Thatcham Research
Member Success Director
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Member Success Director
Circa £78,500 + 13% bonus, car & excellent benefits | Permanent | Hybrid
Shape the future of insurer partnerships at Thatcham Research. Our data, insight, research, and expertise support some of the UK's leading motor insurers, helping them make better decisions and deliver better outcomes for their customers.
We're looking for a Member Success Director to build and strengthen relationships with a portfolio of our most influential insurer members. This is a highly visible and strategic role where you'll act as a trusted advisor, relationship leader, and internal advocate - ensuring our members maximise the value they gain from their partnership with Thatcham Research. If you enjoy operating at executive level, influencing strategy, and turning complex challenges into meaningful business outcomes, we'd love to hear from you.
What you'll be doing
As Member Success Director, you'll take ownership of a portfolio of key insurer members, building long-term strategic partnerships with leading UK motor insurers.
You'll engage with stakeholders from operational teams through to C-Suite executives, helping members unlock value from Thatcham's products, data, research, and expertise across areas including pricing, underwriting, claims, repair, and business strategy. You'll be both strategic and hands-on, driving initiatives from concept through to successful outcomes.
Lead Strategic Member Relationships
- Develop and deliver strategic account plans aligned to each member's business objectives
- Build trusted, long-term relationships with senior decision-makers and executive leaders
- Identify opportunities to deepen engagement and expand value across member organisations
- Position Thatcham Research as a strategic partner rather than simply a supplier
Drive Member Success and Value
- Help members maximise the adoption and use of Thatcham's products, data, and insights
- Understand member challenges and identify opportunities where Thatcham can add value
- Measure and demonstrate the impact and benefits delivered through our partnerships
- Proactively address challenges, risks, or areas of low engagement
Influence Internally and Externally
- Act as the voice of the member within Thatcham Research
- Coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver a seamless member experience
- Feed market insight and customer feedback into product development and future strategy
- Represent member priorities in business planning and decision-making discussions
Deliver Meaningful Outcomes
- Lead strategic initiatives and high-profile member engagements
- Ensure commitments are delivered to a high standard and on time
- Maintain momentum across multiple stakeholders, priorities, and projects
- Drive continuous improvement in how we support and engage with our members
Skills & experience that will set you up for success in this role:
We're seeking an experienced relationship leader with a thorough understanding of the UK insurance market and a proven ability to manage complex, high-value business relationships.
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You’ll bring:
- Deep knowledge of the UK motor insurance sector, including pricing, underwriting, claims, repair, and data-driven decision-making
- Experience managing strategic B2B relationships, ideally with major insurance organisations
- Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills, including experience working with executive and C-Suite audiences
- Commercial awareness and the ability to translate complex information into clear business value
- Experience developing strategic account plans and delivering measurable customer outcomes
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills
- Experience leading through influence within complex matrix environments
Why join Thatcham Research?
This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping how some of the UK's leading insurers engage with Thatcham Research and benefit from our expertise. You'll join an organisation that combines industry-leading research, innovation, and insight with a genuine commitment to making a difference across the automotive and insurance sectors.
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We know the perfect candidate doesn't exist! If you think you have what it takes but don't tick every box, we'd still encourage you to apply - it could be a perfect fit!
Perks & Benefits 👀
- Salary - Circa £78,500 negotiable dependent on skills & experience.
- Up to 13% annual bonus
- Car allowance - £600 / month or Company Car
- 10% non-contributory pension
- 29 days holiday (inclusive of Christmas shutdown) + public holidays
- Private Health Insurance for you and your immediate family
- Group Life Assurance (equal to 4 x basic salary)
- Group Income Protection (after 6 months’ service)
- Salary Sacrifice schemes (cycle to work, home & tech scheme)
- Enhanced and competitive parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender or family structure
- Moneyhealth’s Financial Coaching & Wellbeing Platform
- Health Cash Plan (cash back on eligible medical treatments)
- Reward & Recognition Programme
- Discounted gym membership
- Free on-site parking with EV charging
- Sports & Social club
- Payroll charitable giving
- Subsidised on-site restaurant
When we work 🕒
Our standard working hours are 8:30 - 16:30 Monday - Thursday, early finish on Friday - 8:30 - 15:45 (Talk to us about flexible working if this doesn’t quite suit you – we take work-life balance seriously!)
How we work 🏠 / 🏢
We understand the benefits of remote and in-person collaboration and therefore have a hybrid working model – you’ll be expected to work from our office in Thatcham at least two days per week.
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At the cutting edge of automotive research in the UK, Thatcham Research has a unique role in shaping the design of new vehicles and influencing ever higher standards of safety, security and repair. With an on-site Crash Laboratory, Repair Technology Centre and Training Academy, our research expertise is driving some of the very latest automotive developments in technology, materials and standards in this fast moving and highly technical industry.
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Our Values 🧡
As an organisation that believes a strong set of Values are key to our organisational success and a sense of belonging for all colleagues, we ask that you understand, represent and apply our Values of Fearless, Inquisitive, Resourceful, Supportive and Trusted and demonstrate these Values throughout the recruitment process.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging 🫶
We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace which values diversity and embraces each individual's authentic self. We are proud to champion a culture where colleagues freely share their diverse perspectives, recognising that these contribute to our innovative spirit. Our journey of growth and understanding is continuous as we actively invest in diversity training, workshops, and partnerships to ensure positive change.
Beyond our partnerships with the Automotive 30% Club and Women in Data (WiD), we collaborate with various organisations to advance equity not only in gender but also across ethnicity, age, disability, social mobility, LGBTQ+ identities, experiences, and thinking. Our aspiration is to create an environment where everyone thrives, achieves, and experiences a genuine sense of belonging.
Recruitment process 💻
We’re proud to manage our recruitment in-house and believe this direct approach enables us to give you the best possible Employee Experience we can – which starts right here, your application! We’re continuously striving to improve the candidate journey, and transparency (or communication) is a key area of focus – yes, even with salary & benefits.
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- Regular updates on the progress / outcome of your application
- An initial telephone screening call with a Talent Acquisition Partner
- First interview with the hiring manager, usually via Teams
- Second/Final interview, in-person at our office (we may give you a role specific task to present on!)
- Personalised feedback following your interview – because everyone deserves that!
- An opportunity to give us your honest feedback in a short survey on all of the above
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