🎯 Employee Spotlight: Sam Idle 🎯
Role: Head of Client Solutions at INSTINCT
Meet Sam Idle – A relatively new member of the team, Sam is the bridge between our clients, product team, and sales function, ensuring we deliver practical, powerful solutions for the investment management industry.
Career snapshot: With a career spanning Hedge Funds, Investment Banking, Asset Management, and SaaS, Sam brings a rare 360° perspective to Instinct. He’s held senior reporting roles at M&G and Schroders, blending technical expertise with a deep understanding of operational challenges across the industry. Now at INSTINCT, he leverages this knowledge to connect client needs with innovative reporting solutions.
What Sam does: Sam describes himself as “the knot in the bow tie” between client needs and product innovation. He works closely with investment managers to unpack their reporting frustrations, then helps shape our platform to solve them—translating insight into action and complexity into clarity.
How he helps clients: Sam is driven by impact. He works with clients to streamline their operating models and eliminate friction in the reporting lifecycle. He gets a kick out of using our platform to help firms work smarter, not harder.
⚽ Outside the office Whether he’s teeing off at Celtic Manor (as you can see!) or hiking Utah’s red rock trails, Sam’s never far from a sporting or outdoor adventure. He’s a football fanatic, a golf enthusiast (working on that handicap!), and a fan of long dog walks that usually include a stop at the pub.
Join us in celebrating Sam’s contribution to Instinct and the industry. His passion for client success, and his ability to bring strategy and delivery together is what makes him a core part of our team.
If you want to learn more or discuss how Sam and the team can help you, please get in touch with us.
