Lead Pricing Analyst

Arthur Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Arthur Recruitment is working with a market-leading personal lines insurer seeking a Lead Pricing Analyst to head the motor pricing team. You will drive analytics to refine pricing strategies and uplift volume and profitability while elevating pricing capabilities across the business.

You will manage, coach and develop Pricing Analysts, validate predictive models and deploy rate changes, and deputise for the Pricing Manager in meetings with senior management, influencing strategic direction.

Qualifications

• Experience in programming languages such as SQL, SAS or Python.
• Experience with Emblem and Radar pricing tools.
• Experience with predictive modelling techniques (e.g., Logistic Regression, GLMs, GBMs).
• Coaching junior staff and developing pricing skills.
• Ability to explain advanced statistics to non-statistical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Management, development and coaching of Pricing Analysts and Senior Pricing Analysts.
• Validate, review and approve predictive and machine learning models.
• Carry out deployment/send instructions for rate releases and review of rates into rate engine/live environment.
• Deputise for the Pricing Manager or Senior Pricing Manager where required, including meetings with senior management.

Skills

SQL

SAS

Python

Pricing analytics

Coaching

Tools

Emblem

Radar

Job description

I am working with a market-leading personal lines, seeking a Lead Pricing Analyst within their motor team.

In this role, you will manage detailed data analyses using sophisticated techniques to recommend pricing strategies that drive increased volume and profitability. Additionally, you will help enhance pricing capabilities and core skills within the business, while influencing the strategic direction of the Risk Pricing team.

Responsibilities:

• Management, development and coaching of Pricing Analysts and Senior Pricing Analysts
• Validate, review and approve predictive and machine learning models
• Carry out deployment/send instructions for rate releases and review of rates into rate engine/live environment
• Deputise for the Pricing Manager or Senior Pricing Manager where required, including meetings with senior management

Requirements:

• Experienced in the use of a programming language (e.g., SQL, SAS, Python)
• Experience of Emblem and Radar
• Experience using predictive modelling techniques e.g., Logistic Regression, GLMs, GBMs
• Effective coaching of junior staff and development of pricing skills
• Ability to convey advanced statistical concepts to a non-statistical audience