Senior Pricing Strategy & Transformation Lead

Pioneer Search; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus and benefits package

High-impact role with business visibility

Job summary

A leading international insurer is seeking a Senior Pricing Strategy & Transformation Lead in London. This hybrid role involves steering pricing transformation initiatives, improving model performance, and mentoring junior staff. Ideal candidates will have experience in general insurance pricing and analytical skills with tools like Python and Excel. The role offers high visibility, a competitive salary, and the chance to influence commercial decision-making across teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in general insurance pricing and portfolio analytics is essential.
• Fluency in Python and advanced Excel is required.
• Experience in consulting or pricing transformation is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead pricing strategy across international SME portfolios.
• Recalibrate pricing models using Python and Excel.
• Collaborate with teams to align pricing actions with goals.
• Identify opportunities to improve pricing workflows.
• Mentor junior analysts and technologists.

Skills

General insurance pricing

Portfolio analytics

Python programming

Advanced Excel

Senior stakeholder influence

Job description

Senior Pricing Strategy & Transformation Lead

London (Hybrid 2 days in the office)

We are working with a growing international insurer seeking a Senior Pricing Strategy & Transformation Lead to play a core role in evolving pricing capability across SME and specialty portfolios. This is a highly strategic role with broad influence across pricing, underwriting and analytics, and the opportunity to shape long-term commercial outcomes.

About the Role

In this role you will steer pricing transformation initiatives that materially improve portfolio performance and commercial decision-making. You will take ownership of pricing enhancement, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and embed sustainable solutions that scale. You will operate as a trusted partner to underwriting leadership, applying analytical rigour, commercial insight and delivery focus.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead pricing strategy and transformation work across international SME portfolios
• Recalibrate and improve pricing models using Python and advanced Excel
• Engage with underwriting, analytics and development teams to align pricing actions with commercial goals
• Identify process and technical opportunities to improve pricing workflows and outcomes
• Mentor and develop junior analysts and technologists
• Represent pricing strategy in cross-functional discussions

About You

You will combine strong analytical capability with commercial instinct and delivery experience:

• Experience in general insurance pricing, portfolio analytics or pricing transformation
• Applied modelling fluency in Python and advanced Excel
• Consulting, transformation or commercial pricing experience preferred
• Comfortable influencing senior stakeholders and working across disciplines
• Strong communicator with a practical, outcome-focused approach

This is ideal for those who thrive where commercial strategy intersects with analytical problem solving, and who enjoy shaping pricing capability in a dynamic environment.

Why Join

• A high-impact role with visibility across business teams
• Opportunity to define and deliver pricing transformation strategy
• Work with senior leadership and shape commercial decision making
• Exposure to international portfolios and strategic pricing challenges
• Competitive salary, bonus and benefits package

If you are a commercially minded pricing professional with a blend of analytical depth and strategic delivery experience, we would welcome a confidential discussion.

Contact

Alex Holliday: [e-mail]