Research Analyst - Later, Vancouver

Role overview

Later is looking for a Research Analyst for Later jobs Vancouver opportunities. As part of a strategic team, you will directly strengthen pitches, accelerate deals, and improve client retention for our Sales, Strategy, and Account Services teams through rapid, targeted research and insights. This is a strong intermediate role for someone with prior experience as a research or market analyst who thrives in a fast-paced environment partnering with revenue teams.

Please note we will only be considering applications from candidates located within our Vancouver hub. This is a hybrid position requiring 3 days in office.

Key duties

Your responsibilities across strategy, execution, collaboration, and research best practices include the following:

• Develop targeted research plans aligned to Sales, Strategy, and Account Services goals.
• Deliver rapid, actionable insights from market intelligence, surveys, and data analysis to strengthen pitch narratives.
• Identify and prioritize high-value pitches and Strategic Business Reviews (SBRs) to focus research where it drives the most revenue.
• Partner on studies for Strategy and Sales that inform brands on tentpole and seasonal events and holidays.
• Build clear, compelling materials for client pitches and SBRs.
• Provide trending and competitive insights to support sales and SBR strategies where appropriate.
• Own the delivery of proposal and pitch support on a timely basis, driving research quality that improves win rate and retention.
• Champion education and evangelization of research across stakeholders and revenue teams.
• Manage stakeholder relationships independently, with excellent communication skills to understand research needs.
• Identify and prioritize key research questions and objectives in partnership with multiple stakeholders, including marketing and sales.
• Work collaboratively with stakeholders to influence the timing for collecting and delivering insights.
• Conduct primarily quantitative and occasional qualitative research, selecting the appropriate methodology based on business needs and goals.
• Analyze quantitative data sets from data partners and execute surveys to uncover insights that inform content marketing initiatives.
• Translate research findings into clear, concise insights, turning complex information into effective storytelling through infographics, graphs, and other visuals.
• Manage time efficiently while balancing priorities, ensuring projects are well run, timely, and planned with clear tasks and milestones.

Requirements

To be successful in these Later careers, candidates must bring the following qualifications:

• 3+ years of relevant market research and analytics experience.
• Experience designing, executing, and analyzing quantitative and qualitative market research studies.
• Demonstrated experience applying statistical concepts and other quantitative methods to ensure rigor and validity of research, including execution of large-scale surveys.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to clearly explain complex research concepts to stakeholders across the company.
• Experience working with survey platforms such as Typeform, SurveyMonkey, or Qualtrics.
• Experience working with panel recruitment and respondent platforms such as Cint or Centiment.
• Experience in R or Python is an asset, though analysis is primarily conducted via spreadsheets.
• Comfort integrating AI practices into your daily workflow, with curiosity about how AI can accelerate the research practice.

Compensation and perks

• Salary Range: $74K-84K CAD
• Hybrid work model with office presence in Vancouver