Role Description The Director of Insights leads Statara's Insights practice, serving as the senior functional leader for research strategy, methodological rigor, analytical interpretation, and insight-driven storytelling. - Lead and evolve the Insights practice from a primarily polling-centered function into a broader, commercially relevant research and insights capability. - Help evolve the function into a broader, commercially relevant insights practice that supports market research, audience understanding, account planning, product research, segmentation, modeling, message strategy, narrative development, and client growth. - Build the standards, frameworks, team capabilities, and cross-functional ways of working that allow insights to shape strategy across the business. - Ensure insights are integrated into client strategy, proposals, reporting, product development, and long-term growth. Qualifications - Significant experience leading research, insights, analytics, polling, market research, strategy, or data-driven consulting functions. - Strong hands-on experience with traditional polling, including public opinion research, benchmark surveys, tracking polls, message testing, issue research, questionnaire development, sample design, weighting, topline analysis, and crosstab interpretation. - Experience expanding research or insights capabilities beyond a legacy or core offering into broader market, audience, product, commercial, or strategic applications. - Comfort and credibility operating within the polling and public opinion research community, including peers, vendors, and methodological practitioners across the industry. - Strong understanding of survey research, qualitative methods, sampling, data processing, segmentation, modeling, reporting, and presentation development. - Demonstrated ability to translate complex data and research findings into clear strategic recommendations and compelling narratives. - Experience building client-facing presentations, reports, proposals, account-planning materials, or strategic deliverables. - Ability to partner effectively with commercial, technical, analytical, product, and client-facing teams. - Experience managing and developing research, analytics, polling, or insights professionals. - Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain methodology, findings, implications, and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences. Requirements - Lead and evolve Statara's Insights practice, ensuring the function delivers rigorous, strategically valuable, and commercially relevant research across political, commercial, product, audience, and market contexts. - Develop frameworks, standards, operating rhythms, and deliverable models that allow the Insights function to scale beyond project-by-project execution. - Define how insights should support client strategy, account growth, product development, audience understanding, message strategy, and narrative development across the organization. - Partner with leadership to identify opportunities to expand Statara's insights capabilities, offerings, and commercial relevance. - Serve as the internal champion for moving insights from tactical research outputs to strategic business value. Benefits - COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION including a 401(k) with generous company matching. - 100% REMOTE WORKING OPPORTUNITY - Always have been and always will be. - TOP-NOTCH MEDICAL COVERAGE - Domestic-partner inclusive, health, dental, vision, life, cancer coverage, and long-term disability insurance for you and your dependents. - GENEROUS PAID TIME OFF - 23 days of PTO per year. We believe in work-life balance and encourage you to use your time off. - PAID PARENTAL LEAVE - 10 weeks of fully paid time off. All genders qualify equally, and the policy includes adoptions. Leadership Attributes - Practice builder: Creates scalable approaches, not just one-off project outputs. - Strategic translator: Turns data and research into decisions, narratives, and action. - Commercially curious: Understands how insights can support growth, retention, product development, and client value. - Methodologically rigorous: Protects quality, credibility, and responsible interpretation. - Collaborative influencer: Works across functions and earns trust with senior internal and client stakeholders. - Player-coach: Leads the team while retaining enough technical fluency to guide complex work.

• Lead and evolve Statara's Insights practice, ensuring the function delivers rigorous, strategically valuable, and commercially relevant research across political, commercial, product, audience, and market contexts. • Develop the frameworks, standards, operating rhythms, and deliverable models that allow the Insights function to scale beyond project-by-project execution. • Define how insights should support client strategy, account growth, product development, audience understanding, message strategy, and narrative development across the organization. • Partner with leadership to identify opportunities to expand Statara's insights capabilities, offerings, and commercial relevance. • Serve as the internal champion for moving insights from tactical research outputs to strategic business value. • Set and maintain high standards for research design, survey methodology, qualitative research, sampling, weighting, modeling, segmentation, data interpretation, reporting, and presentation development. • Ensure research outputs are methodologically sound, clearly documented, appropriately interpreted, and tailored to the strategic question being asked. • Establish reusable frameworks that help teams move from findings to implications, recommendations, and action. • Advise internal teams on the right research approach for a given business, client, product, or strategic question. • Strengthen quality-control processes so data, analysis, and interpretation are consistently defensible and credible. • Expand the Insights function beyond traditional political polling into broader market research, commercial insights, product research, customer and audience understanding, account planning, and strategic narrative development. • Develop insights offerings, frameworks, and deliverables that increase Statara's relevance to commercial clients and non-political use cases. • Translate research capabilities into commercially useful services that help Statara solve a wider range of client problems. • Preserve and strengthen Statara's polling expertise, including public opinion research, benchmark surveys, tracking polls, message testing, issue research, audience studies, focus groups, and other survey-based work. • Partner with Pods and client-facing teams early in the strategy process to shape research questions, interpret findings, identify strategic implications, and build compelling client narratives. • Raise the quality of insights storytelling across the organization by helping teams translate complex research into sharp, client-ready narratives. • Lead, manage, and develop the Insights team, building capability in research design, polling, analytics, qualitative methods, market research, modeling, storytelling, and client advisory work.

Role Description WSP is initiating a search for a Senior Technical Director- Power & Energy to support our team in Kansas City, MO. The successful candidate may work remotely from a mutually acceptable location within the United States and must have the ability to travel to a WSP and/or Client office for periodic face-to-face meetings. The following locations will also be considered: Las Vegas, NV. The Senior Technical Director- Power & Energy provides strategic vision, technical leadership, and operational accountability for enterprise-critical programs with large financial and reputational impact. This role directs and oversees professional, technical, and managerial teams, ensuring consistent excellence in program delivery and alignment with organizational goals. The position shapes industry-leading practices and standards for program execution, while influencing long-term business outcomes through innovation, strategic advisory, and cross-functional leadership. The role is integral to the firm’s growth, client retention, and positioning as a leader in integrated program management. Your Impact - Provide executive-level oversight and guidance for major programs of significant scope, complexity, and visibility. - Define strategic direction for program delivery frameworks, methods, and processes across business lines. - Direct multiple programs concurrently, ensuring that objectives are met on time, within budget, and in compliance with contractual requirements. - Lead high-level engagements with clients, agency stakeholders, and joint ventures, providing strategic counsel and problem resolution. - Oversee program governance structures, including steering committees, reporting protocols, and risk escalation pathways. - Serve as a top subject matter expert in program management and strategic execution across the enterprise. - Drive the integration of digital tools, sustainability practices, and innovation into program delivery models. - Manage revenue, profitability, and resourcing targets for the functional area of responsibility. - Lead development and implementation of WSP’s program management best practices, templates, and training modules. - Collaborate with other senior leaders to ensure alignment between corporate priorities and program objectives. - Champion key pursuits, including capture strategies for transformative program opportunities. - Represent WSP in external forums, industry events, and public engagements as a thought leader and brand ambassador. - Mentor senior staff, foster a succession pipeline, and support leadership development across the function. - Support strategic planning efforts, including business case analysis and market forecasting. - Ensure regulatory compliance, ethical standards, and high safety performance throughout program activities. - Direct contract development, commercial negotiations, and dispute resolution with clients and partners. - Engage in enterprise risk management by leading comprehensive reviews of program contingencies and opportunities. - Promote cultural alignment and collaboration across cross-functional program teams. - Facilitate integration of program KPIs into organizational reporting and business intelligence systems. - Identify and resolve conflicts related to interdependent projects, scopes, or stakeholder expectations. - Approve budgets, forecasts, and expenditures for programs under the functional portfolio. - Define performance indicators and implement tracking mechanisms to ensure accountability and transparency. - Lead transformation initiatives to evolve how WSP delivers complex programs across the business. - Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures. - Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs. Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or a closely related discipline, or demonstrated proven equivalent experience. - 15+ years of relevant post-education experience in program management or related areas. - Expertise in managing large, high-profile programs in infrastructure, transportation, energy, or related sectors. - Strong track record of success overseeing programs exceeding $500M in value. - Exceptional capability in managing professional, technical, and managerial staff across functions. - Experience developing enterprise-level program governance frameworks and controls. - Proven success advising executive clients and stakeholders on program strategies and policy matters. - Comprehensive understanding of financial modeling, P&L responsibility, and revenue recognition. - Ability to lead through influence, negotiate complex agreements, and manage political risk. - Demonstrated leadership in fostering innovation, digital transformation, and continuous improvement. - Excellent communication and executive presentation skills, including public speaking. - Track record of business development success, including major wins and long-term client growth. - Deep familiarity with compliance, permitting, and public engagement in regulated environments. - Experience overseeing performance measurement, benchmarking, and lessons learned systems. - Strong grasp of federal and state procurement mechanisms and contracting procedures. - Ability to guide enterprise initiatives, including ESG integration, equity, and climate resilience. - Experience in multicultural team leadership and international project exposure. - Proficiency in advanced analytics platforms and program performance tools. - Strong alignment with WSP’s values, ethics, and safety culture. - Demonstrated commitment to equity, inclusion, and organizational learning. - Experience directing cross-functional integration of engineering, construction, and advisory services. - Ability to navigate ambiguous environments and deliver results with high visibility. - Reputation as a strategic advisor and industry leader in program management. - Experience aligning programs with enterprise-wide transformation or strategic repositioning. - Familiarity with capital planning, asset lifecycle, and systems thinking frameworks. Requirements - Master's Degree (Preferred) - PgMP, PMI Portfolio Management Professional, or equivalent certification (Preferred) - Published thought leadership or speaker role at national/international industry conferences (Preferred) - Experience managing federally funded infrastructure programs (Preferred) - Familiarity with ISO 21500, P3M3, or other program maturity models (Preferred) Benefits - Comprehensive suite of benefits focused on health and financial stability. - Coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life. - Retirement savings. - Paid sick leave. - Paid vacation (or other personal time). - Paid parental leave. - Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings. Compensation - Expected Salary (all locations): $168,900 - $264,500 - Expected Salary (Colorado only): $149,200 - $282,000

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight of NAIS’s enterprise application portfolio • Ensure systems are secure, reliable, and aligned with organizational priorities • Lead the strategy and delivery of internal and member-facing applications and key platforms • Drive alignment across application development, vendor partnerships, governance practices, and emerging technology integration • Partner with the Vice President for Information Technology to engage NAIS staff in the selection and implementation of internal applications • Serve as a key ambassador for NAIS’s member-facing platforms