Segment Pricing Practitioner

Direct Line Group Careers; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company in Glasgow seeks a Pricing Analyst to develop pricing strategies and analyze large datasets using SQL and Python. The ideal candidate has experience in general insurance pricing and strong problem-solving skills. This role offers a hybrid working model with competitive benefits including a 9% pension contribution, employee discounts, and a flexible work-life balance.

Benefits

9% employer contributed pension

50% off home, motor, and pet insurance

Health and Dental insurance options

Up to 10% AIP Bonus

EV car scheme

Generous holidays

Employee discounts

Buy as you earn share scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in personal lines insurance pricing.
• Ability to analyze multiple scenarios and anticipate customer needs.
• Familiarity with SQL, Python, and Radar is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Analyze large datasets using SQL and Python.
• Identify opportunities to improve risk pricing models.
• Create pricing proposals and conduct impact analysis.
• Present insights to stakeholders and support pricing changes.
• Mentor junior colleagues.

Skills

General insurance pricing experience

Problem-solving skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Numerate degree in Mathematics or Statistics

Education

Degree in Mathematics, Statistics or related subjects

Tools

SQL

Python

Radar

Job description

What you'll be doing:

We’ll utilise your skills where they are most needed whilst also giving you an opportunity to build and grow the breadth of your expertise. There will be scope to soak up new experiences and most importantly you’ll positively influence and shape what we do – making an impact on our customers lives.

In this role, you will play a crucial part in developing and refining pricing strategies, ensuring competitiveness while maintaining profitability. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyse data, assess risk, and support business decisions through quantitative insights.

Your job responsibilities may include:

• In depth analysis of large datasets utilising a combination of SQL, Python and Radar.

• Identifying opportunities to improve our risk pricing models, using various techniques and claims and market data.

• Creating pricing proposals and doing the impact analysis, considering various value measures across the business, such as loss ratio, other sources of income, lifetime value etc.

• Sharing any insights from this analysis both within and outside of the team. Including presenting to stakeholders from various business areas.

• Interacting with our deployment team to support the release of pricing changes.

• Mentoring and Support to more junior colleagues.

You’ll report to a Band 5 Pricing Practitioner, and work alongside a team of experienced colleagues. Between us we hold a breadth of experience across the industry, but we’re always open to new approaches.

Our hybrid model offers a 'best of both worlds' approach. When you'll be in the office depends on your role and team, but colleagues spend at least 2 days a week in the office.

What you'll need:

• General insurance pricing experience, preferably in personal lines and across a broad range of functions.

• Excellent problem‑solving skills, with an ability to consider multiple scenarios, understand the needs and anticipate outcomes for the customers.

• Familiarity with SQL, Python and Radar are desirable.

• Strong stakeholder management, communication and presentation skills, with an ability to explain findings to both a technical and non‑technical audience.

• A numerate degree in Mathematics, Statistics or related subjects.

Benefits

We recognise we wouldn't be where we are today without our colleagues, that's why we offer excellent benefits designed to suit your lifestyle:

• 9% employer contributed pension

• 50% off home, motor and pet insurance plus Green Flag breakdown cover

• Additional optional Health and Dental insurance

• Up to 10% AIP Bonus

• EV car scheme allows all colleagues to lease a brand new electric or plug‑in hybrid car in a tax efficient way.

• Generous holidays

• Buy as you earn share scheme

• Employee discounts and cashback

• Plus, many more

We want everyone to get the most out of their time at DLG. Which is why we’ve looked beyond the financial rewards and created an offer that takes your whole life into account. Supporting our people to work at their best – whatever that looks like — and offering real choice, flexibility, and a greater work‑life balance that means our people have time to focus on the things that matter most to them. Our benefits are about more than just the money you earn. They’re about recognising who you are and the life you live.

Be yourself

Direct Line Group is an equal opportunity employer, and we think diversity of background and thinking is a big strength in our people. We're delighted to feature as one of the UK's Top 50 Inclusive Employers and are committed to making our business an inclusive place to work, where everyone can be themselves and succeed in their careers.

We know you're more than a CV, and the things that make you, you, are what bring potential to our business. We recognise and embrace people that work in different ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

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