Market Insight Manager

Our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions. 

Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.

Through telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

The Role: Market Insight Manager

The Market Insight Manager is responsible for delivering high‑quality, forward‑looking market, competitor, and client insight that informs strategic decision‑making across the business. The role translates complex external data, trends, and signals into clear, actionable insight that shapes corporate strategy, distribution priorities, proposition development, and product lifecycle management.

Support business decision makers to understand the external environment, anticipate change, and make informed, evidence‑based decisions in an increasingly complex and competitive market landscape. Driving the 'so what', enabling clear action to be taken.

Key Accountabilities

• Identification, analysis, and interpretation of macro‑economic, market, regulatory, and industry trends, assessing their implications for the organisation’s strategy and performance.
• Monitor competitor activity, including product launches, pricing, positioning, distribution approaches, and strategic moves, translating findings into clear implications and recommendations.
• Produce clear, compelling insight outputs that inform corporate strategy, business planning, proposition design, and go‑to‑market activity.
• Move beyond reporting to articulate the “so what”, providing interpretation, options, and recommendations tailored to different senior audiences.
• Support the business to think long‑term, balancing short‑term performance with future market opportunity and risk.
• Contribute insight to key governance, strategy, and investment forums where external context is required.
• Design and deliver high‑quality management information, insight papers, and presentations that are concise, visually engaging, and impactful.
• Act as a central point of expertise for external market and competitor intelligence, ensuring consistency and alignment of insight across the organisation.
• Proactively develop market and industry knowledge, staying current on new research techniques, tools, data sources, and insight best practice.
• Promote an insight‑led culture, encouraging evidence‑based thinking and external awareness across the business.

• Strong analytical and strategic mindset, with the ability to interpret complex information and translate it into clear, actionable insight.
• Proven experience in market insight, market intelligence, strategy, research, or competitive analysis, ideally within financial services or a regulated environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to move confidently between detail and big‑picture thinking, adapting messages for different audiences.
• High level of IT literacy, including advanced use of Microsoft Office tools (PowerPoint, Excel, Word), with an interest in insight visualisation.
• Experience working with senior leaders and cross‑functional teams.
• Knowledge of investments, pensions and broader financial markets.
• Familiarity with research methodologies, market data providers, or insight tools.

• Curious, forward‑thinking, and externally focused
• Confident and credible, with the ability to challenge constructively
• Commercially minded and outcome‑oriented
• Proactive, organised, and comfortable working with ambiguity
• Collaborative, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability

Location: Edinburgh or Stirling - Hybrid 2 - 3 days in the office

Work Level: Manager Expert

Reporting to: Head of Market Insight

Closing Date: 31st March 2026

Recruiter: Phoebe Ewers

What we offer:

At M&G, we’re committed to helping you thrive and supporting your wellbeing, both at work and beyond. Our benefits are designed to help you balance your professional and personal life, while planning confidently for your future. Our UK benefits include:

• As a savings and Investments firm we are proud to offer a valuable pension scheme of 18%, with 13% made up of Employer Contributions and 5% Employee Contributions. We also offer Share Save and our Share Incentive Plan, together with access to financial wellbeing and support services - to help give you real confidence to put your money to work.

• Enjoy 38 days annual leave including bank holidays, with the opportunity to purchase up to 5 extra days and additional flexibility through our Time Off When You Need It policy – to balance your work and personal commitments.  

• Our market leading Inspiring Families policy includes comprehensive support and paid parental leave covering maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and paternity leave - as supporting families is a core aspect of our inclusive culture.

• Health & Protection cover including Private Healthcare, Critical Illness cover and Life Assurance for you, with family options - for peace of mind.

To explore more about life at M&G and our full benefits offering, visit Life at M&G

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.

M&G is also proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, and we welcome applications from candidates with long-term health conditions, disabilities, or neuro-divergent conditions. 

If you need assistance or an alternative means of applying for a role due to a disability or additional need, please let us know by contacting us at: careers@mandg.com