Research Consultant

The Company You’ll Join: At Veris Insights, our mission is to build an exceptional firm dedicated to improving the world of work. Through granular candidate insights, comprehensive employer benchmarking, ongoing market intelligence, strategic guidance, and recruiting feedback platforms, we're redefining how North America's leading organizations approach recruiting, employer branding, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and talent management. We partner with hundreds of Fortune 1000 companies, setting a new standard for research, analytics, and insights in university recruiting. Our research shapes the strategic narratives talent leaders rely on to make critical decisions, uniquely positioning us at the forefront of the industry.
The Team You’ll Join: The UR360 team provides customized, actionable research tailored specifically to each of our employer partners. We focus on gathering pivotal candidate data at critical decision-making points—the decision to apply, the decision to accept an offer, and the internship experience—to deliver bespoke insights and strategic recommendations that significantly enhance candidate experiences and recruitment outcomes.
As a Research Consultant, you will independently lead customized research projects from conception through delivery. You’ll partner directly with senior-level stakeholders at some of the nation’s most prominent organizations, serving as their trusted advisor on critical recruitment strategy and candidate experience decisions.
 How You’ll Grow: The UR360 team is one of the most dynamic and impactful groups at Veris Insights, encompassing strategic client engagement, data-driven research design, and influential presentation delivery. You'll collaborate closely with senior leaders to manage and deliver customized research projects including independently shaping survey methodologies to clients needs, owning client interactions, and confidently delivering bespoke research projects to executive stakeholders. You’ll have exposure to an array of growth opportunities, from building trusted advisory relationships to mastering research design and strategic storytelling. No one day looks like another, and opportunities for skill growth are incredibly varied in nature.
Your Character:Incisive thinker: You quickly interpret complex data, pinpointing critical insights, and present them clearly to executive-level audiences.An obsession for the details. You understand the importance of quality when it comes to work. Everything we produce is best-in-class.A bent towards service. You naturally embrace a culture centered around service to our clients as well as fellow team members.Innovative mindset: You consistently identify opportunities to refine methodologies, enhance research quality, and deliver creative solutions to complex problems.Exceptional communicator: Your clarity and executive presence allow you to distill detailed information into strategic narratives with confidence.Comfort creating structure. You are excited and motivated by the fact that we are a start-up and are consistently forging new ground on the frontier of growth.

Key Responsibility: Research Consulting and Project Management

• Serve as the primary research advisor for 8-10 employer partners, understanding their unique recruitment challenges and designing customized research solutions.
• Lead end-to-end research projects: define client needs, formulate research questions, create tailored survey instruments, and craft insightful presentations.
• Coordinate project timelines and proactively manage relationships with senior stakeholders at client organizations.

Key Responsibility: Data Analysis and Strategic Narrative Formation

• Transform quantitative and qualitative data into clear, actionable executive summaries and strategic recommendations.
• Identify key themes and insights from complex data, shaping them into compelling narratives tailored for executive audiences.
• Review and refine research deliverables, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and impact before presentation to clients.

Key Responsibility: Executive Presence and Trusted Advisorship

• Act as a confident, credible presence when delivering customized research insights directly to senior and executive-level client stakeholders.
• Become a trusted source of intelligence, proactively providing strategic guidance that influences client decisions and recruitment strategies.

The Requirements:

• 3–5 years of professional experience in survey research, analytics, talent insights, consulting, or related fields.
• Demonstrated excellence in external client-facing roles, with proven experience in advisory positions.
• Strong quantitative analysis capabilities paired with strategic storytelling skills.
• Exceptional communication skills—both written and verbal—with executive-level presence and credibility.
• Proven ability to design and execute custom research projects from end to end.

The Nice-to-Haves:

• Professional services or consulting experience, particularly in talent acquisition, university/early career recruiting, or human capital consulting.

The Compensation & Benefits Package:

• Annual salary: $80,000-92,500K based on experience
• Fully remote (or hybrid opportunity if you live in the DC area!)
• Unlimited PTO
• Medical, dental, and vision
• 401K match up to 4% of employee contributions
• Paid parental leave
• Learning and development opportunities
• Mental health days
• $1000 annual employee wellness stipend

Please keep in mind: Research has shown that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds only apply to jobs when they meet 100% of the requirements vs. their majority counterparts, which apply at a much higher rate if they meet 50-60% of the requirements. So, with that being said, if you are interested in the role, we would love to hear how you can leverage your talents to be an awesome culture add.
Our Values & Culture, In Brief: Talent is in our DNA. It is what we study, who we serve, and the quality we most pride ourselves on internally. In order for our team members to be at their best, we provide individualized benefits and support. At the most basic level, benefits include unlimited PTO, health insurance benefits, and career development opportunities.
We believe a well-rounded and diverse team is the key to our success. To provide the widest range of experiences and perspectives in our member service and internal culture, we never discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. Please let our recruiter know if there are any accommodations we can provide for you to ensure an equitable and comfortable recruitment process.
We highly value diversity, equity, and inclusion, and this shows up in everything we do. Our research has a significant focus on the experiences of candidates from diverse backgrounds. Internally, we have Employee Resource Groups for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ employees, and Affinity Groups to support women and neurodiversity. Furthermore, we’ve established a Diversity Council to promote a workplace environment that is safe, respectful, and inclusive for all and acts as an active partner to People Ops and Leadership in service of our broader firm-wide DEI goals. Apply