Market & Competitive Insights Manager

Harcourt Matthews Ltd.; Greater London; Hybride; GBP 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Harcourt Matthews Ltd. is recruiting a Market & Competitive Insights Manager to lead strategic intelligence activities from London. The role offers hybrid working and exposure to senior leadership in a globally focused research function.

You will deliver client, sector and competitor analyses, shape digital research products with AI tools, and guide a global intelligence team and outsourced partners to support growth strategies and lateral hiring decisions.

Qualifications

• Ten+ years in market or competitive intelligence, ideally in professional services or law firms.
• Strong financial data expertise across major platforms.
• Ability to turn data into concise narratives for partner audiences.
• Experience leading cross-functional and global teams.

Responsabilités

• Deliver strategic market intelligence through client, sector and competitor analysis.
• Support business development with client targeting and benchmarking.
• Present findings to partners and management with clear recommendations.
• Shape data, AI and tooling with BI colleagues.
• Lead a global intelligence team and outsourced partners.

Connaissances

Research experience

Analysis skills

Financial data expertise

Insight storytelling

Stakeholder management

Commercial leadership

Formation

MBA desirable

Outils

Mergermarket

Capital IQ

PitchBook

Bloomberg

AI-enabled tools

Description du poste

Market & Competitive Insights Manager

London, Hybrid working available - 4 days a week in the office

Excellent Salary + Benefits

The Company hiring a Market & Competitive Insights Manager

A leading international law firm, recognised for its strength in complex cross-border work, is seeking a Market & Competitive Insights Manager to join its global research and intelligence function. The role offers direct exposure to the firm's senior leadership, with insight work that shapes client strategy, business planning and long-term growth priorities. It is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded research professional to raise the profile of a function that sits at the heart of the firm's growth agenda.

Key Responsibilities of the Market & Competitive Insights Manager

• Deliver strategic market intelligence - Produce sharp client, sector and competitor analysis, briefings and reports that identify growth opportunities and inform senior leadership decisions.
• Support business development and growth - Partner with business development teams and partners on client targeting, pitches, client profiles and benchmarking to support lateral hiring.
• Advise senior stakeholders with confidence - Present clear findings and recommendations to partners and management, acting as a trusted expert on priority sectors and competitor activity.
• Shape data, AI and tooling - Collaborate with business intelligence colleagues to develop digital research products, harnessing AI, analytics and leading intelligence platforms.
• Lead team and research partners - Guide a global intelligence team and an outsourced research provider, managing complex projects end to end and coaching colleagues in best practice.

Skills & Attributes of the Market & Competitive Insights Manager

• Extensive research and analysis experience - Ten or more years in market or competitive intelligence within consulting, investment banking, professional services or corporate settings, ideally with law firm exposure.
• Strong financial data expertise - Confident user of platforms such as Mergermarket, Capital IQ, PitchBook and Bloomberg, alongside data visualisation and AI-enabled research tools.
• Compelling insight storyteller - Turns complex data into concise, persuasive narratives and visuals for partner and board-level audiences.
• Influential stakeholder manager - A credible adviser who builds lasting cross-functional relationships and works effectively across global, multicultural teams.
• Commercial and leadership capability - Strong grasp of professional services economics and competitive positioning, with a degree (MBA desirable) and experience developing high-performing teams.

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