Feature Engineering Pricing Practitioner

Direct Line; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance group in Glasgow is seeking a Feature Engineering Pricing Practitioner to analyze and create pricing risk factors. The successful candidate will combine external and in-house data to understand the drivers of claim costs in Home Insurance. With a hybrid working model, colleagues spend at least 2 days a week in the office. The role requires a degree in a numerate subject and proficiency in Microsoft Office, with relevant experience in SQL and Python being advantageous. Competitive benefits include a 9% pension contribution and employee discounts.

Benefits

9% employer contributed pension

50% off home, motor and pet insurance

Health and Dental insurance

Up to 10% AIP Bonus

EV car scheme

Generous holidays

Buy-as-you-earn share scheme

Employee discounts and cashback

Qualifications

• Degree in numerate subject required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Relevant insurance pricing knowledge ideal but not essential.
• Experience using SQL, Python, RADAR & EMBLEM ideal but not essential.
• Experience using ArcGIS or interest in geographical/spatial analysis desired.
• Graduate applicants will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Create new Risk factors for Home Insurance.
• Analyze data to understand claim cost drivers.
• Prepare data for model builds and deployment.

Skills

Numerate skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Insurance pricing knowledge

SQL

Python

Geospatial analysis

Education

Degree in numerate subject

Tools

ArcGIS

RADAR

EMBLEM

Job description

DLG is evolving. Across every facet of our business, our teams are embracing new opportunities and putting customers at the heart of everything they do. By joining them, you’ll have the opportunity to not just be recognised for your skills but encouraged to build upon them and empowered to do your absolute best.

Pricing and Underwriting is a complicated world, where historical data, geospatial information, and mathematical models meet talented analysts. Pricing our products is a fine line between balancing our business goals and customer needs.

That’s why our Pricing Practitioners and Underwriters are the best of the best. They reduce risk and predict future events, ensuring our business can continue to grow whilst each and every one of our customers gets the best price.

What You'll Be Doing

Join us as a Feature Engineering Pricing Practitioner in the wider Home Insurance Risk Pricing team. You will be at the heart of creating new and improved Risk factors that allow DLG to fully understand what drives claim costs, across all the Home perils. You’ll be able to combine a wealth of external and in‑house data with industry‑leading technology to explore the underlying trends that add sophistication to our pricing. You’ll be making an impact from start to finish: from data preparation, to model builds, to deployment into live pricing!

Our hybrid model offers a ‘best of both worlds’ approach. When you'll be in the office depends on your role and team, but colleagues spend at least 2 days a week in the office. Our Pricing and Underwriting office locations include London, Leeds, Manchester and Bristol.

What You'll Need

• Degree in numerate subject
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office
• Relevant insurance pricing knowledge ideal but not essential
• Experience of using SQL, Python, RADAR & EMBLEM ideal but not essential
• Experience of using ArcGIS or a passion for geographical/spatial analysis
• Graduate level intakes will be considered

Benefits

We recognise we wouldn't be where we are today without our colleagues, that's why we offer excellent benefits designed to suit your lifestyle.

• 9% employer contributed pension
• 50% off home, motor and pet insurance plus free Green Flag breakdown cover
• Additional optional Health and Dental insurance
• Up to 10% AIP Bonus
• EV car scheme allows all colleagues to lease a brand new electric or plug‑in hybrid car in a tax efficient way.
• Generous holidays
• Buy‑as‑you‑earn share scheme
• Employee discounts and cashback
• Plus, many more

We want everyone to get the most out of their time at DLG. Which is why we’ve looked beyond the financial rewards and created an offer that takes your whole life into account. Supporting our people to work at their best – whatever that looks like — and offering real choice, flexibility, and a greater work‑life balance that means our people have time to focus on the things that matter most to them. Our benefits are about more than just the money you earn. They’re about recognising who you are and the life you live.

Be yourself

Direct Line Group is an equal opportunity employer, and we think diversity of background and thinking is a big strength in our people. We're delighted to feature as one of the UK's Top 50 Inclusive Employers and are committed to making our business an inclusive place to work, where everyone can be themselves and succeed in their careers.

We know you're more than a CV, and the things that make you, you, are what bring potential to our business. We recognise and embrace people that work in different ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.