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Kantar is the world’s leading marketing data and analytics business. We deliver the intelligence needed to power brand growth.

We provide the signals that help organisations act quickly and confidently. We empower brands to make effective marketing decisions based on predictive evidence. And we help them craft powerful growth strategies rooted in the connection between consumers, brands and enterprise value.

All this is powered by our uniquely robust human and synthetic data, our unrivalled IP, our AI-native platform and the team of global brand experts that bring this all together.

About the Job

The Vice President Client Partner, Financial Services will grow a portfolio of strategic clients across North America by acting as a trusted commercial adviser to senior leaders. Rather than simply responding to stated needs, they will bring a provocative, informed point of view, focus executive attention on the issues that matter and help clients define new opportunities to modernise their brands.

Working across consulting, data, technology, insights and analytics, they will shape and convert opportunities that advance brand growth, customer experience, innovation and marketing effectiveness. They will strengthen Kantar’s market presence through compelling writing, senior-level conversations and visible participation in relevant industry forums.

Job Goals

Challenge senior client leaders with informed perspectives that sharpen their thinking and focus attention on the most important opportunities for brand growth.
Shape emerging client needs and strategic agendas, moving conversations beyond existing briefs towards new commercial and transformation opportunities.
Grow revenue and share of wallet across a portfolio of strategic Financial Services accounts.
Develop account growth strategies that connect clients’ business priorities, market context and future ambitions with Kantar’s capabilities.
Create and convert a strong pipeline through consultative selling, persuasive commercial narratives and confident executive engagement.
Mobilise consulting, data, technology, insights and analytics expertise to deliver integrated solutions that help Financial Services brands modernise and grow.
Represent Kantar through compelling written thought leadership, client events, industry forums and other external speaking opportunities.

Skills & Capabilities

Strategic consulting and commercial capability, with evidence of growing complex enterprise relationships, shaping demand and converting high-value opportunities.
Financial Services expertise, with a strong understanding of one or more areas such as banking, payments, insurance or asset management and the forces reshaping brands in the sector.
Executive-level influence, including the confidence to challenge assumptions, introduce a distinctive point of view and help senior leaders make sense of complex choices.
Compelling communication, with the ability to write persuasive thought leadership and speak credibly in boardroom discussions, client workshops and on industry stages.
Broad brand and marketing judgement, with the ability to connect modern brand strategy, customer experience, innovation and marketing effectiveness to practical business opportunities.

The successful candidate will combine deep commercial acumen, strategic thinking and executive presence with the ability to identify growth opportunities and build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders.

Why Join Kantar?

Kantar is one of the most recognised and trusted brands in its industry, with unmatched depth of experience and global reach. What makes this moment different is how much is changing at once.

We are working on the world’s most influential brands, investing in AI and technology, and evolving how intelligence is delivered. The work is becoming more connected, more dynamic and more impactful.

People joining Kantar now are not stepping into something finished. They are joining a business that is evolving, and they will help shape what comes next.

If you want to work on iconic brands, solve complex problems, learn from exceptional people and do work that genuinely makes a difference, Kantar offers that opportunity.

What's in it for you

We provide a highly competitive benefits package, including:

· Medical plans with comprehensive and affordable healthcare coverage.

· Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options.

· Dental and vision coverage.

· Wellness programmes to support your wellbeing.

· 401(k) with company matching.

· Tuition reimbursement and commuter benefits.

· Unlimited paid time off (PTO).

The salary range for this role is $145,000 - $220,000 per year, plus competitive variable compensation. Your final base salary will be determined based on several factors, which may include but are not limited to location, work experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Privacy and Legal Statement

At Kantar, the diversity of our employees provides a richer environment for our employees and broader depth and breadth of thinking for our clients. Kantar is committed to inclusion and diversity; therefore, we welcome applications from all sections of society and do not discriminate based on age, race, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

PRIVACY DISCLOSURE: Please note that by applying to this opportunity you consent to the personal data you provide to us to be processed and retained by The Kantar Group Limited (“Kantar”). Your details will be kept on our Internal ATS (Applicant Tracking System) for as long as is necessary for the purposes of recruitment, which may include your details being shared with the hiring manager.

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Location

New York, World Trade CenterUnited States of America

Kantar Rewards Statement

At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and also to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver.

We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that’s out of the ordinary and join us.

We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and well being is taken into consideration.

We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes.

Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies, Kantar’s 30,000 people help the world’s leading organisations succeed and grow.

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