Head of Insights & Analytics

About You

If you are an experienced and commercially minded analytics leader who is passionate about transforming data into meaningful business insightwedlove to hear from you.

Weare looking for aHead of Insight & Analyticsto lead our analytics capability and help shape how data informs strategic decisions across McCarthy & Stone. This is an exciting opportunity to join a business with ambitious growth plans where yourexpertisewill directly influence performance businessplanningand future direction.

This is far more than a reporting a high-performing team champion a data-led culture and translate complex information into clear actionable recommendations that support better decisions at every level of the organisation.

Equally comfortable presenting to Executive and Board stakeholders as you are coaching analysts youwill know how to tell the story behind the data answering the critical question:So what

Youwill thrive in a fast-paced environment where priorities evolve balancing strategic projects with business-as-usual reporting while continuouslyidentifyingopportunities to improve performance challenge thinking and deliver meaningful change.

We will give you:

Financial:

• CompetitiveSalary
• CompanyPensionScheme
• Choice of Company Car/Car Allowance
• Life Assurance
• Professional Subscriptions paid for

Lifestyle/Health & Wellbeing:

• 24 days holiday (rising to 28 days) plus Bank Holidays
• Hybrid working 1-2 days in Bournemouth Head Office
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Tusker - Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme (EV and Hybrid cars)
• 2 fully paid volunteering days per year (supported by the McCarthy Stone Foundation)
• Health benefits such as Remote GP 24/7 access to EAP Services (including counsellors and legal advisors) and eyecare voucher
• Colleagues Benefit Booklet with a range of store offers discounts and promotions
• Family Friendly Policies

Your Impact

As ourHead of Insight & Analyticsyoulllead the evolution of our analytics function ensuring insight sits at the heart of strategic decision-making across the business.

You will:

• Lead and develop our Insight & Analytics team creating a high-performing data-driven culture.
• Transform complex operational and commercial data into meaningful insight that drives better business decisions.
• Partner with Executive and Senior Leadership teams to influence strategy through evidence-based recommendations.
• Shape and deliver the organisations analytics roadmap ensuring the right insight reaches the right people at the right time.
• Develop benchmarking forecasting scenariomodellingand business cases that support future growth.
• Drive continuous improvement in data quality reporting and visualisation ensuring trusted robust datasets.
• Lead the development of PowerApps and digital workflows to improve data capture and reporting capability.
• Develop customer insight strategies that enhance our understanding of customer behaviour and business performance.
• Create meaningful KPI dashboards and reporting that provide clear visibility of performance across the organisation.

What we are looking for

Yourean analytical leader who combines technicalexpertisewith exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.

Youwill bring:

• Significant experienceleading analytics businessintelligenceor insight functions.
• Proven experience translating complex data into clear commercial recommendations and strategic insight.
• Experience influencing Executive and Board-level stakeholders through data-driven storytelling.
• Strong leadership experience developing high-performing analytical teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the confidence to challenge thinking and influence decisions.
• Experience of business planning forecasting benchmarking scenariomodellingand performance analysis.
• Strong understanding of data processing reporting dashboarddevelopmentand data visualisation.
• Experience working with both quantitative and qualitative datasets including financial operational and customer insight.
• A passion for building data-led cultures and driving continuous improvement.
• Experience within property housing carehealthcareor other customer-focused sectors would beadvantageous although not essential.

Ready to Shape the Future with Data

Apply todayand help shape the future of insight and analytics at McCarthy&Stone.

At McCarthy&Stone we celebrate diversity and promote equality and inclusion amongst our colleagues. We welcome applications from all regardless of personal characteristics or background.

All applications will bereviewed as soon as they are received and we hold the right to appoint before the closing date.

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As the UKs leading developer and manager of retirement communities we provide high quality homes to exacting specifications. As of January 2025 McCarthy Stone operates over 545 developments across the UK for more than 24200 people.

We believe in championing the role wellbeing and happiness of older people in society. We help our customers have a better later life so they feel more connected recognised and valued than late 2020 we launched the McCarthy Stone Charitable Foundation to support local causes that help older people in need across Britain.

We are proud to have been certified as a Great Place to Work 2025 as well as making the Great Place to Work Wellbeing list!