Research & Insight Executive

Research & Insight Executive

Hybrid Working - Sale, Manchester

Are you a data-driven storyteller with a passion for customer and market research and insight?

Do you want to work at the heart of a fast-paced business where your work directly influences marketing and commercial decisions?

I am excited to be working with an innovative Financial Services business who are expanding their Marketing & Insights team. Forward Role is supporting in search of an enthusiastic and motivated Research & Insight Executive to join the team.

You’ll be the go-to expert for uncovering what really matters to the company’s client base. Through a blend of qualitative and quantitative research, market analysis and competitor insight, you’ll help shape marketing strategies, support proposition development and identify exciting new opportunities.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Develop a deep understanding of customer needs, behaviours, and motivations through varied research methods
• Deliver impactful, easy-to-digest insight reports that inform strategic thinking
• Track industry trends and emerging opportunities to guide marketing and commercial plans
• Partner closely with Marketing, Proposition and Distribution teams to drive meaningful customer-focused initiatives
• Support senior leaders in campaign development and long-term planning
• Get stuck into ad hoc insight projects that make a real difference

Skills & Experience:

• Experience with qualitative research methods is essential
• Highly analytical and data savvy – ideally experience with quantitative research methods
• Comfortable working with data and distilling complex findings into simple, actionable insights
• Strong project management and organisational skills
• A natural communicator with great presentation flair
• Collaborative mindset – great with stakeholders, teams and external partners
• Curious, commercially aware, and genuinely passionate about the customer

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