Lead Pricing Analyst - Strategic

Ageas; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading UK insurance company seeks a Lead Pricing Analyst to shape pricing strategies and lead innovative projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in statistics and experience in a data-rich environment, particularly within the insurance sector. This role involves collaborating with various teams to enhance pricing accuracy and drive business performance. The position offers flexibility in working arrangements and a competitive salary package.

Benefits

Flexible working policy

Dental insurance and health screening

Annual bonus schemes

Competitive pension

Qualifications

• Proven experience in pricing strategies and analysis.
• Ability to lead project teams and communicate complex ideas.
• Hands-on experience with predictive modelling tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead predictive modelling projects to enhance pricing accuracy.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for strategic pricing.
• Monitor market trends to identify pricing opportunities.

Skills

Data-driven leadership

Predictive modelling

Statistical analysis

Communication skills

Experience in a data-rich environment

Education

Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, or Actuarial Science

Tools

SAS

R

Python

Emblem

Radar

Job description

Job Title: Lead Pricing Analyst - Strategic
Target Start Date: ASAP
Contract Type: Permanent, Part Time, Full Time, Job Share option available
Salary Range: Circa £70k DOE
Location: London / Eastleigh, hybrid

Lead Pricing Analyst - Strategic

Are you a data-driven leader with a passion for pricing strategy and innovation?

At Ageas, we’re looking for a forward-thinking Lead Pricing Analyst to join our Strategic Pricing team. If you thrive on turning complex data into actionable insights, enjoy leading high-impact projects, and want to shape the future of insurance pricing, this is your opportunity to make a real difference.

As a Lead Pricing Analyst, you’ll be at the forefront of our pricing strategy, using advanced actuarial and statistical techniques to drive business performance. Your work will directly influence key metrics like conversion, retention, and loss ratios – fuelling growth and profitability across the business.

Main Responsibilities as Lead Pricing Analyst - Strategic

• Predictive Modelling: Lead the development and validation of cutting-edge models, including machine learning, to support risk pricing decisions.
• Data Integrity: Ensure the accuracy and relevance of data used in modelling, pricing, and performance monitoring.
• Strategic Pricing Analysis: Deliver insightful pricing analyses and present compelling options to senior stakeholders.
• Dashboard Creation: Build and maintain intuitive dashboards that support business decision-making.
• Data Evaluation: Assess new internal and external data sources, presenting cost-benefit analyses to enhance pricing accuracy.
• Project Leadership: Manage end-to-end pricing projects across the full control cycle.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Underwriting, Distribution, and other teams to deliver strategic initiatives.
• Market Intelligence: Monitor industry trends and translate insights into pricing opportunities.
• Tender Support: Provide expert risk pricing input for tender responses.

Skills and experience you need as Lead Pricing Analyst - Strategic

• A degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Actuarial Science.
• Proven experience in a data-rich, analytical environment within insurance.
• Proficiency in statistical tools and programming languages (SAS, R, Python).
• Hands-on experience with predictive modelling tools Emblem and Radar.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas to non-technical audiences.
• Leadership experience with a track record of developing junior analysts.

Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy at Ageas

Flexible Working – Smart Working @ Ageas gives employees flexibility around location (as long as it’s within the UK) and, for many of our roles, flexibility within the working day to manage other commitments, such as school drop offs etc. We also offer all our vacancies part-time/job-shares. We also offer a minimum of 35 days holiday (inc. bank holidays) and you can buy and sell days.

Supporting your Health – Dental Insurance, Health Cash Plan, Health Screening, Will Writing, Voluntary Critical Illness, Mental Health First Aiders, Well Being Activities – Mindfulness.

Supporting your Wealth – Annual Bonus Schemes, Annual Salary Reviews, Competitive Pension, Employee Savings, Employee Loans.

Supporting you at Work – Well-being activities, mindfulness sessions, Sports and Social Club events and more.

Supporting you and your Family – Maternity/pregnant parent/primary adopter entitlement of 16 weeks at full pay and paternity/non-pregnant parent/co-adopter at 8 weeks’ full pay.

Benefits for Them – Partner Life Assurance and Critical Illness cover.

Get some Tech – Deals on various gadgets including Wearables, Tablets and Laptops.

Getting around – Car Salary Exchange, Cycle Scheme, Vehicle Breakdown Cover.

Supporting you back to work – Return to work programme after maternity leave.

About Ageas

We are one of the largest car and home insurers in the UK. Our People help Ageas to be a thriving, creative and innovative place to work. We show this in the service we provide to over four million customers.

As an inclusive employer, we encourage anyone to apply. We’re a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and Women in Finance Charter, member of iCAN and GAIN. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are fully inclusive. That means if you are applying for a job with us, you will have fair access to support and adjustments throughout your recruitment experience. If the list does not cover the support you need, please contact our Recruitment Team to discuss how they can help. We also guarantee an interview for applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role. For more information, please see Ageas Everyone.

We have a zero-tolerance approach towards any form of harassment during the recruitment process, ensuring that everyone is treated with respect and professionalism.

Our aim is to have great people everywhere in our business and we’re always looking for outstanding people to join us. Most roles across Ageas allow a proportion of your time to be spent working from home and we’re open to discussing flexible working, including full-time, part-time or job share arrangements. To find out more about Ageas, see About Us.

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