Senior Insights and Market Research Manager

LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university

This is a fixed term appointment for 3 years

Salary from £53,949 to £62,160 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £69,073 pa inclusive of London allowance

LSE Extended Education is a highly successful and commercially focused division which delivers a range of programmes, including the Summer School and Transnational Education (TNE) via our Global Programmes to diverse global audiences, bringing combined revenues of £45m to the School annually.

With over 9,500 students in 40+ countries studying LSE-designed degrees either at Recognised Teaching Centres (RTC) or Online, we’ve built a proud history of opening access to world-class education. We’re embarking on a major transformation programme that will reshape the future of LSE’s distance and online degrees. We are looking to recruit a Senior Insights and Market Research Manager to play a leading role in using data and market insight to inform our strategic direction and the development of new business and products, including courses and degrees. This new post will appeal to commercially focused individuals who are confident working with ambiguity, and a self-starter who is comfortable shaping the role in response to strategy. The postholder will manage a range of insights projects and contribute to the growth and development of our programmes.

The ideal candidate will have skills and experience including:

• Proven experience in an insights and market research role at management level, ideally within a commercial setting, higher education or a similarly complex environment
• Ability to independently synthesise and present market insight and data in a succinct and accurate way to inform strategic decision making
• Proven ability to build strong, collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Strong knowledge of the TNE landscape and understanding opportunities and trends in this area

We offer an attractive pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working and excellent training and development opportunities. 

Please note this role is office-based three days a week with two days a week from home, except during peak periods (e.g. exam sessions) when it is office-based four days a week, with one day a week working from home (approx. 13 weeks in the year). 

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please contact: o.trumble@lse.ac.uk

First-round interviews are expected to take place 21^st October and second-round 28th October.

Applications close: 5^th October 2025 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we cannot accept late applications.

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