Associate Project Manager Southampton, England
Job description
This is a hybrid position.
Maru are looking to recruit two Associate Project Managers to join the team!
Extensive hybrid/remote working flexibility (depending on location within the UK) - Head office based in Southampton
Benefits include Summer Hours, 23 days annual leave, 5 days personal development leave, Bupa private healthcare, flexible working, membership to a top learning platform, social & wellbeing events, dog friendly office and more!
- Do you enjoy problem solving and have a good eye for detail?
- Are you looking for a role focussed on learning new skills and technologies?
- Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment?
At the Maru Group we use a combination of our custom-built technology and our team’s insight expertise to help our clients better understand their customers and how they think, feel and behave. As well as running customer experience programmes for big-name clients for over 20 years, we also work in areas such as new product development and shopper understanding, and run a number of insight communities. We strive to be the best customer feedback company and we are looking for an Associate Project Manager to join our Maru Services Operations team. Our missions and objectives are centred around bringing our software capabilities to life through efficient and timely delivery processes to ensure best in class service for our clients.
This is the perfect role if you are an upcoming or recent graduate, or at the early stages of your career in an Operational role.
What we’re looking for:
- A positive can-do attitude, with a desire to learn new skills and technologies.
- Curiosity around processes, methodologies and openness to embrace new systems/solutions.
- Analytically minded, with exceptional attention to detail.
- Good oral and written communication skills and highly numerate.
- Graduate or a years’ commercial experience.
Key Roles & Responsibilities:
- Provide speed of execution to Maru clients through quick turnaround of survey authoring, fielding and data delivery.
- Manage and deliver superior outputs through quality of programming, sampling and fieldwork management.
- Ensure that relevant, accurate and timely communications and outputs are served to internal and/or external clients.
- Work collaboratively across the UK business and the Global Maru Services team.
- Upskill personally – Develop an understanding of our technology and market research techniques to drive meaningful and tangible differences to projects.
What we can offer you:
- Join a high-performing team that offers a competitive salary.
- great company culture focused on collaboration and learning – including membership to Udemy learning platform to support your personal development
- 23 days’ Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
- Summer Hours
- 5 days paid leave for personal development each year (after 1 year’s service)
- Hybrid working (2-3 days office based with flexibility to work from home) or remote working (depending on UK location)
- Bupa Health Insurance and Employee Assistance Programme
- Company Sick Pay Scheme (after 6 months service)
- In Service Life Insurance (4 x salary)
- Employee Discount platform (retail, entertainment, travel, technology & eating out) and Cycle to Work Scheme
- Contributory Pension scheme
- Regular team and company wide social and wellbeing events
- Dog friendly, open plan office with free onsite parking & easily commutable by train or bus (Southampton Office)
- Working with a great, fun group of colleagues
We invite you to apply online now!
Our commitment to Diversity, Inclusivity and Belonging
As a company, we are committed to the principles of equity diversity, accessibility and inclusion. At Maru, we value the contributions of all colleagues. We engage in ongoing efforts to foster a sense of welcome and belonging. We do not tolerate discrimination in any form, as all colleagues have a right to a work environment that is respectful and inclusive. We believe diverse identities and diversity of experience, outlook, and culture drives innovation. Which is core to how we build our teams, cultivate our leaders and create an inclusive company.
Please note that due to the high volume of applications received, we will only contact short-listed candidates. We want to thank you for your interest in Maru/Matchbox, and we encourage you to constantly check our website for a list of all current opportunities.
