Business Intelligence and Insights Manager

Kennedys; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global law firm is seeking a Business Intelligence and Insights Manager in Chelmsford. The role involves leading a team to provide actionable data insights, assisting client decision-making, and ensuring best practices in data analysis. Ideal candidates will have strong experience in data product development and proven communication skills. This position offers opportunities for professional growth within a dynamic team environment.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in producing data products.
• Strong knowledge of data products and languages.
• Previous experience of coaching teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a Business Intelligence team.
• Deliver actionable insights to support decision-making.
• Ensure processes are fit for purpose and suggest improvements.

Skills

story telling with data

project management

verbal communication

written communication

Tools

PowerBI

data products

Job description

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Kennedys are looking for a Business Intelligence and Insights Manager to join our expanding Business Intelligence team currently located across Chelmsford & London.

The successful candidate will manage a team responsible for providing meaningful and actionable insight to aid client decision-making, and quantitative and qualitative analysis that addresses impactful business issues or questions.

They will deliver value through data, providing a range of scalable data products to various business units and clients which would help solve complex business challenges.

The successful candidate will report to the Head of Business Intelligence, and will be paramount to establish and maintain strong working relationships with other team Managers and business stakeholders.

A mission of the Business Intelligence function is to identify and translate our data into actionable recommendations that will help Kennedys and our clients achieve its goal.

Team

Kennedys Business Intelligence team is responsible for delivering valued business intelligence to key clients and a senior internal audience.

The team is comprised of Reporting Analysts and Specialists, Business Analysts and Insight & Technical Analysts who monitor and report key metrics to demonstrate insights to the business.

Our Business Intelligence team forms part of our wider Finance team and is based in London and Chelmsford.

The Business Intelligence team consists of the three pillars: Client Reporting, Data Insights and Business Intelligence. To which the successful candidate would be responsible of the management, product delivery, growth and success of the latter two pillars.

Key responsibilities

• Implement industry and market 'data' best practices.
• Ensure processes are fit for purpose, suggesting improvements where appropriate.
• Proactively suggest strategies, actions and products that would help Kennedys achieve its vision and aims.
• Ensure that the team are equipped to unlock the potential of PowerBI.
• Lead, support and coach the insight analysts within your team.

Required experience

• Demonstrable experience in 'story telling' with data
• Proven ability to produce data products that create positive impacts
• Strong knowledge of data products and languages
• Knowledge of the insurance sector desirable
• Previous experience of coaching and developing partners and teams
• Experience of working within a global environment desirable
• Strong project management and planning skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.

*where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,750 people worldwide across 47 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.

Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.

We're a fresh-thinking firm, and we're not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.

What do we have to offer?

We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you'll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.

Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive and distinctive. Our values are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.

The Firm recognises the value of investing in our people's development and believes our culture and values contribute to the quality of our work and of our client relationships. With a culture of on-the-job and experiential learning, peer to peer learning, mentoring, resources and tools that enable you to drive your career, we can support your development in your current and future roles. A variety of other opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices.

We strive to celebrate diversity, empower our people and ensure everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. We've created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust, where diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a key priority. We recognise that many of our people want to work for an employer that is aligned to their values, which is why we are building an inclusive culture, decarbonising our operations and supporting our people to thrive at work. Our people are the key to driving this change and helping us to make a difference to our clients, our people and the communities in which we live and work.

Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.

Documents

• JD - Business Intelligence Insights Manager - August 2025.pdf (73.51 KB)