Insights Manager

SPG Resourcing; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus up to 10%

40 hours per week

25 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Flexible benefits and salary sacrifice

Family-friendly policies

Job summary

SPG Resourcing is recruiting a Data and Insights Manager in Leeds to lead a data & insights team, govern data quality and drive self‑service analytics. You will shape the data strategy, engage senior stakeholders and deliver governed reporting models.

Hybrid role based in Leeds; 2-3 days on site. The successful candidate will align data capability with business priorities and manage delivery across data analysts and reporting analysts.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading Data, Analytics, BI or Reporting teams.
• Strong stakeholder management with senior influence.
• Experience prioritising workloads in dynamic environments.
• Understanding of enterprise BI, reporting and data platforms.
• Experience with Power BI and SAP analytics tools is advantageous.
• Ability to translate data concepts into business outcomes.
• Strong data governance, quality and master data concepts.
• Experience shaping data/digital strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing Data & Insights team.
• Own workload planning and capacity management.
• Set team rituals and continuous improvement practices.
• Drive Data & Digitalisation Strategy delivery.
• Engage stakeholders to align with business priorities.
• Oversee data portal and data services improvements.
• Translate demand into roadmaps and delivery plans.
• Allocate work across analysts by skills and capacity.
• Monitor delivery performance and SLAs.
• Build relationships with business and tech teams.
• Promote data quality, governance and compliant handling.
• Drive adoption of self-service analytics and governed reporting.

Skills

Leadership of data/analytics/BI teams

Stakeholder management

Multi-priority delivery planning

Enterprise BI/platforms

Self-service analytics

Data governance & quality

GDPR/data protection awareness

Data storytelling

Open data concepts & geospatial (nice‑

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Power Platform

SAP BW

SAP Analytics Cloud

SAP Datasphere

Job description

Data and Insights Manager

Salary: £65,000 to £80,000

Location: Leeds

Hybrid - On site 2-3 days a week.

We are working with a leading organisation in the data and analytics space to hire a Data and Insights Manager, a high-impact opportunity to shape trusted reporting, insight delivery and data capability across the business.

This is a standout role for a technically strong leader who enjoys combining people management, stakeholder influence and data strategy. The Data and Insights Manager will play a key part in developing self-service BI, strengthening data governance and driving delivery against wider digital and data priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing Data & Insights team, setting clear objectives, running regular 1-to-1s and supporting professional growth.
• Own team workload planning, prioritisation and capacity management so resources are aligned to business priorities.
• Set and improve team ways of working, including planning, stand-ups, retrospectives and continuous improvement practices.
• Support the development and delivery of the organisation’s Data & Digitalisation Strategy.
• Lead stakeholder engagement to ensure the strategy reflects business requirements, industry developments and organisational priorities.
• Oversee the development and ongoing improvement of the data portal and associated data services.
• Translate stakeholder demand into clear roadmaps, priorities and delivery plans.
• Allocate work across Data Analysts and Reporting Analysts according to skills, capacity and business priorities.
• Monitor delivery performance, service quality, throughput and agreed SLAs, proactively resolving blockers and aged requests.
• Build trusted relationships with business leaders, technology teams and operational stakeholders.
• Promote data quality, master data management, governance and compliant data handling.
• Drive adoption of self-service analytics and reduce reliance on ad-hoc reporting through curated datasets and governed reporting models.
• Support GDPR and data protection activities, working with relevant stakeholders.
• Engage with external partners, industry bodies and regulators where appropriate on data quality, open data and shared standards.
• Develop individual Professional Development Plans and support ongoing team capability.

Experience & Skills

• Proven experience leading Data, Analytics, BI or Reporting teams.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior business and technical stakeholders.
• Experience managing competing priorities, workload planning and delivery in a changing environment.
• Strong understanding of enterprise BI, reporting and data platforms.
• Experience with Power BI, Microsoft Power Platform, SAP BW, SAP Analytics Cloud or SAP Datasphere would be advantageous.
• Strong understanding of self-service analytics, governed semantic models and scalable reporting practices.
• Working knowledge of data governance, master data management and data quality principles.
• Experience developing or contributing to data, analytics or digital strategies.
• Ability to translate complex data and technology concepts into clear business outcomes.
• Strong data storytelling and communication skills.
• Familiarity with open/shared data principles and geospatial data would be beneficial.
• Understanding of GDPR and data protection requirements.
• Ability to learn new technologies and platforms quickly with a proactive approach to continuous improvement.

What We Offer:

• Up to 10% bonus (dependent upon achievement of set targets)
• 40 hours per week
• 25 days annual leave (plus recognized bank holidays and 2 half days over the Christmas period)
• A generous stakeholder 10 them 5 you pension scheme
• Flexible benefits and salary sacrifice options... from discounts on a variety of UK attractions, gym membership, restaurant discounts, experience days...and much more!
• An array of fantastic family- friendly policies such as 6 weeks' paternity leave (for eligible employees) and 6 months' full pay for employees on maternity leave (for eligible employees), as well as shared parental leave and many more!

Additional

• Right to work in the UK required
• Equal opportunities employer

Equal Opportunity Statement:

SPG Resourcing is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace which values and benefits from the diversity of the workforce we hire. We offer reasonable accommodation at every stage of the application and interview process.