Head of Thought Leadership - London, United Kingdom - With Intelligence

Description

With Intelligence is a top provider of data on, and for, the alternative asset management industry.

Our platform and events connect investors and managers to the right people and data to raise and allocate assets effectively.

Having recently been acquired by a successful technology investor, we are now looking to take the business forward and further evolve as a data and analytics product led business.

The Head of Thought Leadership is a critical role at With Intelligence that requires leadership and both strategic and operational excellence.

The role will involve working across the business in delivering a variety of content streams and product enhancements that support the entire customer engagement journey.

As Head of Thought Leadership, you will drive the creation and development of engaging data-led and content-led insights and product development that showcase the benefits of With Intelligence's data and expertise covering the asset management industry.

You will be targeting both our existing subscribers and potential new ones, using innovative and creative storytelling formats across primarily, but not solely, digital channels.

This is a hands-on role with a view of building your own team.

Working closely with cross-functional teams, you will be responsible for creating compelling thought leadership content and propositions that differentiate our products and services in the market.

Devise, direct and implement the Thought Leadership strategy, working with proposition leads and functional stakeholders (including sales, marketing, customers, editorial, and data research)
Create compelling, on-brand data reports and visualizations that inform and engage readers. These will include interactive web pages, static PDFs and charts, visual essays and more — from concept through completion
Drive the Thought Leadership product strategy by developing a deep understanding of customer usage, competitor products and market trends, and translate that intelligence into product requirements for product enhancements and/or new product development
Build and manage an initial team of two, being accountable for its professional success and growth, setting the strategic direction and team priorities
Partner with data research, editorial and events to leverage our extensive proprietary database, intel and industry connections to drive a pipeline of industry reports, briefs and analytical content as well as new product opportunities
Collaborate with the product marketing and brand teams to design and develop content for our digital channels, including our brand website
Create and manage a set of scheduled data reports whilst also fostering an agile environment to experiment with ideas and act quickly on new data sets / trends
Ensure all content has a clear purpose aligned to the overarching brand content and product strategies, business objectives and key KPIs
Identify data-driven insights and trends from large data sets, with a focus on quality and accuracy
Act as an ambassador and raise With's profile as a data and analytics product with industry bodies and speaking at industry events and with the media

Extensive experience producing research commentary and data analysis, as well as product management
Strong business and data acumen, reporting capabilities and focus on measurable outcomes
Willingness to experiment, take risks and creatively think of new angles to interpret data from across the business, while maintaining a high standard of accuracy in published content
Strong analytical skills, with fluency in Excel and SQL. Additional data science and programming skills highly desirable
Strong project management track record, highly organised and attentive to detail
Ability to angle content for a specific audience and a passion for data-driven storytelling
Clear understanding of responsive design, content and conveying complex information in a way that readers can easily digest

Affinity to the asset management industry, alternative investments / private markets, and/or asset allocation is a significant benefit
Relevant industry experience, ideally in business information services or asset management
24 days annual leave rising to 29 days
~ Enhanced parental leave
~ Medicash (Health Cash Plans)
~ Flexible Fridays (Opportunity to finish early)
~ Birthday day off
~ Employee assistance program
~ Travel loan scheme
~ Social Events throughout the year
~ Hybrid Working

Our policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on actual or perceived race, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy), marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, mental or physical disability, religion, creed, colour, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.