Amar Patel

Ipsos

Greater Chicago Area

About

Experienced professional with an extensive background in strategy and project management. Seeking to leverage fast-paced work ethic and proven leadership skills to a new opportunity.

Experience

  • Director at Ipsos
    2020 - Present · 6 yrs 7 mos

    • Leading survey questionnaire and study design, data analysis, and reporting for a variety of government, private, and nonprofit clients • Manage subcontracts for research surveys which are online, telephone, mixed mode, in-person, and passive data monitoring, in both domestic and international studies • Manage cross-sectional and longitudinal quantitative and qualitative research projects • Coordinate all project activities and deliverables, including data sets and documentation, statistical analyses, and reporting to ensure contract accountability • Oversee and conduct statistical analyses of study data; design topline data reports and in-depth reports for key stakeholders

  • Manager, Consumer Insights Strategy at Hyatt Hotels Corporation
    2017 - 2019 · 2 yrs

    ▪ Managed consumer insights agenda to proactively address both immediate and forward-looking strategic needs. ▪ Effectively leveraged consumer insight information to drive business results. ▪ Interacted with business unit leaders to develop business strategies at a global and regional level. ▪ Provided consumer insight leadership with cross-functional teams, working in partnership with Marketing, Operations, Sales, Finance, and consultants to improve profitability of lines of business. ▪ Supported deal structuring and negotiations through modeling of complex deal structures and financial terms.

  • Product Manager, Investment Optimization at American Express
    2014 - 2017 · 3 yrs

    ▪ Prioritized and maintained the sprint backlog while balancing the requirements of customers and stakeholders. ▪ Strategically maximized budget utilization to drive revenue and identify high ROI opportunities for incremental revenue growth. ▪ Collaborated with internal and external partners such as Business Development, Risk, Legal & Compliance, Technology, and UX to define features and oversee product launch.