied Business Research and did a couple of primary and secondary research, including one for an Agricultural giant to consult on new product development and launch. 

During my MBA, I joined an international startup on a freelance basis where again someone saw the potential and soon I became the go-to person for Market Intelligence decks and reports to U.S.-based clients from diverse industries. I also led and trained cross-cultural teams in research.

I enjoyed 5 wholesome years of growth there, and simultaneously kicked-off my independent consultant journey on Upwork where I helped my clients with competition analysis and industry research. Tractions like being top 10% of talent, 100% job success score, a 5-star rating, and feedback like below, helped me push forward.

"Thanks for your hard work on this, it was the best. I will use you again in the future."

"terrific, fast, high quality"

"Noor does excellent work. She is polite but assertive, fast, but accurate, and enjoyable to work with. 💯🏆"

Today I’m an independent Market Intelligence Consultant.

As I reflect on my journey, I realize that I love research because it is progressive, much like myself. So, although I fell into it, I stuck to my calling and chose to upskill myself in it. I’m forever grateful to the individuals who saw my potential, trusted me, and helped me move forward.

Besides, I’m a strong believer in remote work, as it has helped me connect with some of the brilliant and respectful individuals Worldwide and has helped me contribute to global projects. I’m also an advocate of fair pay, respect, and growth at work and elsewhere.

Thanks for checking out my profile and reading my story.

👉DM me or drop me an email at noorulain.nasim@gmail.com if you have any projects, or even if you just want to say Hi! I like connecting (in the true sense of the word) with people. We have more in common than we think!

Checkout my Upwork profile  https://www.upwork.com/o/profiles/users/~015c3c6fb6487e907c/

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