Senior Research Manager, GP Engagement in London

We at PEI Group are seeking a Senior Research Manager, GP Engagement to join our growing diverse and welcoming team in London. The successful candidate will lead a team of researchers responsible for sourcing, validating and publishing proprietary data directly from private markets fund managers globally. This is a results-driven role with clear ownership of performance. The successful candidate will define and track key performance indicators, and put in place measures to ensure consistent, high-quality delivery.

The role demands high levels of self-motivation, the ability to lead by example, first-rate organisational skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills. The candidate will be comfortable engaging with senior investment executives globally.

The Senior Research Manager, GP Engagement is primarily engaged in the following activities:

• Recruit, lead and develop a team of researchers responsible for engaging (by phone, email and in person) with fund managers globally.
• Set clear expectations and performance objectives aligned with wider business and product strategy.
• Monitor, evaluate and report on team and individual performance, ensuring delivery against key performance indicators.
• Lead by example and manage others in a results-driven environment.
• Build and maintain relationships with private markets professionals at fund management firms through regular phone, email and in person engagement.
• Develop and execute effective engagement strategies to increase both the volume and quality of proprietary data sourced from the global fund manager community.
• Represent the business professionally in external interactions, reinforcing trust, credibility and long-term data partnerships.
• Oversee the collection and population of proprietary fund manager data into PEI’s structured databases, ensuring accuracy, completeness and timeliness.
• Ensure data gathered meets defined quality standards and supports customer use cases.
• Work closely with research colleagues in the local office and across international teams to ensure consistent approaches and best practice.
• Build strong working relationships with editorial, sales, events and marketing teams, aligning GP engagement activity with broader commercial and content objectives.
• Own the definition, tracking, and delivery of key success measures for the GP Engagement team.
• Measure and improve fund manager satisfaction and appreciation of the content and data produced.

Requirements: The role would suit individuals who have:

• Significant professional experience in a research, data or intelligence environment.
• Proven experience managing teams to deliver against targets.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage credibly with senior stakeholders.
• High levels of self-motivation and an ability to motivate and manage others.
• The ability—and intellectual curiosity—to quickly develop a deep understanding of the private markets landscape in order to hold informed, value-adding conversations with industry participants.

The role would suit individuals who are:

• Highly self-motivated and the ability to coach others in a results-driven environment.
• Inquisitive and analytical with a proactive, methodological and enthusiastic approach to work.
• Results-driven and motivated by achieving success for the team.
• Keen to be part of a business with high growth expectations.
• Confident to engage senior private market executives on the phone and in person.
• Adaptable and resilient to work with colleagues across different business units and locations.