As the DTV Insights Lead you will play a key role in supporting Fortune Brands’ internal Design to Value (DTV) team by uncovering and translating consumer insights that drive value optimization across our existing product portfolio.This role focuses on understanding how consumers and professionals experience and perceive current products and identifying opportunities to improve functionality, quality, and cost efficiency without compromising on user experience. You’ll apply strong research, analytical, and communication skills to help cross-functional teams make informed product decisions that enhance both consumer & professional satisfaction and business performance.You’ll collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, designers, and marketing partners, as well as external research firms, to execute studies that uncover actionable insights. This is a hands-on, technical insights role focused on solving practical problems, connecting data to real-world outcomes, and enabling teams to apply insights in decision-making.We value individuals who can Think Fast, leveraging research and analytics to guide timely product improvements; Work It Together, building strong partnerships with cross-functional teams to interpret data and drive value; and Make the Hard Call, providing grounded recommendations based on evidence and consumer need.What you will be doing:Consumer and Professional Research & AnalysisSupport Design to Value (DTV) initiatives through focused research that identifies cost, quality, and performance optimization opportunities in existing products for our consumer and professional channelsSupport the identification and development of new‑to‑portfolio product innovation opportunities through the DTV project workstreamWork with internal teams to define research questions and develop clear, actionable learning plansDesign, conduct and synthesize insights from a range of research methodologies—including qualitative, quantitative, advanced analytics, and AI‑driven approaches—to understand perceptions, product usage, and value drivers for both consumers and professionalsManage and coordinate research execution with internal partners and external agenciesData Integration & Insight DevelopmentCombine primary and secondary data to develop a complete understanding of product performance needs from the consumer and professional perspectiveAnalyze consumer, professional, competitive, and category data to identify product improvement opportunitiesTranslate findings into practical, data-informed recommendations that balance consumer value with business goalsCollaboration & SupportPartner closely with B2C and B2B Product Management, Engineering, and Design teams to ensure research insights directly inform DTV decisionsCollaborate within Agile working pods to provide insights that support iterative testing and product refinementMaintain relationships with research vendors and ensure research methods meet quality and timing needsCommunicate insights clearly to technical and non-technical audiences, focusing on relevance, clarity, and next stepsContinuous Improvement & Technical ApplicationSupport the adoption of new research methodologies, tools, and analytic approaches to improve efficiency and depth of insightContribute to building a repository of consumer learnings that can be shared across teams to inform future value creation effortsApply a technical, data-informed mindset to prioritize opportunities that deliver measurable impact 
