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Strategic Insight Manager

2 months ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Herbert Smith Freehills Full time
About Herbert Smith Freehills

We are a leading global law firm that advises top-tier organizations across various industries. With a strong presence in Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and North America, we provide premium quality, full-service legal advice to our clients.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a highly skilled Strategic Insight Manager to join our team. As a key member of our Strategic Planning department, you will be responsible for delivering data-led, actionable insights to support our firm's management, practice groups, and sector teams in shaping strategy.

Primary Objectives:
  • Deliver high-quality, commercial insights that drive business growth
  • Identify new opportunities for the firm to win profitable work
  • Provide market research and analysis to support strategic decision-making
  • Collaborate with the partnership, central management services, and business development teams to drive business outcomes
Key Internal Relationships:
  • Partners, Central Management, Strategic Planning, Business Development, Knowledge Management, Business Finance
Key External Relationships:
  • Research agencies, outsource providers, and other data providers
Primary Responsibilities:
  • Deliver in-depth market insights and actionable recommendations on competitors, economics, financial markets, industry, practice/legal product area, and jurisdiction/regional issues
  • Collaborate with Strategic Insight colleagues in Asia Pacific to provide global support
  • Maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders in the UK and EMEA region to provide trusted advice on strategic decision-making
  • Exploit internal and external information resources to inform analysis
  • Develop research briefs through effective consultation and design solutions that resolve issues
  • Work with partners and business development teams to identify, quantify, and prioritize areas of new opportunity for the firm
  • Monitor legal market developments and serve as a key point of contact for regional competitor activity
  • Contribute ideas and technical assistance to thought leadership activities and content for use externally
  • Effectively manage a complex and demanding workload with multiple stakeholders and deadlines
  • Represent the firm externally at industry events
  • Train and support others undertaking research to encourage efficient, relevant, and accurate output
Key Performance Indicators:
  • Quality of output
  • Strength of relationships
  • Feedback from key stakeholders
  • Creative and proactive services provided
  • Demonstration of high levels of technical capabilities
  • Work delivered to meet deadlines
  • Activities aligned to Strategic Planning, Business Development, and firm priorities globally
Skills, Qualifications & Experience:
  • Leadership of a research/insight function, including mixed-use models of front-office delivery and the best use of third-party service providers
  • Appropriate undergraduate/postgraduate degree in economics, finance, or business-related area
  • At least 8 years' relevant experience working at a blue-chip, financial, or professional services organization
  • Demonstrated experience in building strategic internal relationships with senior stakeholders
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, enabling effective communication to senior audiences
  • Able to analyze large volumes of data, interpret complex detail, and provide insight
  • Strong knowledge of business research databases, such as Bloomberg, LSEG, Mergermarket, CapitalIQ, Dealogic, and Pitchbook
  • Experience of multi-tasking, prioritizing demanding workloads, and working on projects as part of an international team
  • Strong understanding of the legal market
  • Good attention to detail, but also able to see and communicate the big picture