Predictive Modeling Associate Director - P&C (Fluent French)

WTW; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

WTW is seeking a pricing practitioner with expertise in the UK and French insurance markets. You will join the general insurance pricing practice, delivering innovative pricing solutions and collaborating with various teams. This role involves managing projects, contributing to intellectual capital, and building client relationships, with flexibility to work between London and Reigate.

Qualifications

• Experience in UK and/or French general insurance.
• Strong analytical skills, including machine learning and AI.
• Ability to manage projects and collaborate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Deliver best-in-class pricing capability reviews.
• Manage projects, maintaining communication with clients.
• Build and maintain internal and client relationships.

Skills

Fluency in French

Pricing experience

Data manipulation

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Tools

SAS

SQL

WPS

Python

Job description

We are looking for a pricing practitioner, with experience in the UK and French general insurance markets mainly in personal lines commercial lines experience is considered a plus, to join Willis Towers Watson ICT Consulting as a consultant in our general insurance pricing practice to help us develop our pricing advisory capability in UK and support our Paris office. You will work beside some of the market’s top thought members designing and implementing cutting-edge solutions to pricing and underwriting challenges faced by the world’s top general insurers and intermediaries.

In your role you will be helping our broad set of pricing clients by:

• Delivering best in class pricing and underwriting capability reviews
• Helping to build effective pricing models, tools and processes using a wide range of data science techniques
• Designing and building sophisticated MI and portfolio management capabilities
• Leveraging your market knowledge in developing cutting edge pricing solutions in collaboration with various teams from across Willis Towers Watson

Responsibilities:

• To build a market profile as a representative and advocate of Willis Towers Watson pricing consulting services and technology solutions
• Manage substantial work streams in large projects, with responsibility for communication with clients and the day-to-day running of projects
• Work collaboratively on a range of projects / internal responsibilities and manage priorities appropriately
• Develop a trusted advisor relationship with client contacts through effective communication and efficient, quality execution of client work
• Be involved in a variety of work to ensure a broad skill set (technical, management and client) is maintained and developed
• Interface with colleagues from other practices and regions on assignments that reflect the client’s broader business issues
• contribute to the development of the company’s intellectual capital including plans for taking this to market
• Develop and present proposals to potential clients, demonstrating the economic value of the company’s offerings
• Build relationships internally and collaborate effectively on cross-functional teams
• Serve as line manager or mentor to more junior associates

Please note this role can be based in either Reigate or London, and will require flexibility from the successful candidate to travel between these locations as well as to Paris if necessary.

Qualifications

The Requirements

• Either mother tongue or Fluent in French.
• Pricing experience in a UK and \ or French general insurance firm (personal or commercial lines) – either with experience across multiple lines of business or a deep expertise in a particular line
• An advocate for the development of analytical approaches and the adoption of new techniques, including data science, machine learning and AI
• Solid experience with data manipulation packages (SAS, SQL, WPS, etc.)
• Experience of Python is desirable
• Strong interpersonal and team skills
• Excellent project management skills
• The ability to see the "big picture”, leveraging the resources of related practices to address clients’ business challenges
• Availability to travel on an as needed basis, domestically and internationally

Equal Opportunity Employer

At WTW, we believe difference makes us stronger. We want our workforce to reflect the different and varied markets we operate in and to build a culture of inclusivity that makes colleagues feel welcome, valued and empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment throughout our organisation. We embrace all types of diversity.