<p> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;">From fast answers to deep insights, Mintel has provided research and intelligence solutions to consumer-focused businesses for more than 50 years. With a combination of world-class syndicated tools and custom insight solutions, we are the eyes and ears in the markets that matter and the insights behind our clients’ next big idea.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">What You Will Be Doing</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Mintel Consulting helps clients navigate complex business challenges by combining strategy, creativity, and leading-edge consumer research, data, and analytics. We are looking for an experienced leader to join our Consultancy team as Director, Global Services, Consultancy.</p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">In this role, you will be responsible for leading our Global Services team, managing a team of Consulting Managers and Senior Consultants while ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality consulting engagements. You will play a key role in developing talent, optimizing team performance, overseeing resource management, and contributing to the ongoing evolution of Mintel's consulting capabilities.</p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">This is a highly visible leadership position, reporting to the SVP Global Operations, Consulting, and offers the opportunity to influence both the direction of the team and the future growth of Mintel's consulting business globally.</p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">People Leadership & Development</span></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Lead, coach, and develop a team of Consulting Managers and Senior Consultants.</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Drive capability development and upskilling across the consulting team.</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Create and execute succession and talent development plans.</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Foster a high-performance culture through coaching, mentorship, and ongoing feedback.</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Contribute to shaping and scaling Mintel's consulting offering, including new capabilities, methodologies, and client solutions.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in; margin-left: .375in; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Delivery Leadership</span></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Own the quality, consistency, and effectiveness of consulting project delivery.</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Ensure high standards of insight generation, storytelling, and strategic recommendations.</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Act as an escalation point for complex or high-risk engagements.</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Review and quality-control high-value projects.</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Lead teams in translating consumer insights into actionable business recommendations.</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Present findings and recommendations to senior client stakeholders with credibility and confidence.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in; margin-left: .375in; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Resource & Capacity Management</span></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Own resource planning across the Global Services team.</span></li> <li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle;">