Hi N***g, I’m J***e, an HR Recruiter at StrategyBrain. I came across your profile and was impressed by your extensive experience leading overseas sales and market research teams at C***h and prior roles. We’re partnering with I***l to recruit a Global Market Insights Director,someone who can drive revenue growth, design research strategies, and mentor junior project managers across international markets. Would you be open to a brief chat to explore if this opportunity aligns with your career goals? Looking forward to your thoughts. J***e

Hi N***g, Great to hear you’re interested! I’m available for a brief call (30 mins) on: • Tuesday, May 14 at 10:00 AM CST • Wednesday, May 15 at 3:00 PM CST Please let me know which time suits you best or feel free to suggest an alternative. To give you a quick overview: I***l is a leading full-service market research firm with 500+ employees across 10 offices worldwide. We partner with Fortune 500 clients to deliver data-driven consumer and business insights. The Global Market Insights Director role is a senior leadership position where you will: 1. Lead and develop a high-performing overseas sales and market research team, driving significant revenue growth and ensuring top-tier client satisfaction. 2. Design and oversee comprehensive quantitative and qualitative research strategies to uncover actionable market insights. 3. Manage key client relationships, project scopes and budgets, ensuring on-time delivery of high-quality reports. 4. Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to translate research findings into strategic go-to-market recommendations. 5. Mentor and coach junior project managers, fostering professional development and best practices in data collection and online research. Why it might be a great fit: • A clear path to executive leadership, with exposure to global market challenges and Fortune 500 decision-makers. • A collaborative, innovation-driven culture with strong investment in training, tools and global knowledge-sharing. • Competitive compensation, bonus structure and stock-option incentives. Does this sound like what you’re looking for? I’d be happy to walk through more details on our call or answer any questions you have beforehand. Looking forward to speaking soon! J***e HR Recruiter, StrategyBrain (partnered with I***l)

Hi N***g, Great,Tuesday, May 14 at 10:00 AM CST is confirmed. As for the overseas team, it’s a mid-sized unit of several dozen professionals spread across our 10 global offices, with regional leads in APAC, EMEA and the Americas supported by project managers and analysts. In this Director role, you’ll head up that group and report directly to our Senior Vice President of Global Insights, who sits on I***l’s executive leadership team. I can share the full org chart and headcount details when we speak. Looking forward to our conversation! Best, J***e HR Recruiter, StrategyBrain (partnered with I***l)

Hi N***g, Sure thing,happy to give you more detail ahead of our chat. 1. Team composition by region - APAC (Singapore, Shanghai, Tokyo): ~12 people, led by a Regional Director, with 3,4 Project Managers and a handful of Analysts - EMEA (London, Frankfurt, Dubai): ~10 people, led by a Regional Lead, supported by 3 PMs and Analysts - Americas (New York, Los Angeles): ~8 people, led by a Regional Head, plus 2 PMs and Analysts 2. Key regional challenges - APAC: Rapidly evolving consumer behaviors, diverse data-privacy rules and resource allocation across mature (Japan, Australia) vs. emerging (SE Asia, China) markets - EMEA: Multi-language execution, GDPR compliance and balancing pan-European vs. local insights needs - Americas: Intense competition from boutique firms, high client expectations around digital/tech-enabled solutions 3. First-year metrics & revenue targets While final numbers will be set in partnership with our SVP of Global Insights, typical targets include: - Revenue growth: 15,20% year-over-year across your portfolio - New business: securing roughly 8,10 net-new Fortune-level accounts - Client retention & satisfaction: >90% retention, NPS/CSAT above 8.0 - Pipeline health: building a pipeline ~3× your annual quota - Project profitability: average margin of ~25%+ - Team development: >75% utilization rate and clear career-path progress for all direct reports We’ll refine these figures on our call, but I hope this gives you a clear snapshot. Looking forward to diving deeper on Tuesday at 10:00 AM CST! Best, J***e HR Recruiter, StrategyBrain (I***l partner)

Hi N***g, Happy to dive into those details: 1. Utilization rates by region • APAC: ~78% • EMEA: ~74% • Americas: ~80% Overall we target >75% utilization, with minor quarterly fluctuations based on project flow. 2. Key digital tools & frameworks • Survey design & fielding: Qualtrics, our in-house platform • Data analysis: SPSS, R/Python • Visualization & reporting: Tableau, Power BI • Client & project management: Salesforce, Asana/MS Project • Collaboration: MS Teams, Slack • Proprietary I***l analytics modules for advanced modeling 3. Research autonomy As the Global Market Insights Director, you’ll have broad latitude to refine existing methodologies and pilot new ones. You’ll partner with our central methodology team to ensure best-practice governance, but you’re empowered to adapt tools, test innovative frameworks in key regions, and scale successful approaches globally. Looking forward to discussing this further on Tuesday at 10:00 AM CST. Let me know if anything else comes up in the meantime. Best, J***e HR Recruiter, StrategyBrain (partnered with I***l)

Hi N***g, Glad to dive into a concrete example. Last year our Global Insights team piloted a blended “mobile ethnography + rapid online survey” methodology to help a major CPG client understand in-the-moment consumer behavior across three APAC markets. Here’s how we rolled it out: 1. Pilot phase (APAC only) • Budget: ~USD 30K (including incentives, platform fees, basic training) • Scope: 100 mobile diary participants per market over two weeks + 500-survey sample for triangulation • Process: , Worked with regional leads to customize discussion guides (local language and prompts) , Trained PMs and analysts on our in-house mobile app and dashboard , Ran daily check-ins with the methodology team to tweak prompts and incentive levels 2. Evaluation & refinement • Analyzed pilot data in SPSS and R, then visualized themes in Tableau • Held a cross-region workshop (via MS Teams) to share learnings, finalize the global questionnaire, and build out a standardized coding scheme 3. Global rollout (EMEA + Americas) • Budget: ~USD 200K total across six markets (average USD 33K/region, covering translation, moderator fees, expanded incentive pools) • Timeline: 3 months from kick-off to final deliverables • Governance: , Weekly syncs with regional PMs on Asana , Quarterly check-points with the SVP of Global Insights for budget sign-off and scope adjustments • Training: , Two live webinars to onboard 20+ analysts on our proprietary analytics modules , Ongoing office hours with our methodology center to troubleshoot in real time Outcome: We achieved a 25% reduction in time-to-insight versus our legacy approach, drove consistent NPS uplifts across markets, and ultimately formalized this blended methodology as part of our global toolkit. I’d be happy to walk through any part of this in more detail on our call. Looking forward to Tuesday at 10:00 AM CST! Best, J***e HR Recruiter, StrategyBrain (partnered with I***l)