Head of Pricing Data & Analytics

SiriusPoint; City Of London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A global insurance provider in London is seeking a Head of Pricing Data & Analytics. This role focuses on developing a pricing data strategy and involves building data models, collaborating across teams, and delivering actionable insights. The ideal candidate has extensive insurance industry experience and strong skills in Python, SQL, and PowerBI. Competitive compensation package offered, along with a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Supportive and collaborative environment

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Qualifications

• Extensive experience working in data and analytical roles within the insurance industry.
• Knowledge of the global corporate and specialty (re)insurance sector.
• Proven track record of working with pricing and underwriting teams.

Responsibilities

• Build out a data strategy for pricing.
• Develop the SiriusPoint pricing data model.
• Collaborate with teams to build prototype MI and reporting.

Skills

Data manipulation and analytical skills in Python

Knowledge of SQL

Experience with PowerBI

Strong stakeholder management

Analytical mindset

Education

Degree in statistics, mathematics, computer science or similar

Tools

Python

SQL

PowerBI

Job description

Who We Are

SiriusPoint is a global underwriter of insurance and reinsurance providing solutions to clients and brokers around the world. Bermuda-headquartered with offices in New York, London, Stockholm and other locations, we are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (SPNT). We have licenses to write Property & Casualty and Accident & Health insurance and reinsurance globally. Our offering and distribution capabilities are strengthened by a portfolio of strategic partnerships with Managing General Agents and Program Administrators. With approximately $2.7 billion total capital, SiriusPoint’s operating companies have a financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) from AM Best, S&P and Fitch, and A3 from Moody’s.

Join Our Team

As our Head of Pricing Data & Analytics, you will focus on the development and execution of the pricing data & analytics strategy. The immediate focus will be to build out an insight-driven data strategy for pricing in close collaboration with the pricing leadership, IT and underwriting. Key to this is ensuring the pricing data strategy is business led whilst closely aligning to the wider IT data strategy and balancing the need for global consistency with line of business specific requirements. Once the data foundations are in place, the focus will expand to building out wider analytic insights to support pricing, underwriting and senior management. This covers descriptive and predictive analytics based on both internal and external data.

This role will suit someone who enjoys setting the strategy direction but also relishes delivering hands-on data and analytical work. This is a greenfield opportunity for the right candidate to build out pricing data & analytical capabilities as a key component of SiriusPoint’s journey to being a best-in-class insurer and reinsurer. You will report to the Chief Pricing Actuary.

Responsibilities

• Build out a data strategy for pricing: documenting the current state, the business need and the future vision. Work with IT and the business to build out a roadmap for delivery.
• Develop the SiriusPoint pricing data model and build out robust, scalable pipelines for pricing data.
• In close collaboration with pricing teams, underwriters and senior leadership, build proto-type MI and reporting: either directly or via providing support to relevant pricing teams. Work with IT to productionise.
• Business owner of the pricing datamart as part of the Enterprise Data Hub project.
• Develop strong relationships into IT and the Transformation Office. Represent the pricing function at the Enterprise Data Committee and other key transformation groups.
• Develop and obtain buy-in for a pricing analytics strategy for SiriusPoint, identifying early quick wins alongside longer term goals.
• Develop insights using a variety of analytical tools, techniques, and technologies, and deliver results which drive business decisions.
• Discover, explore and analyse internal and external datasets for the purpose of developing descriptive and predictive analytics for business insight.
• Provide thought leadership on new areas to support the pricing and steering of the business via analytical solutions

Qualifications

• Extensive experience working in data and analytical roles within the insurance industry.
• Knowledge of the global corporate and specialty (re)insurance sector essential. Understanding of reinsurance and delegated business particularly desirable. Either previous pricing actuarial experience or previous experience working closely with pricing actuaries and underwriters.
• Degree in statistics, mathematics, computer science, engineering or similar quantitative fields or equivalent experience in data & analytics.
• Previous experience of building or contributing to the pricing data & analytics strategy of the company.
• Data manipulation and analytical skills in languages such as Python and SQL. Knowledge of modern visualization tools such as PowerBI.
• Software engineering mindset ensuring analytics, insight and reporting can be easily maintained and where appropriate productionised by IT.
• Previous experience of building out and maintaining pragmatic data models balancing global consistency with business specific requirements.
• Ability to identify and build appropriate analytical analysis to match the business problem.
• Proven track record of working closely with pricing & underwriting teams to provide clear and easily digestible visualisation and actionable recommendations from analysis.
• Experience delivering insight from small, messy and/or non-standard data sets.
• Curious and proactive: embrace opportunities from new technologies and approaches such as GenAI and wider analytics.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship building skills – ability to operate in an international environment essential.

Why Join SiriusPoint?

Our people are our experts, and from day one you will be empowered to apply your expertise in a supportive, collaborative, and purposeful environment. Our Values - Integrity, Customer Focused, Solution Driven, Diversity, and Collaboration - are at the heart of our business, and they guide our everyday actions and decision making. We also unite our global team behind common goals, ensuring you can make a meaningful impact.

We aim to retain and attract great people, knowing they can achieve a rewarding and enriching career. We offer a competitive and above market compensation package.

We Achieve More Together

At SiriusPoint, we know that diversity, inclusion and allyship make us stronger. We value and are committed to supporting the unique voices, backgrounds, cultures, lifestyles, and contributions of the diverse global employee base that make up our business.

We know that a diverse and equitable culture, where all voices are included and heard, is critical to our success as an employer. We are committed to developing our DE&I strategy to ensure that SiriusPoint remains a supportive and empowering place of work.