Senior Pricing Manager

Job Title: Senior Pricing Manager Location: London/Bexhill/Leicester 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. And as a Finance team, we\’re doing exactly the same – building a market leading finance technology platform, investing in our team and our approach to leadership development, with a real focus on commercially adding value to the business. The fact you’re now reading this job advert means we’ve tempted you to find out more about #lifeatHD. If you like what you see, we hope you\’ll consider joining our team. We have high standards and understand some people may not apply for jobs unless they feel they tick every box. If you’re excited about joining us and think you have some of what we are looking for, even if you’re not 100% sure, we would love to hear from you. Role overview To support the APP Pricing Director to deliver profit and growth targets through: • Identifying opportunities to expand our competitive footprint • Identifying, understanding and rectifying unprofitable business • Collaboration with the wider business Key Responsibilities Delivering to portfolio KPIs by having responsibility for the Pricing and Underwriting strategies of an ambitious growth product Hands on development of the UW pricing models/algorithms using a wide range of techniques and datasets to deliver great outcomes for customers and the company both directly and through others Analyse large complex datasets to drive decision making that translates into commercial and customer value Building and delivering robust MI and BI reporting to track key metrics and support trading and business decision making – allowing you to gain approval with our panel on your changes Improvement, design and creation of analysis tools to allow the team to produce analytical results to a higher standard, more consistently and taking into account a wider context of the proposal while also allowing faster production of proposal documents to spend more time on analysis and less time on admin Ensuring the customer is always delivered with a price that is fair, justifiable and in-line with our governance and processes Production and improvement of the monthly RAC pack to help demonstrate to Advantage current overall position vs targets and any emerging risks & opportunities Leading a team of analysts and ensuring their development via continuous improvements and making them ready for their next roles Ensure completion of all training as mandated by the company and regulated by the FCA Ensure that levels of competence required to fulfil job requirements are demonstrated This list is neither exclusive nor exhaustive and there may be other duties, within the remit of this position, required of the job holder from time to time. The Company reserves the right to alter this job description and will do so after consultation with the job holder. Essential skills/experience: Strong numeric and analytical skills Ability to think strategically about long-term goals and balance short-term objective Pro-active approach to driving change, Inquisitive, curious nature Thinking outside of the box – Critically evaluates information Commercial awareness and an understanding of what makes a successful and profitable business Ability to interact effectively with a wide variety of individuals, both technical and non-technical Excellent communication skills and stakeholder management The interview process: Our interview process involves the below: Recruiter screening call 1st stage interview – Initial Intro with hiring leader 2nd interview will a include panel As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are fully inclusive – what this means to you is if you’re applying for a job with us, you’ll have fair access to support and adjustments throughout your recruitment journey. We also welcome applications through the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS).For more information on the DCS, please visit our inclusive business page on our careers website Benefits: in addition to a competitive salary and £5k car allowance you will also receive… Flexible working – we champion a flexible hybrid working approach – please speak to your recruiter to discuss in more detail Competitive bonus scheme – all colleagues are eligible for our annual 4Cs performance bonus Physical wellbeing – as a Band 4 colleague, Hastings pay for you to receive private medical Insurance (also known as PMI). This gives you flexibility and convenience to see a specialist or consultant and allows you to decide when and where you will be seen Financial wellbeing – as well as providing you with 4x your salary with our life assurance cover, income protection at no extra cost, and matched pension contributions up to 10%, we are proud to provide you with an award winning package which includes – discounts, cashback, free independent mortgage advice and free access to financial wellbeing support Mental wellbeing programme – we have the thrive mental health app, our colleague assistance programme available 24/7, our own in-house mental health first aiders, support groups and a dedicated team to make sure we are covering your needs There\’s more! – 27 days annual leave + bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell one of your weeks, access to our health care cash back plans, dental plans, discounted health assessments, Cycle to work and tech schemes, discounted and free onsite facilities, social events throughout the year and much more …. 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. As one of our colleagues, you’ll be helping to drive our growth, so in return, we’ll give you all the support, training and development you need. Our 4Cs principles are simple: we believe by creating the right culture for our colleagues and giving them the right tools to do their job, we’ll deliver good outcomes for every customer, helping us to grow the company profitably and sustainably and allowing us to invest in the communities we serve. 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. Our recruitment team is here to provide the support you need to ensure a fair and accessible experience for all. Job posting end date: #J-18808-Ljbffr