Research Partner / Research Consultant

Gather

Gather

Waterloo, ON, Canada · Remote

Posted on May 28, 2026

Company Description

Gather is an AI-native research engine that orchestrates the entire research lifecycle — from business question to board-ready insight — in a single platform. Instead of briefing agencies and waiting weeks for results, teams can run high-quality market research and generate insights in days.

Gather helps companies understand their customers, test ideas, and make better decisions across the full funnel — from brand awareness and messaging to competitive intelligence and churn analysis.
Our platform powers the research, but our team ensures customers get meaningful insights they can act on.

We’re hiring a Research Consultant / Brand Manager to work directly with customers — helping them design research, run studies, and translate findings into strategic decisions.

What You’ll Own

Customer Research Programs

  • Lead customer research engagements from kickoff through insight delivery. You’ll work with customers to translate business questions into research studies and ensure every project produces meaningful insight.

Research Strategy & Consulting

  • Act as a strategic advisor to customers running research across the full funnel — from brand awareness and message testing to competitive intelligence and customer experience insights.

Client Relationships

  • Own relationships with customer stakeholders and become their trusted partner for understanding markets, audiences, and buyer behavior.

Insights & Storytelling

  • Turn research results into clear, compelling insights. You’ll synthesize findings and present narratives that help marketing, product, and strategy leaders make confident decisions.

Project Delivery

  • Coordinate with internal team members executing research workflows to ensure projects move quickly and maintain a high bar for quality.

Team Collaboration

  • Work closely with other team members supporting research execution. You’ll help guide projects, unblock workstreams, and ensure customers have a great experience.

Customer Insight → Product Feedback

  • Because you’re close to both research and customers, you’ll surface patterns and feedback that help improve Gather’s research engine and product capabilities.

What Success Looks Like

  • Customers trust you as their go-to research advisor
  • Research projects consistently turn business questions into actionable insights
  • Customers renew and expand because of the value they get from Gather
  • Projects run quickly and smoothly without traditional research bottlenecks
  • Customer insights help shape Gather’s product and research capabilities

What You Bring

  • 4–8+ years in roles such as: Market Researcher, Insights Manager, Research Consultant, Consumer Insights Manager, strategy or insights roles at research agencies or consultancies.
  • Experience being responsible for customer or client outcomes, either through owning a book of business, managing individual relationships, or providing professional services
  • Experience designing and running market research or customer insights studies
  • Experience translating research findings into clear business insights and recommendations
  • Excellent communication and storytelling skills with experience presenting insights to stakeholders
  • Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple research engagements simultaneously
  • Comfort working directly with marketing, product, and strategy leaders
  • A bias toward action and comfort operating in a fast-moving startup environment
  • Understanding and comfort with AI applications and AI-native software

Bonus Points

  • Experience at market research firms or insights consultancies
  • Experience running B2B research or competitive intelligence studies
  • Experience as a Customer Success Manager at a software company
  • Experience working with research platforms, AI tools, or analytics software

Why Gather?

  • Early-stage startup where you’ll help redefine how modern market research is delivered
  • Direct impact on how companies make product, marketing, and strategy decisions
  • Small, ambitious team where your work is visible and meaningful
  • Competitive salary, equity, and benefits