Pricing & Analytics Manager – Automotive Protection

The opportunity

We are seeking professionals with a passion for data to join our established and growing Automotive Protection division as a Pricing & Analytics Manager.

Your primary focus as Pricing & Analytics Manager will be to develop and implement a pricing strategy for the Automotive Protection team in conjunction with the Senior Analyst Manager.

The role is expected to manage, coordinate, and support the production of high-quality business MI and reporting to improve efficiency, consistency and standardisation of management information and processes. In addition, the position will facilitate new analytical methods that is expected to increase digital sales, keeping the accounts within desired profitability margins.

This an exciting opportunity for individuals looking to start or continue their career within the insurance industry, and who want to join a team of experienced and supportive colleagues.

Your new role

• Build and maintain relationships with key external and internal stakeholders to identify opportunities to improve digital and point of sale pricing models in line with the needs of our global customer base.
• Manage analytical projects and coordinate activities with other shared service partners by prioritizing relevant activities and providing subject matter expertise.
• Manage the pricing activity to ensure business decisions are made with the best possible quantitative information and support.
• Facilitate resolution of business problems to identify effective solutions which are implemented in a controlled manner, and which minimize business disruption.
• Adopt QBE values in personal work behaviours, decision making, contributions and interpersonal interactions; manage own career development by soliciting feedback and valuing other perspectives.
• Manage, resource, motivate, develop, and focus the team to ensure the required standards of performance and support the continuing personal and professional development of team members.
• Support the Portfolio with compliance and best practice by ensuring data consistency and integrity across key business systems to minimize risks.
• Monitoring internationally received data checking for accuracy and reporting exceptions.
• Design, develop and enhance analytics reporting that generates valuable business insights that drives key business decisions.
• Analysing and reporting on quote conversions on our digital business.
• Forecasting performance and supporting underwriters in pricing and planning.
• Collaboratively working across the business functions. Liaising with clients, senior stakeholders, IT developers, underwriters, account managers, claims, finance, filing analysts and actuaries.

About you  

• Knowledge of industry best practice in pricing analysis, modelling, and underwriting.
• Proven track record of people management.
• Ability to apply logic and reasoning with data to identify solutions to complex business problems.
• Experience dealing with third parties and managing client relationships.
• An in depth understanding of MVA and confident performing GLM on large data sets.
• Demonstrable knowledge of visualization tools like Power BI, Excel etc.
• Knowledge of MS SQL Server and Access; relational databases and ability to write SQL queries, create reports, forms, and macros.
• Understanding of data modelling techniques, tools/language – Emblem, R, Scala, Python, SAS etc as well as the data science domain, statistical and analytical model development and implementations.

Why QBE? At My Best

At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, that’s why we have created “At My Best”. It’s our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It’s in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA - because we know it’s not just what we do that matters, it’s how we do it that makes the difference.  In addition to this, we also offer flexible parental leave for both parents and have several employee network groups that support and empower our diverse workforce.

At QBE, we view our people as our most precious asset. We understand the importance of fostering a work environment that is responsive to the changing needs of today's workforce. QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation (https://qbeeurope.com/careers/flex-qbe/).

Inclusion of Diversity

We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in.

We know that diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision making, improves the quality of our delivery and helps us to meet the needs of our customers.

ESG & Sustainability

At QBE, we believe that integrating sustainability into our business helps us deliver on our purpose of enabling a more resilient future.  Our three key focus areas include fostering an orderly and inclusive transition to a net-zero economy, enabling a sustainable and resilient workforce and partnering for growth through innovative, sustainable and impactful solutions. For further information regarding QBE’s sustainability targets, including our net-zero pledges and inclusion of diversity targets, and our award-winning impact investment initiative ‘Premiums4Good’, please visit our Sustainability homepage and read our latest Sustainability Report (Link).

About QBE

We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.

We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

And our people will be at the centre of our success. We’re proud to work together, and encourage each other enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities.

With more than more than 11,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate and kind.

We believe this is our moment – what if it was yours too?

Your career at QBE — let’s make it happen!

To find out more about why you should work for QBE, visit our careers website.

What next?

If you have a passion to contribute to QBE’s vision of enabling a more resilient future for our customers and the community, we encourage you to apply! Simply click the “apply” button to submit your CV and other relevant documents, and a member of our friendly Talent Acquisition team will be in contact to discuss your interest further if you meet the requirements of the role.

Please make the Talent Acquisition aware should there be any reasonable adjustments that may need to be made for the interview and the remainder of the recruitment process.

APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen!

Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates