Knit

ResearchDirector

$140–160k United States Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Director candidates.

The Brief

“Research Director at Knit. Skills: Customer Success, Market Research, AI Product Innovation. Serve as dedicated research lead for customer projects. Be accountable for research project success”

What You'll Achieve.

Achieve desired research outcomes; Deliver on Quality SLAs; Deliver on Speed SLAs; Achieve Research Objectives; Positive customer retention; Customer expansion; Net Revenue Retention; Successful Pilot to Subscription Conversions; Maximize project success

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Strategic problem solver; Propose solutions

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

8+ years market research experience, Supplier side market research agency experience, Experience leading discovery calls, Experience leading scoping calls, Experience writing quant questionnaires, Experience editing quant questionnaires, Experience writing qual questionnaires, Experience editing qual questionnaires, Experience drafting analysis plans, Experience creating stakeholder-ready insights topline, Experience presenting stakeholder-ready insights topline, Experience creating stakeholder-ready reports, Experience presenting stakeholder-ready reports, Ability to drive initiatives in ambiguous environments, Proven track record owning client relationships, Experience with Enterprise Fortune 500 companies, Experience working with insights professionals, Ability to drive initiatives with competing priorities, Ability to manage multiple research projects, Ability to manage simultaneous business demands, Effective people management skills, People management driving clarity, People management driving accountability, People management hiring, People management onboarding, People management performance management, People management conflict resolution, People management morale building

Nice to Have

Proven track record operating in early stage startup

What You'll Do.

Serve as dedicated research lead for customer projects

Be accountable for research project success

Drive in-depth project scoping

Uncover deep understanding of research objectives

Uncover deep understanding of project context

Set up project success

Serve as strategic problem solver for customers

Serve as research subject matter expert partner

Propose solutions to business needs

Propose solutions to research needs

Serve as solutions architect for customers

Educate customers on research capabilities

Consult with customers to adjust for fringe requirements

Propose solutions to maximize project success

Maintain customer context

Enrich customer context

Improve ability to meet custom research needs

Participate in continuous innovation on AI product

Minimize delta between AI output and human output

Approve final topline delivery

Present key insights to customers

Present recommendations to customers

Collect feedback on the last mile

Uncover what happens after delivery

Document stakeholder readiness process

Support product vision for stakeholder ready reports

Manage direct reports

Ensure direct reports fulfill responsibilities

Ensure direct reports grow in impact

Drive performance of direct reports

Drive clarity and accountability for direct reports

Onboard direct reports

Upskill competencies of direct reports

Manage performance of direct reports

Resolve conflict for direct reports

Build morale of direct reports

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Customer insights professionals

Communication Scope

Presenting insights; Presenting recommendations

Process & Methodology

Project scoping, Project success

Full Job Description

A little about us… Knit is the AI-native consumer research platform helping brands automate and accelerate primary research. With our Researcher-Driven AI, we’ve condensed the entire quant + qual research process from weeks into days (sometimes hours!) for 50+ enterprise brands — including Amazon, T-Mobile, Mars, NASCAR, and more. We’re on a mission to scale and democratize world-class research. From survey generation to stakeholder-ready reports, our platform is redefining how insights teams operate — and we need your help to push the limits of what’s possible. Overview The purpose of the Research Director role is to ensure Knit customers successfully achieve their desired research outcomes through their partnerships with Knit. By owning customer relationships, getting deeply engrained in customer research needs, and driving high-quality project deliverables, the Research Director’s impact is ultimately measured by positive customer retention and expansion. Responsibilities | What you will own... The research function is a primary contributor to Knit’s shared business objectives of customer retention and upsells, ultimately measured by Net Revenue Retention (NRR) in addition to supporting successful Pilot to Subscription Conversions for acquiring new business. The levers the Research Director role owns to influence these key business objectives are: Research Success → Ensuring Knit Customers successfully achieve their desired research outcomes through their projects with Knit, measured by successfully achieving Research Objectives and delivering on Knit’s Quality & Speed service-level agreements (SLA’s) Primary responsibilities of this role: Serving as the dedicated research lead for all customers’ projects (on assigned accounts) and serving as the ultimate accountable party for research project success Driving and documenting in-depth project scoping to uncover a deep understanding of research objectives and project context to set up project success Driving as the

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