Geospatial Data Scientist in Leicester

**Location:** Leicester / Bexhill – Hybrid

**Welcome to Hastings Direct** We’re a digital insurance provider with a clear strategy to become the best and biggest player in the UK market. As a company, we’ve made huge investments in our technology, pricing, data and analytics capabilities over the past few years, along with nurturing our 4Cs culture and substantial investment in our people.

**Role** The Geospatial Data Scientist will assist in the identification and creation of cutting-edge data assets and predictive models that feed into Hastings’ market-leading pricing activities. This role is within a combined team of Actuaries and Data Scientists, who are committed to championing the adoption of the latest machine learning (ML) techniques to leverage powerful insights from vast amounts of customer & property information and augment traditional modelling techniques.

**Accountabilities** Your remit will include the following:

• Engineering powerful new geography / spatial rating factors to be deployed into our home & motor pricing
• Develop best in-class models to predict risk and claims outcomes
• Identifying, analysing, and monetising new data sources relating to geography and properties
• Research and development of innovative proof of concept solutions to business problems

**Skills, Knowledge & Experience**

**Essential**

• Predictive modelling experience
• Familiarity with geospatial data and geospatial analysis techniques
• Interest in emerging ML techniques and their commercial value
• Proficiency in Python
• Exposure to SQL
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work cross-functionally with Data Engineers, Data Scientists, Actuaries and Pricing teams

**Desirable**

• Insurance experience
• Experience working with remote sensing datasets
• Have used GitHub as a code collaboration tool
• Experience using a cloud platform

**Personal Attributes**

• Natural problem solver who loves building quality solutions to complex real-world situations
• Dynamic, flexible and delivery-focused work ethic required to adapt to a fast-paced environment

**The interview process:** Our interview process involves the below:

• Recruiter screening call
• Intro with Hiring manager
• Interview with hiring team – Case study

As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are fully inclusive. We also welcome applications through the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS).

**Benefits:** In addition to a competitive salary, you will also receive…

• **Flexible working** – we champion a flexible hybrid working approach
• **Competitive bonus scheme** - all colleagues are eligible for our annual 4Cs performance bonus
• **Financial wellbeing** – life assurance cover, income protection at no extra cost, and matched pension contributions up to 10%
• **Mental wellbeing programme** – thrive mental health app, colleague assistance programme available 24/7, in-house mental health first aiders
• **There’s more!** – 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell one of your weeks, access to health care cash back plans, dental plans, discounted health assessments, Cycle to work and tech schemes, social events throughout the year

Join us and you’ll find a different way of doing things. We call it the 4Cs. We focus on getting it right for our colleagues, customers, company and community. If you are interested in any other positions at Hastings Direct, you can view our live vacancy list via our careers page.

Hastings Group is an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status.

At Hastings Direct, we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, we encourage you to be open with us.