Financial Services Team Lead

Fitch Solutions; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

BMI is seeking a Financial Services Team Lead in London to head our growing FS research hub, overseeing banking, insurance and real estate coverage with five direct reports. You will shape research directions, ensure timely, high-quality output and collaborate with product, commercial and risk teams.

We are looking for an experienced leader with strong domain knowledge in financial services and a track record of turning market insights into client-ready analysis.

Qualifications

• Experience leading research teams in financial services.
• Strong forecasting and data-driven insights.
• Ability to translate market developments into actionable client insights.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop BMI’s Financial Services research hub, with direct line management for five analysts and expansion plans.
• Oversee the production, quality and strategic direction of research across Banking, Insurance and Real Estate to meet client needs and BMI priorities.
• Drive product and content development within the financial services vertical, identifying opportunities to enhance existing datasets and analytical offerings.
• Represent BMI externally through client engagements, presentations and thought leadership with a senior voice on financial services.

Skills

Financial services research

People management

Forecasting

Job description

BMI is currently seeking a Financial Services Team Lead based out of our London office.

BMI's systematic, independent and data-driven market insights, analysis and forecasts enable customers to recognize and assess risks and opportunities across markets and industries. For almost 40 years, we have provided impartial views to support our customers’ strategic plans and investment decisions.

At BMI, we’re proud of the work we do to help our clients manage risks and opportunities in global markets, which began in 1984 and continues to this day. By stepping into a role here, you will help shape the strategic decisions of the world’s leading organizations. As a member of our team, your role will go beyond conventional boundaries. You will collaborate with industry experts, thought leaders, and visionary executives, collectively working towards shaping the future of businesses that span a multitude of sectors. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we continuously strive to offer our colleagues a great place to work, with opportunities to learn, innovate, develop their careers, and serve the community.

About The Team

This is a newly created team lead role within BMI, heading our expanding Financial Services research hub. The successful candidate will lead a team of analysts covering Banking, Insurance and Real Estate, with direct line management responsibility for five analysts with the potential to scale the team’s sector coverage and commercial impact over time. This is a high-profile, client-facing position with significant visibility across BMI, working closely with product, commercial, industry and country risk and teams to strengthen BMI’s financial services offering.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Lead and develop BMI’s Financial Services research hub, with direct line management responsibility for a team of five analysts and a clear remit to build team capability, deepen sector expertise and support future expansion into adjacent financial services research areas.
• Oversee the production, quality and strategic direction of research and data across Banking, Insurance and Real Estate, ensuring output is timely, commercially relevant and aligned with client needs and BMI’s broader research priorities.
• Drive product and content development across the financial services vertical, identifying opportunities to enhance existing research, launch new datasets or analytical offerings, and strengthen BMI’s value proposition in the market.
• Partner with sector teams, global economists and country risk analysts to deliver differentiated cross-sector insights, identify emerging themes and contribute to BMI’s thought leadership on financial systems, market dynamics and investment risks.
• Represent BMI externally through client engagement, presentations and relationship-building, acting as a senior voice for our financial services research and helping translate market developments into actionable insight for clients.

You May Be a Good Fit If

• You have significant experience in financial services research, with strong subject-matter expertise in at least one of Banking, Insurance or Real Estate, and a strong understanding of the broader financial services landscape.
• You have prior people management experience, including line management, coaching and performance development responsibilities within a research, analytical or related environment.
• You have experience producing or overseeing data-driven research, including forecasting, market analysis and the development of