Data Transformation Analyst (Pricing)

Chaucer; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Chaucer in London seeks a candidate to support the Actuarial pricing team with model development, data analytics, and transformation to new pricing platforms. This role requires strong IT skills, including SQL or Python knowledge, and the ability to translate business requirements into technical executions.

The position offers collaboration with underwriters and senior actuaries, focusing on delivering key pricing plans and analytics insights across teams. No actuarial experience is required, making it open to strong candidates in relevant fields.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in data processing languages like SQL or Python.
• Ability to translate business needs into technical requirements.
• Experience with dashboarding platforms such as PowerBI or Tableau preferable.

Responsibilities

• Support pricing model transformation from Excel to RuleBook.
• Assist with production and testing of relevant pricing data pipes.
• Build Pricing Insights dashboards using PowerBI.

Skills

Strong IT skills

Knowledge of SQL or Python

Excel expertise

Strong stakeholder management

Project management skills

Education

2.1 or 1st degree in Maths or Computer Science

3 or more 'A' levels including Maths

Tools

PowerBI

Tableau

Job description

Job summary

To provide support to the Actuarial pricing team, including in respect of strategic projects, model and MI/analytics development and other key pricing plan deliveries, Pricing Transformation workstream, including the testing of new pricing model & data development; and assisting in ongoing support to existing models. This role will involve close collaboration with BI developers, pricing software (RuleBook) configurators, underwriting teams across the business, and divisional actuaries.

The successful applicant will have strong technical data development skills and the ability to translate business requirements into developer requests. They will also be able to demonstrate project management and communication skills, providing effective support across multiple workstreams.

The role will be located within the Actuarial pricing team in London and work collaboratively with underwriting teams under the guidance of senior pricing actuaries leading on Chaucer’s Pricing Transformation and the Pricing Data and Analytics initiatives. No prior actuarial experience is required.

Main duties

Pricing Technology

• Support pricing model transformation from Excel to RuleBook, a cloud-based pricing platform: overseeing developers and clarifying model functionality, carrying out end-to-end user testing, gathering feedback from underwriters & pricing actuaries and embedding usage as part of the platform roll-out.
• This role does not require RuleBook expertise, as key RuleBook development is done by a third party vendor. Expertise is aimed to be technology-agnostic; we are aiming to develop in other pricing technology in future as well.
• Provide underwriters with ad‑hoc technical support for RuleBook, triaging issues and allocating them to the correct teams for resolution.

Data Pipelines

• Assist with production and testing of relevant pricing data extracts and pipelines.
• Perform data manipulation tasks including generating data dictionaries for pricing models, producing real‑time data extracts using PowerPivot and scraping historical data from pricing models to migrate into RuleBook for renewals and Insight dashboard exhibits.
• Take ownership for scraping data from historical pricing models, validation of this data, preparation for and completion of UW sign‑off, and its transformation into the appropriate structure to be ingested into the relevant databases.

Analytics

• Build Pricing Insights dashboards in Excel and visualisation tools (eg PowerBI) as appropriate that visualise real‑time pricing data.
• Take ownership of ensuring data used for Data Models & Insight dashboards reconciles with relevant sources to ensure its accuracy and reliability; including managing others’ input and testing to provide this assurance.
• Develop and support on pricing and data management activities, working collaboratively with senior pricing actuaries in the team.

General

• Work collaboratively with underwriters, the pricing team and underwriting management.
• Assistance for other pricing team activities as required.

Our requirements

Essential

• Strong IT skills, including knowledge of Excel.
• Demonstrated knowledge of a data processing language such as SQL or Python.

Preferred

• Experience of developing and considering database structures, data flows and use of data; ideally including in a London Market pricing setting.
• Experience in accessing and reading VBA for Excel.
• Experience with dashboarding platforms e.g. PowerBI/Tableau.

Education & Experience

Essential

• 2.1 or 1st degree in a Maths or Computer Science related subject (including e.g. Physics, Engineering, Statistics) or equivalent demonstrated experience.
• 3 or more ‘A’ levels, including Maths.

Personal skills

• Ability to translate business requirements into technical instructions.
• Strong stakeholder and project management skills.
• Ability to plan and organise work to meet targets and deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written skills.
• Intellectually curious and results‑oriented with a strong sense of responsibility.
• Attention to detail.
• Self‑motivated, hard‑working and committed.
• Able to collaborate, work as a team managing downwards and upwards and communicate with staff at all levels.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Chaucer is committed to diversity, actively values difference and respects people regardless of protected characteristics as outlined in the Equality Act 2010 (UK legislation) and the Equal Treatment Directive 2006 (EU legislation).

We are open to considering flexible working arrangements for all roles and encourage you to outline your needs during the interview process.