Senior Technical Pricing Analyst

• Monitor the performance and health of the MGA portfolio from a risk perspective to ensure long-term, sustainable profitability.
• Contribute to the production and maintenance of technical risk pricing models using Python, R, SQL, and advanced pricing tools like Earnix, Akur8, or Emblem.
• Identify emerging market trends and recommend proactive price adjustments to protect our leading position without negatively affecting loss ratios.
• Evaluate new product propositions to identify potential profitability and set the optimal price points for successful market entry.
• Transform complex datasets into actionable insights and enhanced dashboards for underwriting footprint reviews.
• Support the development of the wider pricing function through active training, coaching, and mentorship of junior colleagues.

• Highly numerate with a degree in a discipline like Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or Physics.
• Experienced in a statistical or analytical role within the general insurance industry, with an understanding of portfolio risk.
• Proficient in data manipulation and statistical modelling using tools like SQL, R, or Python, and familiar with pricing software like Earnix, Akur8, or Emblem.
• An excellent communicator who can comfortably present complex technical findings to non-technical business partners.
• A self-motivated, proactive worker who enjoys managing their own workload and delivering high-quality results to tight deadlines.
• A collaborative teammate who can build strong relationships across data science and underwriting teams to achieve shared goals.

Pulled from the full job description

• Annual leave
• Sabbatical
• Gym membership
• Company pension
• Private medical insurance
• Car scheme, * we offer a great work-life balance where workloads are manageable and everyone has the flexibility to work hybrid
• on top of the 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), we offer the option to buy five more days of holiday with your flexible benefits
• our flexible parental leave allows you to approach an important time how you want - with six months full pay to the primary caregiver and four weeks full pay if you're the secondary caregiver
• our life event leave is an extra days leave every two years for those big moments in your life like moving house or your birthday. And our long-serving employees get a two week paid sabbatical after five years of service, then four weeks off after ten years of service
• private medical insurance through BUPA, that covers any pre-existing condition is a core benefit. Plus a health cash plan that covers your everyday medical expenses
• we offer a competitive salary based on your experience and the current market. Plus the potential to earn an annual bonus based on performance
• access to tools to support your personal development on our dedicated learning platform. As well as support for your mental health with access to counselling
• we match what you put into your pension up to five per cent . And pass on a tax-free sum that's four times your basic salary with our life assurance policy , with the option to increase it to ten times through our flexible benefit scheme
• our salary sacrifice car scheme gives you the option to buy a brand new, fully insured, and maintained car for a convenient fixed monthly amount taken from your gross salary (after 6 months service)
• our flexible benefits scheme gives you an allocated amount to use each year on benefits like critical illness cover, dental insurance, travel insurance, or a gym membership

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