Insight Partner

Hiscox; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Hiscox is seeking a Data & Insight Partner to turn data into meaningful action across the UK business. This business-facing analytics role combines strong analytical capability with commercial acumen, stakeholder influence and storytelling with data.

You will work with senior stakeholders to identify priorities, shape reports and dashboards in Power BI, perform scenario modelling, and translate complex data into clear, impactful recommendations that support strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience in data, insight or BI roles.
• Strong Power BI proficiency.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior stakeholders to understand priorities and reporting needs.
• Design, build and test reports and dashboards in Power BI.
• Develop scenario models, forecasts and outcomes to support decisions.
• Translate complex data into clear, actionable recommendations with business impact.
• Influence decision-making through data storytelling and stakeholder engagement.
• Support adoption of self-service analytics and data literacy.

Skills

Power BI

SQL

Data storytelling

Stakeholder management

Tools

Databricks

Copilot Studio

SPSS

Job description

Job Type: Permanent

Build a brilliant future with Hiscox Insight Partner We are looking for a Data & Insight Partner to help turn data into meaningful action across the UK business. This is a business-facing analytics role, ideal for someone who can combine strong analytical capability with commercial understanding, stakeholder influence and excellent data storytelling.

About the role

As a Data & Insight Partner, you will work closely with senior stakeholders to understand business priorities, diagnose performance opportunities and provide clear, evidence-based recommendations. You will use data, analytics and scenario modelling to support better decision-making, improve operational and commercial performance, and help embed an insight-led culture.

What you’ll be doing

• Partnering with senior stakeholders to understand priorities, challenges, opportunities and reporting needs.


• Gathering and shaping report requirements, translating business questions into clear analytical outputs and success criteria.


• Designing, building and testing reports and dashboards, ensuring outputs are accurate, usable and aligned to stakeholder requirements.


• Using Power BI to create compelling, high-quality visualisations and self-service reporting products.


• Diagnosing business issues through root cause analysis, performance investigation and structured analytical thinking.


• Developing scenario models, forecasts and expected outcomes to support strategic and operational decisions.


• Translating complex data into clear, actionable recommendations with quantified value and business impact.


• Influencing decision-making through evidence-based insight, data storytelling and strong stakeholder engagement.


• Supporting adoption of self-service analytics, data literacy and insight-led management practices.

What we’re looking for

• Strong experience in data, insight, analytics, management information or business intelligence roles.


• Proficiency in Power BI, including report/dashboard design, data visualisation and creating user-friendly analytical products.


• Experience gathering report requirements from stakeholders and translating them into clear, testable reporting solutions.


• Ability to design, build, test and iterate reports to ensure accuracy, quality and practical business use.


• Strong business problem-solving skills, including root cause analysis and structured analytical thinking.


• Commercial awareness and the ability to link insight to business outcomes, benefits and performance improvement.


• Experience with scenario modelling, forecasting, performance management or benefits tracking.


• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex analysis clearly to senior stakeholders.


• Strong stakeholder management skills and the confidence to challenge, influence and advise.


• A collaborative mindset and passion for building an insight-led culture.

Technical skills

• Essential: strong Power BI capability, including dashboard/report design, data visualisation and self-service analytics.


• Essential: strong SQL skills, with the ability to query, transform and analyse data from multiple sources.


• Desirable: experience using Databricks or similar cloud-based data platforms.


• Desirable: experience using SPSS or other statistical analysis tools to support deeper analytical work.


• Desirable: experience using Copilot Studio or other AI agent management tools to develop, manage or optimise AI-enabled solutions.

What success looks like

• Insight and reporting outputs are trusted, adopted and used to support business decisions.


• Recommendations lead to measurable improvements in growth, conversion, retention, service, productivity or operational effectiveness.


• Reports and dashboards are accurate, well-designed and aligned to agreed stakeholder requirements.


• Stakeholders are confident using self-service analytics and understand the insight behind key performance trends.


• Strategic and operational decisions are supported by clear analysis, scenario modelling and evidence-based recommendations.


• Business benefits can be clearly linked to the insight, reporting and recommendations provided.

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping how insight is used across the business. You will work on meaningful business questions, build trusted reporting and analytical products, and help leaders make better, faster and more evidence-based decisions. Work with amazing people and be part of a unique culture If you want to help build a brilliant future; work with amazing people; be part of a unique company culture; and, of course, enjoy great employee benefits that take care of your mental and physical wellbeing, come and join us.

We’re a global, specialist insurer headquartered in Bermuda and listed on the London Stock Exchange. With 3,000 employees and 32 offices in 12 countries we’re a business with lots of opportunity for people with talent, spark and lots of ambition. If you want to build a great career with a company that prioritises strong values - such as integrity and courage - where our people always pull together to do the right thing for each other and our customers, then we’d love to hear from you.