Senior Market Pricing Analyst (SME)

AXA UK; Cranbrook; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company is seeking an experienced Senior Retail Pricing Analyst to join their Pricing team in Cranbrook, UK. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Retail Pricing data and modelling techniques within the insurance sector. Key responsibilities include refining pricing models, supporting portfolio management, and mentoring junior analysts. The role offers competitive compensation, flexibility in work arrangements, and a range of benefits. Candidates should apply even if they don't meet every requirement.

Benefits

Competitive annual salary

Annual performance-based bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Life Assurance

Private medical cover

25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Opportunity to buy/sell leave

Wellbeing services

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge in GLMs and machine learning techniques like GBMs.
• Understanding of regulatory environments in insurance.

Responsibilities

• Build and refine demand and market premium models.
• Make pricing recommendations for SME portfolios.
• Coach and mentor junior pricing analysts.

Skills

Retail Pricing data expertise

Modelling techniques

Price optimisation knowledge

Actuarial techniques

Excellent communication skills

Self-motivated

Education

Higher education in mathematics or statistics

Tools

Radar pricing software

Job description

We're making a significant investment in pricing capability with a comprehensive pricing transformation programme. This includes the implementation of new pricing software, market-leading modelling, and performance monitoring approaches. Our pricing structure is more aligned to focus on the key disciplines of technical pricing, market pricing and pricing governance. As a result, several vacancies have arisen, with a need for strong data science, actuarial and governance skills.

Do you have expertise in Retail Pricing data and modelling techniques within the Insurance industry coupled with knowledge of price optimisation and other actuarial techniques? We're seeking an experienced Senior Retail Pricing Analyst (SME) to help deliver the Retail Pricing strategy for the SME Private Medical Insurance (PMI) and non-PMI portfolio in our Pricing team in AXA Health. Reporting to our Retail Pricing Manager (SME), you'll continually refine Retail Pricing models and fine-tune the optimisation of SME rates in the market to strike the required balance between volume and value.

At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least two days a week (40%) away from home, moving to three days a week (60%) in the future. Away from home means either attendance at one of our office locations, visiting clients or attending industry events. We're also happy to consider flexible working arrangements, which you can discuss with Talent Acquisition.

What you'll be doing:

• Building behavioural, demand, and market premium models in Radar that are robust, adhere to regulatory rules, and continuously enhance value.
• Modelling performance monitoring, recommending model reviews and agile interim rating changes, maintain and enhance Radar LTV models, ensuring assumptions are robust.
• Delivering and refining Radar optimisation and rating models to deliver required volume and value results, taking insight-led action to fine-tune trading performance.
• Making pricing recommendations for legacy SME PMI and non-PMI portfolios prior to migration, using new and existing models to inform proposals, and support migration pricing requirements.
• Supporting Portfolio Management with evaluation of new deals, offers and tests, ensure Fair Pricing Policy and conduct expectations are adhered to in pricing proposals.
• Ensuring modelling and performance data is robust, liaising with Data & Systems team to initiate appropriate improvements
• Coaching and mentoring junior pricing analysts, peer reviewing their models and recommending improvements as appropriate.
• Building effective working relationships with other Pricing teams, Distribution, Propositions, Finance, Medical Underwriting and Compliance.

Due to the number of applications, we expect to receive for this role, we reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the listed closing date to ensure we're able to effectively manage interest. Therefore, if you're interested in joining us at AXA, please don't hesitate to apply.

We know that some candidates may be discouraged from applying if they don't meet every requirement. If you're excited by this job and the prospect of working at AXA but you're not sure you tick every box, we'd still encourage you to apply.

What you'll bring:

• Expert knowledge of Retail Pricing data and modelling techniques, including GLMs and machine learning such as GBMs, within the Insurance industry.
• Excellent knowledge of price optimisation and other actuarial techniques including reserving, and profit and loss (P&L) dynamics of an insurance company.
• Significant experience of using Radar pricing software.
• Higher education (equivalent grades of 2:1 or higher) in a mathematics or statistics related discipline and ideally studying towards actuarial qualification.
• Understanding of the regulatory environment in which the business operates and understanding of the dynamics of large organisations.
• Outstanding communication and influencing skills.
• Solution focused, with a strong focus on delivery, and desire for continuous improvement.
• Self-motivated with a can-do attitude, valuing the contribution of others and understanding the need for collaboration.

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.

This position has been defined as an Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) role under the IDD regime which means that in addition to pre-employment screening checks, the successful candidate will be subject to background screening every 4 years with an annual declaration in interim years.

What we offer:

At AXA UK, we're appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:

• Competitive annual salary dependent on experience
• Annual company & performance-based bonus
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
• Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
• Private medical cover
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave
• Wellbeing services & resources
• AXA employee discounts

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Who we are:

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