MBA Future Leaders Programme - International Pricing Manager in Cardiff

Are you ready to help shape the future of a FTSE 100 company? Join Admiral’s International Pricing team and accelerate your path to senior leadership. If you’re curious, pragmatic, and enjoy creating your own path, we’d love to hear from you.

As Admiral continues to grow in both size and complexity, we’re looking for talented people with the potential to help guide our future. We need leaders who want to make a meaningful impact, and we’re committed to helping you achieve just that. Admiral is a Financial Services company, offering a variety of insurance and lending products. Founded by two MBAs with a vision for creating a supportive and enriching work environment, Admiral Group has grown into a successful FTSE 100 company, operating in the UK, France, Italy, Spain, and the USA. With over 11 million customers, a market cap nearing £10bn, and 25 consecutive years as a Great Place to Work, we’re proud of our people‑first culture and forward‑looking growth.

Your Role: As an International Pricing Manager (IPM), you will apply thoughtful problem‑solving, creativity, and strong collaboration skills to solve complex business needs. No prior industry experience is required – we’ll support your learning and development. You’ll join our Strategic Pricing and Risk (SPARK) Programme – a fast‑track professional development initiative tailored for MBA graduates, focused on building future expertise in pricing, data, and risk.

The SPARK Programme Offers:

• 6–9 months of dedicated training to understand our Pricing, Data, and Risk functions
• On‑the‑job learning through projects with real business impact
• Exposure to senior stakeholders, including the C‑suite

Projects may include launching new products, implementing technologies, exploring new data, or addressing country‑specific challenges.

Career Progression: The goal of the SPARK programme is to prepare you for future senior roles, either within Pricing & Data, or across the wider business. The fast growth of our international companies, as well as our expansion into new product lines, will create exciting future career opportunities for IPMs. Past IPMs include the CEO of our US Insurance Operation and the Head of our Travel Insurance venture in the UK.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate impactful pricing and data projects from concept to delivery
• Contribute to future strategy across pricing, data, and risk
• Share insights and recommendations with senior stakeholders
• Collaborate with analysts and data scientists
• Review pricing structures and past performance to support risk management

Location Options:

• International Pricing Team – Cardiff HQ: This multi‑national team provides strategic advice and support to our international operations. The role includes opportunities to travel and potentially relocate to one of our international offices.
• Local Operations – Paris, Rome, Seville: You’ll be based in one of our local operations and will complete the full SPARK training programme led by the International Pricing team.

What We’re Looking For:

• MBA from a top business school
• Strong numerical skills supported by academic or professional experience
• A strategic mindset, demonstrated through past experience (e.g., consulting, project management, or data‑focused roles)
• Fluency in French, Spanish, or Italian (required for Local Operations route, and highly desired for the International Pricing Team route)

Desirable Traits And Attributes:

• A proactive and creative approach to problem‑solving
• A collaborative mindset and ability to build relationships across teams and regions
• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence others
• Willingness to learn necessary technical skills from the ground up
• Interest in data or emerging technologies (experience is a plus, not required)
• A positive outlook and a sense of humour – we believe work should be fun!

We’re on the hunt for future CEOs – curious minds, strategic thinkers, fast learners, and bold problem‑solvers ready to shape the future of industry. Ready to grow, contribute, and make a difference with us? Apply today and start your journey toward global leadership at Admiral.

Admiral: Where You Can We take pride in being a diverse and inclusive business. It’s a place where you can Be You, and show up as you are. We’re committed to fostering a people‑first culture where everyone is accepted, supported, and empowered to be brilliant. You can grow and progress at a pace and direction that suits you, make a difference for our customers and each other, and share in our future with all colleagues eligible for up to £3,600 of free shares each year after one year of service. Everyone receives 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) when they join us, increasing the longer you stay with us, up to a maximum of 38 days (including bank holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to an additional five days of annual leave.

We’re proud of our people‑first culture. In fact, we’ve been recognised as a Great Place to Work for Women, a Great Place to Work for Wellbeing, and an overall Great Place to Work for over 25 years! We’re fully committed to ensuring your progression is not slowed or halted by barriers related to race, gender, age, sexuality or any of the protected characteristics.

Our fantastic benefits make sure our colleagues have a great work‑life balance. Disability Confident Leader: As a Disability Confident Leader, for candidates with a disability or long‑term health condition, that opt into the Disability Confident scheme, we’ll invite a fair and proportionate number of applicants that meet the essential requirements of the role to the first stage of our selection process. If you need any adjustments or support with your application or during the recruitment process, just let us know. Please do email MBA@admiralgroup.co.uk or contact us on 07795974840. This number is dedicated to supporting candidates that require reasonable adjustments or support during the application process.