Pricing Manager - Reigate

Pricing ManagerJob Tenure:Full-time, permanentSalary:CompetitiveCompany Description

Here at esure, we’re no strangers to change. As one of the industry leaders in the insurance business, striving to become a world class digital insurer, we’re getting ready for more. It’s creating great new opportunities for innovative and talented industry professionals to join us at a pivotal point in our development.

Job Description

Our Pricing team is the engine room of our business and key to our continued success. The Pricing Manager will use technical skills and experience to deliver significant improvements to our pricing models, capability and analysis. You will also lead a team of Analysts, empowering them to be pioneers in the pricing space and make an impact. 
It’s a very exciting time to join the team! We have delivered a huge transformation programme and continue to strive to become a world class, data driven and digital business. We implemented a brand-new platform, improved data systems and now have no old technology holding us back.

What you will do:

• Devise, and coordinate our use of modelling and analytical techniques in order to identify and implement ground breaking improvements to our pricing algorithms.
• Use and display a deep knowledge of pricing, modelling (including Data Science techniques) and price optimisation to deliver uplift in model outcomes.
• Own major modelling projects from the ground up to implementation.
• Lead the identification of challenges and/or opportunities by interpreting our data/MI and presenting appropriate actions.
• Own sign-off meetings with senior members of staff, gaining approval for any recommended changes, taking responsibility for the clear articulation of the business benefits/risks and the pros/cons of the methodology used
• Manage, empower, encourage and own the technical development of a team Analysts by mentoring, coaching and upskilling on technical ability.
• Be our 1st line of defence in making sure all models implemented are in line with regulatory and fair value measures, escalating and owning any breaches.

Qualifications

We’d love you to have:

• A passion for data, analysis and drawing meaningful insight from data to share with a business to make impactful recommendations and changes.
• Experience within a Pricing Manager role with extensive knowledge of the UK Motor or Home insurance products / markets.
• Strong people leadership skills with the ability to coach, lead and mentor a team.
• Significant experience in delivering statistical models, e.g. GLMs, GBMs or other relevant techniques
• Strong governance awareness to make sure models implemented fully adhere to regulatory and far value measures.
• Experience with Radar and other insurance pricing software such as Emblem.
• Good experience with statistical software SQL, SAS or Python.

Additional Information

Why choose us?

This is your opportunity to be at the forefront of our game-changing journey and be part of something truly special! And to top it off, here are some perks to life at esure…

• A competitive salary that recognises your skills and potential
• A bonus scheme that celebrates your contribution to esure’s success
• Discounts on our insurance products, for you and your family
• 28 days annual leave, plus 8 flex days to be taken as and when suits you
• Benefits just for you: our hub – My Benefits Box – is loaded with perks to choose from, so you can build a personal toolkit to support your health, wellbeing, lifestyle, and finances.
• Grow your career with us: whatever your goals, we’ll support you with hands-on training, mentoring, a LinkedIn Learning licence, access to our exclusive Academies, regular career conversations, and expert partner resources from the likes of Women in Data and Women in Tech.
• Join our communities: our networks give you the chance to connect, learn and share with like-minded colleagues across the business – for work and play. So, it’s no surprise our people consistently rate ‘making friends at work’ one of the highest scorers in our colleague engagement survey
• More flexibility for you: we’re a proud supporter of the ABI’s Make Flexible Work campaign and welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need. Our hybrid working approach also puts you in the driving seat of how and where you do your best work.
• Live a healthy lifestyle: we offer lots of support, so you feel like the best version of yourself – like specialist advice through our employee assistance programme, wellbeing classes, access to the My Health Advantage app, our Big Team Challenge, and learning sessions on topics like menopause.
• A helping hand to do your bit for a greener and safer world: driving good in the world couldn’t be more important to us. That’s why we encourage colleagues to use volunteering days to support their local communities and have lots of initiatives to help you live a greener lifestyle.
• Everyday appreciation: praise from your colleagues means the world! Our social recognition tool makes it easy to give colleagues the praise they deserve, and you could even be shortlisted for a company-wide ACE Award.

We understand some people may not apply for jobs unless they tick every box. If you are 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.