About Autotrader
You’ve probably heard of Autotrader, but do you know what we’re all about? At Autotrader, our leadership team has a clear vision of building a data and technology platform that underpins the automotive industry.
We’re the UK’s leading automotive marketplace, a heritage brand, and a tech darling of the stock market. We bring together vehicle buyers and sellers to give them real choices. Cars may be what we're best known for but we’re also the place for pretty much everything else on wheels, from e-bikes to caravans.
In the automotive world, change is a constant, that’s why we take our job of untangling the complex car-buying journey very seriously.
At our core, we’re all about people. We go our own way while embracing diversity and celebrating our differences. We dedicate ourselves to the idea that we work better together.
Autotrader is a beautiful, surprising and vibrant place to work. We might not be for everyone, but we could be perfect for you.
About The Job
We're looking for a Analytics and Market Intelligence Manager to lead our efforts to produce actionable customer, market, and performance insights that help drive partner engagement and business progress. This role needs a combination of skills; strong in handling data and analysis, thinking broadly and creatively. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to influence key business decisions and developing a deep understanding of the automotive market and wider industry trends.
The position sits within Strategy & Insights at the heart of Autotrader as a key part of the Go To Market community. It’s the place where trends in consumer behaviour are discovered, market performance is analysed and forecast, and from which ideas for strategic direction are discussed, tested and evidenced.
Externally, these insights provide commentary for national media, support policymakers in UK Government and industry bodies, or help investors and market analysts understand the automotive UK market. Internally you will help bring our Partnerships Community to work closely with our retailer, finance and manufacturer customers. You will identify and communicate the market trends into decisions taken by our Finance colleagues, where customer performance and supply dynamics are essential to understanding direction.
The insights also help our Product & Tech teams consider potential areas for exploration and development. You will inform our strategy, identifies risks & opportunities by pulling together market performance insights, understanding customer needs and articulating the longer term trends the position plays an important role for our leadership team.
What We're Looking For
- Extensive experience working with large, complex datasets to analyse customer behaviour, market dynamics, and business performance.
- Strong proficiency in data exploration and BI tools, including building dashboards, creating visualisations, and drawing insights from multi-source data.
- You should be skilled in translating quantitative findings into compelling, narrative-driven reports that clearly articulate trends, implications, and strategic recommendations.
- We're looking for a data-first mindset, with the ability to identify signals from noise, highlight emerging patterns, and anticipate shifts in market sentiment or customer demand.
- Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally with commercial, marketing, product, and analytics teams to deliver impactful, data-driven initiatives.
- You will manage a small team of Insight Analysts so we're looking for experience in leadership, guiding and nurturing teams to achieve their full potential and fostering an environment of collaboration and continuous improvement.
- Comfortable working with stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership, and the ability to present insights credibly and persuasively.
- Willingness and flexibility to travel to London when needed.
Benefits
We’re offering a salary of £60,000 – £70,000, plus an additional 10% of your salary awarded to you in shares each year. These awarded shares will become yours in yearly installments over the next three years, and you can choose to either sell them or keep them as shares.
You'll have 28 days holiday per year, and that's in addition to bank holidays and half day closures on Christmas and New Year's Eve.
That’s not all. You'll be enrolled in our pension scheme, where our standard contributions are 7% and employee contributions are 5%. We also have comprehensive private medical cover, enhanced family leave provisions, a car salary sacrifice scheme, share-save options, and much more.
We always want to give you the support you need and help prioritise your wellbeing, that’s why we provide access to 24/7 online GP and dentist, as well as specialist support for assisted fertility, gender dysphoria, menopause, period care plans and lots more.
On top of all that, our hybrid model, Connected Working, combines the best of both worlds – office and home working. You’ll have two fixed weekly office days for team collaboration and one more of your choice to suit your work-life balance.
Additionally, we have our remote-first periods at set times during summer and winter. During these periods, you can work remotely anywhere in the UK and from certain locations abroad.
