Insights Manager

Powerforce GB; Winnersh; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Powerforce is seeking an experienced Insights Manager in Winnersh to join our data and insights team. You will extract actionable insights from field data to inform business decisions and shape strategies to maximise ROI and drive customer success.

This hybrid role requires leading data initiatives, developing dashboards, and guiding a team to deliver value across client projects. 35-hour weeks, with travel to client sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Move beyond operational reporting by leveraging data to support business strategy and influence decisions.
• Translate business needs into data solutions and actionable recommendations for clients.
• Develop and apply data models to assess ROI and forecast outcomes.
• Design dashboards and reporting solutions to tell data-driven stories for executives.

Responsibilities

• Bridge the gap between raw field data and executive-level decision-making.
• Develop data models to assess ROI, forecast outcomes and support strategic decisions.
• Create engaging dashboards and reports using Power BI, Tableau, or Pyramid.
• Ensure data quality, governance, and integrity across data pipelines.
• Lead data/insight projects from requirements through implementation and impact measurement.
• Coach and develop team members to deliver high-quality outputs aligned with priorities.

Skills

Stakeholder partnership

Data strategy

Data modelling

Actionable insights

Visual storytelling

Project leadership

People leadership

Advanced Excel

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Pyramid

Azure

Job description

What's the role about?

Insights Manager

Full-Time, Permanent

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 per annum + annual company bonus

Working: 35 hours, Monday to Friday

Location: Winnersh, RG41 (Hybrid) + travel to client site

Powerforce are looking for an experiencedInsights Manager to join our growing data and insights team. You’ll be a key player, responsible for extracting actionable insights from field data to inform business decisions and shape strategies to maximise return on investment and drive success for our customers. Are you a data-driven strategist ready for a career-defining opportunity?

What You'll Be Doing:

This isn't just about reporting; it’s about influence. You will bridge the gap between raw field data and executive-level decision-making.

• Stakeholder Partnership: Collaborate with senior leadership and key business stakeholders internally and externally; to define data requirements and drive strategic business goals.
• Data Strategy: Contribute to the development of data strategy and utilise data to solve business challenges and drive continuous improvements.
• Data Modelling : Develop and apply data models to assess performance, measure return on investment (ROI), forecast outcomes, and support strategic decision-making.
• Actionable Insights: Analyse field and business data to identify trends, uncover opportunities, and provide clear, commercially focused recommendations that deliver value to clients.
• Visual Storytelling: Design and maintain engaging, customer-focused dashboards and reporting solutions using tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Pyramid, transforming complex data into compelling business narratives.
• Data Management & Integrity: Ensure data quality, consistency, and governance standards are maintained, while working with data structures, models, and pipelines to support reliable reporting and analytics.
• Project Leadership: Lead or contribute to data and insight initiatives from requirements gathering and solution design through to implementation, adoption, and business impact measurement.
• People Leadership & Development: Lead, coach, and develop a team fostering a high-performance culture, building capability, and ensuring the team delivers high-quality outputs aligned to business priorities.

What We’re Looking For:

• Proven ability to move beyond operational reporting by leveraging data to support business strategy, drive performance improvements, and influence decision-making.

• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with senior leaders, customers, and operational teams to translate business needs into data solutions.

• Advanced Excel skills and a good understanding of data structures, data integration processes, and reporting environments.

• Exposure to cloud-based data platforms (e.g., Azure) and familiarity with data pipelines and data architecture concepts would be advantageous.

• Demonstrated ability to translate complex datasets into clear, actionable insights and recommendations for both technical and non-technical audiences. Experience using data visualisation tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Pyramid to create meaningful and engaging dashboards.

• People leadership and team management.

• Experience contributing to or leading data and insight projects.

What will we offer you?

We reward performance and invest in our people. As part of the wider Smollan business, the career opportunities here are vast.

• Full training and ongoing support to enable you to fulfil your role to the best of your potential
• Various career progression opportunities throughout Powerforce and the wider Smollan business
• A fun working environment where performance and success are really rewarded
• 24 days annual leave, increasing 1 day per year up to 29 (+ bank holidays)
• Other benefits include: Medicash, Enhanced maternity leave, paternity leave & adoption leave, Pension, Life insurance, Cycle to work scheme, Referral programme, and more through Perbox + Tastecasrd.

More about us...

Join the Award-Winning Team at Powerforce!At Powerforce, our people and customers are at the heart of everything we do. We are dedicated to fostering a fantastic culture and an environment where talented, ambitious individuals can thrive. Our success is driven by the outstanding results we achieve and the enduring relationships we build with our customers.Why Join Us?-A Great Place to Work: We have been recognised as a "Great Place to Work" for eight consecutive years, recently ranking 9th in the UK for Large Organisations.-Award-Winning Excellence:As a top agency in our industry, we have secured multiple FMBE awards (The Oscars of Field Marketing), including Agency of the Year and Team of the Year in two of the last three years.-Values-Driven Culture: We live by our guiding principles:Make it yours,Build relationships that last, andStrive for growth.-Inclusion & Belonging:We commit to creating a welcoming environment where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered to be themselves.Start Your Journey Today. If you are looking for a company where individuality is celebrated and your contributions make a real difference, we want to hear from you.