Portfolio Analyst

QBE; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

QBE in London is seeking a Pricing or Portfolio Analyst to support its Delegated Authority team, focusing on profitable growth for the International Property portfolio. You will develop reporting tools, analyse product performance, and communicate insights to the Underwriting team to influence frontline decisions.

The role requires advanced data manipulation skills, cross‑functional collaboration, and the ability to present complex findings clearly; hybrid working in London is offered.

Qualifications

• Experience analysing large datasets to inform business decisions.
• Experience in insurance pricing or data analytics related to property is preferable.
• Excellent communication to influence stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Analyse performance metrics for portfolio and products to align with objectives.
• Conduct segmental analysis to identify growth drivers and risks.
• Collaborate across the business to gather data, agree on analytical approaches, and provide actionable recommendations.
• Maintain and develop reporting tools within the business area.
• Utilise data tools to generate insights, create dashboards, and inform decision‑making.
• Ensure compliance with QBE standards and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Data analytics

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Tools

Excel

SQL

Tableau

Python

Alteryx

Job description

Primary Details

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

We are looking for a Pricing or Portfolio Analyst on a permanent basis to join our Delegated Authority team with a specific focus on helping to deliver profitable growth across our International Property portfolio. The portfolio contains a diverse group of products, primarily small commercial and homeowners with numerous niche or stand-alone coverages. In this role you will play a key part in developing and maintaining reporting tools, analysing and optimising each of our products and communicating your insights to the remainder of the Underwriting team. This is a collaborative position where your analytical skills and ability to communicate complex findings will help shape the future of our products and support QBE’s commitment to excellence and market leadership. The successful applicant will sit within the Underwriting team itself and have direct exposure to front line decisions made as result of their findings.

Full time

Permanent

London/Hybrid

"Having the right to work in the UK is a requirement for this role. QBE may consider sponsorship at its discretion."

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Pricing or Portfolio Analyst on a permanent basis to join our Delegated Authority team with a specific focus on helping to deliver profitable growth across our International Property portfolio. The portfolio contains a diverse group of products, primarily small commercial and homeowners with numerous niche or stand‑alone coverages. In this role you will play a key part in developing and maintaining reporting tools, analysing and optimising each of our products and communicating your insights to the remainder of the Underwriting team. This is a collaborative position where your analytical skills and ability to communicate complex findings will help shape the future of our products and support QBE’s commitment to excellence and market leadership. The successful applicant will sit within the Underwriting team itself and have direct exposure to front line decisions made as result of their findings.

"Having the right to work in the UK is a requirement for this role. QBE may consider sponsorship at its discretion."

About QBE

At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. And we do it all with a human touch.

We’re an international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries – which means we’re big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact. It’s an exciting time. We’re building momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

What if you could have a positive impact – at work and in the world? As part of the QBE team, you’ll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind.

Your new role:

• Analyse performance metrics for the portfolio and individual products to ensure alignment with business objectives and strategic plans.
• Conduct detailed segmental analysis to identify key performance drivers, uncover opportunities for growth and highlight potential risks within each product.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the business to gather data, agree on analytical approaches, communicate findings and provide actionable recommendations.
• Take ownership of maintenance and development of reporting tools within the immediate area of the business.
• Utilise advanced data manipulation tools to generate new insights, share findings through dashboards and ad‑hoc reports to inform decision‑making.
• Ensure full compliance with QBE’s standards, processes, policies and uphold relevant regulatory requirements and industry best practices.

About you:

• Experience in analysing and interpreting large, complex datasets to inform business decisions.
• Experience working in the insurance sector is a preferable, ideally with exposure to pricing or data analytics relative to property.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present findings clearly and influence stakeholders at all levels, both directly and indirectly.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, SQL, Tableau, Python and Alteryx with capability to create insightful reports and dashboards.
• Collaborative mindset, ability to work effectively with colleagues from diverse business areas to achieve shared objectives.
• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK as visa sponsorship is not available for this role

At My Best - QBE Benefits

You are more than your work – and QBE is more than a workplace, which is why we provide you with the benefits, support and flexibility to help you concentrate on living your best life personally and professionally. FOR UK ONLY: As well as the benefits below we also offer an extensive choice of other options to suit you!

• 30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days.
• Flexible working - balancing work and life is important so our flexible working opportunities are open to all, this can include part‑time, job share and compressed hours.
• Pension – you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary.
• Private medical insurance– we fund fully comprehensive private medical cover for you and all the family.
• Family friendly policies– we offer 26 weeks leave at full pay regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation or how you become a parent.
• Short term remote work abroad- you can request up to 20 days per year to work remotely from certain locations abroad.
• Sustainable investing - we believe sustainable integration is important for long term financial, environmental, and social outcomes. Our pension strategy supports our net‑zero goal to achieve year‑on‑year reductions in carbon footprint, by investing more in green businesses than the broader market, so your savings are looking after the planet's future, as well as your own.
• Cycle-to-Work – benefit from regular exercise whilst making your commute greener and cheaper, select and bike and/or accessories up to the value of £5,000.

To find out more visit our Reward Page

QBE Awards

Some of the award’s QBE are proud to have won, been a finalist for, and shortlisted for include;

• Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2025: Winner: Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year,
• Winner: Reinsurer of the Year - QBE Re, Winner: ESG, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year, Winner: Insurance Personality of the Year - Chris Wallace, Executive Director UK insurance
• AXCO Global Insurance Awards 2024 Winner: Network Management of the Year
• Insurance Business UK 5-Star Cyber Awards 2024: QBE rated as a 5-Star Cyber Insurer
• UK IT Industry Awards 2023 Winner: Green Technology Innovation of the Year
• Working Dads Employer Awards 2023 Winner: Parental Policies Award
• Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2023: QBE rated as a 5-Star Employee

You can view all our awards here

Inclusion of Diversity

We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in. We are proud to have partnerships with organisations such as Stonewall and Working Families, and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles and Race at Work charter helps keep us accountable and transparent. For more information on our strategy targets please take a look at our Careers Page

Accessibility

Here at QBE, we are promoting an accessible workplace for all, which includes supporting candidates to perform at their best during their recruitment process. If you require any accommodations, please make your Talent Acquisition contact aware.

ESG & Sustainability

At QBE, we believe that integrating sustainability into our business helps us deliver on our purpose of enabling a more resilient future. Our three key focus areas include fostering an orderly and inclusive transition to a net‑zero economy, enabling a sustainable and resilient workforce, and partnering for growth through innovative, sustainable, and impactful solutions. For further information regarding QBE’s sustainability targets, including our net‑zero pledges and inclusion of diversity targets, and our award‑winning impact investment initiative ’Premiums4Good’, please visit our Sustainability homepage and read our latest Sustainability Report

What next?

We believe this is our moment – what if it was yours too?

Skills:

Analytical Thinking, Business Intelligence Applications, Business Management, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Data Analytics, Data Modeling, Data Science, Data Visualization, Data Warehousing (DW), Information Technology Strategies, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management

Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.