Role: Manager: Customer Insight Transformation
Location: Any UK, within occasional commuting distance from London, Leeds or Manchester
Why Join KPMG as a Manager-Insight Transformation, Research & Analytics?
This role sits in the Insight team, within the Customer & Ops practice at KPMG.
The team is responsible for capturing, organising and analysing customer data signals to help our clients drive growth through a better understanding of their customers, to drive impact and improve the reputation and efficiency of the Insight function within a business. The Insight team does this through 2 propositions: -
Voice of Customer (VoC): Programmes that continuously capture, analyse and act on customer feedback to drive enterprise decision=making.
Our role is to design, implement and deliver these programmes-Insight Transformation: Helping clients leverage AI to transform how they operate and activate insight to improve performance and effectiveness.
What will you be doing?
As a Manager within the Customer team, and specifically the Insight team, the candidate will be responsible for-Helping to translate the Insight Transformation proposition into structured, repeatable programmes and delivery playbooks that can be deployed consistently across clients
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Supporting business development by contributing to proposals, solution design, scoping and costing for Insight Transformation engagements
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Designing futurestate insight operating models (processes, governance, roles, data/tech enablers) for client insight functions.
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Working with clients to help build transformation roadmaps that sequence people, process, data, technology and change activities into a coherent delivery plan
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Planning and running insightfunction diagnostics (interviews, documentation review, maturity assessments) and synthesising findings into prioritised recommendations.
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Developing and continuously improving internal methods, templates and reusable assets so the Future of Insight proposition can be delivered at scale.
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Leading onshore and offshore teams to deliver high quality client engagements.
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Owning responsibility for the financial management of client engagements
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Acting as a role model to upskill junior and non-insight trained team members
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Developing client relationships to enhance the reputation of KPMG as an advisor of choice and identify further client opportunities in the Customer & Operations team.
What will you need to do it?
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Background in strategy/transformation consulting, including organisational design
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Strong research and analytics capability (survey design, sampling, methodology, data analysis, project management
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Proven project management skills, handling multiple workstreams within complex programmes.
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Experience leading and motivating teams to deliver highquality outputs on time and within budget.
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Ability to derive insights from data and communicate them clearly through compelling storytelling and visualisation.
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Familiarity with VOC tools (e.g. Medallia, Qualtrics, Power BI) and their ongoing management
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Solutions-focused mindset with strong presentation and stakeholder engagement skills.
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Confident in providing thought leadership and advising clients on strategic direction.
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Understanding of AI applications in insight generation and VOC optimisation.
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Experience in business development, including proposal design and costing
Personal Attributes
Passion for insight and data-driven decision-making AI first mindset, with interest in promoting and embedding AI across teams
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Strong relationship-building skills across clients and colleagues
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Quick learner, adaptable, and continuously improving ways of working
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Highly organised, proactive, and able to manage competing priorities
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Problem-solver with a team-focused approach
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Interested in contributing to team development, culture, and capability growth
Skills required-
5+ years’ experience in an insight, data, research or analytics field, in an agency, industry or consulting organisation.
