Commercial Executive - Growth Products

Welcome to Hastings Direct. We’re a digital insurance provider with bold ambitions to become the best and biggest in the UK market. Over recent years, we’ve made huge investments in our digital capabilities, underpinned by our strong 4Cs culture, to ensure we continue to deliver market leading experiences for our customers.

We provide insurance for over four million customers, every interaction with us is shaped by thoughtful design, data-led decision making and a deep understanding of customer needs. Our Commercial, Digital and Marketing teams sit at the heart of this journey – combining entrepreneurial thinking, analytical insight and creativity to build market leading customer experience.

From pricing and proposition design to intuitive digital journeys and compelling tone of voice, our teams are passionate about creating experiences that are not only effective, but genuinely enjoyable. As we continue to grow as an increasingly digitised business, our colleagues play a critical role in driving change, shaping the future and making a meaningful difference for our customers every day.

Job Details:

• Analyse MI (internal and external) and track KPI’s to identify areas of commercial underperformance and assist commercial managers in developing strategies to address.
• Assist commercial managers with developing business cases to enable business or operational change to happen.
• Run commercial projects and lead on initiatives as directed by the commercial manager on time and to budget.
• Take an active role in budget setting and re-forecast process to ensure targets set are stretching but achievable.
• Accountable for the timely and accurate delivery of daily, weekly and monthly MI.
• Hybrid opportunity reporting into one of our office locations in Bexhill, London or Leicester once per week.

Skills we would love you to have:

• Numerate and Analytical with the ability to analyse multiple data sources and draw conclusions.
• Commercial focus with a good understanding of the insurance market.
• Ability to work under your own initiative and as part of a team, often virtually.
• Good presentation skills, both verbal and oral with great communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure with competing deadlines and priorities.

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:

• Flexible working – we champion a flexible hybrid working approach.
• Competitive bonus scheme - all colleagues are eligible for our annual 4Cs performance bonus.
• Financial wellbeing – providing you with 4x your salary with our life assurance cover, income protection at no extra cost, and matched pension contributions up to 10%.
• Mental wellbeing programme – including the thrive mental health app, our colleague assistance programme available 24/7, and support groups.
• 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, and 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. 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.