Research Manager
About Metaforms
At Metaforms, we’re redefining how market research gets done.
Our AI platform empowers the world’s leading research agencies to scale 10x faster while maintaining quality. With AI Agents augmenting survey programming, data processing, and project management, we help customers like Dynata, Savanta, and Borderless Access deliver more projects with less effort.
📊 1,000+ surveys processed monthly
🌍 Serving Fortune 500 companies
📈 Experiencing rapid month-over-month growth
💰 Backed by $9M in Series A funding to aggressively scale
💡 The Role
We’re hiring a Research Manager (RM) to join our Bangalore office and act as the domain expert bridging researchers and technologists.
As an RM, you’ll lead end-to-end survey research projects while working closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and AI teams to translate research best practices into scalable, automated workflows.
This role puts you at the heart of building AI-driven research automation tools that power global agencies.
🔨 What You’ll Do
Act as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) on survey research, questionnaire design, data processing, and reporting
Partner with Product & Engineering to define requirements and workflows for AI-powered research tools
Translate research best practices into product features and AI-driven capabilities
Collaborate with Survey Programmers & Data Processing teams to ensure seamless execution and integration
Test, validate, and provide feedback on prototypes to ensure accuracy, usability, and researcher adoption
Contribute to building visualization frameworks and reporting templates for insight delivery
Train & guide tech teams on research logic, standards, and edge cases
🧑💻 What We’re Looking For
Core Skills
5+ years of Market Research experience with proven ownership of full survey lifecycle
Strong knowledge of questionnaire design, sampling, and methodologies
Proficiency in data analysis, reporting, and visualization
Excellent communication and client-facing skills
Strong project management skills to juggle multiple research projects
Bonus Points
Experience collaborating with Survey Programmers & DP teams
Hands-on with Excel, PowerPoint, and BI tools (Tableau, Power BI, DisplayR, Crunch.io, etc.)
Familiarity with automation in research ops and interest in AI applications
🌟 Why Join Metaforms?
Build at the frontier of AI-powered market research automation
Work with a highly motivated team of engineers, product thinkers, and researchers
Thrive in a zero-bureaucracy culture that prioritizes speed, quality, and customer impact
Be part of a Series A funded company ($10M+) scaling rapidly
🎁 Benefits
Full family health insurance
$1,000 USD annual reimbursement for skill development
Dedicated mentor/coach support
Free lunch & dinner at the office
Monthly food/snacks allowance
👉 Join Metaforms as a Research Manager and help us transform how the world’s leading agencies run research with AI.