Senior Insights Manager

Vertical Advantage; Greater London; Híbrido; GBP 65.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid working from a London office

Equity in a high-growth business

Wellbeing support

Team socials

Descripción de la vacante

Vertical Advantage Ltd in London is seeking a Senior Insight Manager to oversee a portfolio of key client accounts, guiding research, measurement and strategy from brief to presentation.

You will turn complex data into clear narratives for senior stakeholders, mentor junior researchers and help shape the growth of the firm's research offerings.

This senior, hands-on role offers hybrid working from a London office, equity in a high-growth business, wellbeing support and regular team socials.

Formación

• 5+ years in research, insight or measurement.
• Strong quantitative research skills. Experience in ad effectiveness or brand lift research is a plus.
• Proven experience managing multiple client accounts and earning the trust of senior stakeholders.
• A commercial mindset, with experience scoping or selling research projects.
• Excellent storytelling and presentation skills, plus the confidence to challenge senior audiences.
• Experience mentoring or supporting the development of others.

Responsabilidades

• Manage advertising and brand effectiveness projects end to end, from the brief to the final presentation.
• Go beyond the numbers to find the 'why' and connect learnings across projects to build a bigger picture for each client.
• Turn complex data into clear, compelling stories that senior, non-technical audiences can act on.
• Build strong, long‑term relationships with senior client stakeholders and advise them on strategy.
• Spot opportunities to grow accounts, and work with the commercial team to design larger, ongoing research programmes.
• Act as a go‑to expert on research design and methodology, both internally and with clients.
• Review and quality‑check team outputs, mentor junior researchers and share best practice.
• Help develop research tools, approaches and products as the business scales.
• Work closely with sales, product, data and marketing teams.
• Contribute to case studies and thought leadership, and represent the business at industry events and on social media.

Conocimientos

Quantitative research

Ad effectiveness

Brand lift

Client management

Storytelling & presentation

Mentoring

Commercial mindset

Social media trends

Descripción del empleo

The company:

Our client sits where social media, marketing and data meet. They help well-known brands and agencies around the world understand how their advertising lands with consumers, and then turn that insight into practical steps that improve results. The business is growing quickly and is building out its senior insight team.

The role:

As Senior Insight Manager, you’ll manage a portfolio of key client accounts and be their trusted partner on research, measurement and strategy. You’ll run projects from start to finish and make sure the insight leads to real business decisions. You’ll also help shape how the company’s research offering grows. This is a senior, hands‑ons role. You won’t have direct reports, but you’ll have plenty of influence by mentoring colleagues and raising the quality of work across the team.

Responsibilities:

• Manage advertising and brand effectiveness projects end to end, from the brief to the final presentation
• Go beyond the numbers to find the “why”, and connect learnings across projects to build a bigger picture for each client
• Turn complex data into clear, compelling stories that senior, non-technical audiences can act on
• Build strong, long‑term relationships with senior client stakeholders and advise them on strategy
• Spot opportunities to grow accounts, and work with the commercial team to design larger, ongoing research programmes
• Act as a go‑to expert on research design and methodology, both internally and with clients
• Review and quality‑check team outputs, mentor junior researchers and share best practice
• Help develop research tools, approaches and products as the business scales
• Work closely with sales, product, data and marketing teams
• Contribute to case studies and thought leadership, and represent the business at industry events and on social media

Requirements:

• 5+ years in research, insight or measurement, ideally from a media, marketing or agency background
• Strong quantitative research skills. Experience in ad effectiveness or brand lift research is a big plus
• Proven experience managing multiple client accounts and earning the trust of senior stakeholders
• A commercial mindset, with experience scoping or selling research projects
• Excellent storytelling and presentation skills, plus the confidence to challenge senior audiences
• Experience mentoring or supporting the development of others
• Comfort with pace and change in a scaling business
• A real interest in social media and digital marketing trends

What’s on offer

• Competitive salary + bonus
• Equity in a high-growth business
• Hybrid working from a London office
• Wellbeing support and regular team socials
• The chance to help shape a growing research function and make a visible impact