Pricing Release Manager

Allianz; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

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Role Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Pricing Release Manager to join our newly formed Commercial Pricing Technology team. In this role, we are looking for someone who is eager to join a new team that will play a pivotal role in enabling advanced pricing capabilities. The Release Manager will foster collaboration between Pricing, Technology, Change and Testing teams and ensure the quick, efficient and accurate release of market leading pricing and analytical solution for our Digitally Traded lines of business.

You'll participate in the Global P&C Academy accreditation, enhancing your skills in underwriting, risk engineering, pricing, and claims management while exchanging best practices across the Allianz Group. Furthermore, for pricing-based roles, Allianz Insurance offers a generous study package to enable the actuarial qualification to be obtained through the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries in the UK. Our team values continuous learning; you can enjoy free access to top training platforms like DataCamp, Databricks Academy, and LinkedIn Learning. Additionally, we host Lunch and Learn sessions on key business topics hosted by experts across the team and monthly insight sessions, including the Data Science Forum and analyst forum, to refine your technical skills.

About You
As the Pricing Release Manager you will be responsible for:

• Leading the deployment and testing governance processes, implementing improvements and maintaining rigorous quality assurance standards to ensure that all pricing solutions meet the highest standards of accuracy and reliability.
• Establishing and maintaining robust model governance frameworks and version control systems that facilitate efficient parallel development.
• Defining governance policies, implementing version control tools, and ensuring compliance with regulatory and organizational standards.
• Designing and executing test plans, identifying and rectifying defects, conducting regular audits, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to continuously improve quality processes.
• Collaborating with development teams to manage model changes, track versions, and resolve conflicts, ensuring seamless integration and alignment with project timelines and objectives.
• Designing and implementing Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) processes and governance structures to streamline software development and deployment.
• Managing Level 3 pricing defect triage and coordination, providing expert analysis and resolution of complex pricing issues. Coordinating with technical and business teams to identify root causes, and implementing corrective actions to minimize impact on operations.

Essential Skills
To be successful in this role you will have:

• Demonstrable project management experience.
• Experience of working with Radar Live implementations in agile environment.
• Experience and understanding of Commercial Lines insurance, product and pricing.
• Experience working on cross team/department projects to achieve a common goal.
• Ability to communicate findings to technical and non-technical audience.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Business acumen as well as an understanding of the insurance sector.
• A high degree of numerical ability.
• Appropriate professional qualifications.

What We Will Offer You
Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from - so you can pick a package that's perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That's on top of enjoying all the benefits you'd expect from the world's number one insurance brand, including:

• Flexible buy/sell holiday options.
• Hybrid working.
• Annual performance related bonus.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Development days.
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet.
• Retail discounts.
• Volunteering days.

Our Ways of Working
Do you need flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it's right for our customers, our business and for you, then we'll do everything we can to make it happen. Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.

Diversity & Inclusion
At Allianz, we prioritize diversity and inclusion, demonstrated by our numerous accreditations: EDGE certified for gender inclusion, Women in Finance Charter members, Disability Confident employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, Business in the Community's Race at Work Charter signatories, and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard employer. We embrace neurodiversity and welcome applications from neurodivergent and disabled candidates, offering tailored adjustments to ensure your success. We encourage our employees to advocate for their needs, whether it's assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, mentoring, coaching, or flexible work arrangements.

Accessible Application for All
As part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we support candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions through the Offer an Interview Scheme, for those meeting the essential skills for the role. Contact our Resourcing team to opt into this scheme or for assistance with your application, including larger text, hard copies, or spoken applications. For any inquiries or to submit your application, please contact: Matthew Mckevitt.

We reserve the right to close the ad early if we reach enough applications.

Closing date: 24/04/25

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