Senior Technical Pricing Strategist

Simply Business; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

25 days annual leave

Extra five days of holiday

Flexible parental leave

Life event leave

Sabbatical after 5 years

Life assurance policy

Private medical insurance

Health cash plan

Annual bonus

Pension matching

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Simply Business, a London-based tech-enabled insurer, seeks a Senior Technical Pricing Analyst to lead our MGA pricing strategy from a technology-first hub. You will own analyses, collaborate with underwriting and data science, and translate insights into live market actions.

You will mentor junior analysts, shape pricing models using Python, R, SQL, Earnix, Akur8 and Emblem, and influence product profitability while protecting loss ratios in a fast-moving small business market.

Qualifications

• Highly numerate with a degree in a discipline like Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or Physics.
• Experienced in a statistical or analytical role within the general insurance industry, with an understanding of portfolio risk.
• Proficient in data manipulation and statistical modelling using tools like SQL, R, or Python, and familiar with pricing software like Earnix, Akur8, or Emblem.
• An excellent communicator who can comfortably present complex technical findings to non-technical business partners.
• A self-motivated, proactive worker who enjoys managing their own workload and delivering high-quality results to tight deadlines.
• A collaborative teammate who can build strong relationships across data science and underwriting teams to achieve shared goals.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the performance and health of the MGA portfolio from a risk perspective to ensure long-term, sustainable profitability.
• Contribute to the production and maintenance of technical risk pricing models using Python, R, SQL, and advanced pricing tools like Earnix, Akur8, or Emblem.
• Identify emerging market trends and recommend proactive price adjustments to protect our leading position without negatively affecting loss ratios.
• Evaluate new product propositions to identify potential profitability and set the optimal price points for successful market entry.
• Transform complex datasets into actionable insights and enhanced dashboards for underwriting footprint reviews.
• Support the development of the wider pricing function through active training, coaching, and mentorship of junior colleagues.

Skills

Numerical aptitude

Strong communication

Collaboration

Mentoring

Education

Maths/Stats/Engineering/Physics degree

Tools

Python

SQL

R

Earnix

Akur8

Emblem

Job description

Simply Business, a London-based tech-enabled insurer, seeks a Senior Technical Pricing Analyst to lead our MGA pricing strategy from a technology-first hub. You will own analyses, collaborate with underwriting and data science, and translate insights into live market actions.

You will mentor junior analysts, shape pricing models using Python, R, SQL, Earnix, Akur8 and Emblem, and influence product profitability while protecting loss ratios in a fast-moving small business market.