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Pricing Data Science Lead SME Motor

London/Manchester/Stafford/Birmingham/Hybrid

The Opportunity:

We are seeking a highly analytical and commercially astute Lead Pricing Data Scientist Analyst to join our growing E-trade team. This senior role is pivotal in shaping our pricing strategy and portfolio performance across multiple lines of business including Property Casualty Financial Lines and Motor. You will lead a small team of analysts and work closely with underwriting actuarial and senior leadership to drive profitable growth and ensure pricing adequacy and competitiveness.

With hybrid office working and excellent benefits including 30 days holiday you will be working in a supportive and inclusive environment. Were the down-to-earth international insurer that is neither too big nor small so you can make a real impact!

Your Role:

• Lead and mentor a team of Pricing and Portfolio Analysts fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration.
• Support team growth through coaching training and performance reviews.
• Define clear accountabilities and drive a high-performance culture.
• Develop and maintain pricing models across Property Casualty Financial Lines and Motor.
• Lead pricing reviews and recommend rate changes based on performance and market trends.
• Collaborate with Underwriting to align pricing tools with strategy.
• Monitor portfolio performance identify risks/opportunities and produce MI reports for stakeholders.
• Recommend actions to optimise profitability and risk selection.
• Champion data science and automation in pricing and portfolio analysis.
• Evaluate and implement new tools data sources and methodologies.

About you:

• Proven experience in general insurance pricing or portfolio analysis with strong analytical and strategic capabilities.
• Exposure to multiple lines of business including Property Casualty Financial Lines and Motor.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver pricing improvements and actionable portfolio insights.
• Strong leadership stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Proficiency in pricing tools and data platforms (e.g. SQL Python Power BI) with commercial awareness.
• Comfortable navigating regulatory frameworks and managing competing priorities under pressure.

At My Best - QBE Benefits

You are more than your work and QBE is more than a workplace which is why we provide you with the benefits support and flexibility to help you concentrate on living your best life personally and professionally. FOR UK ONLY: As well as the benefits below we also offer an extensive choice of other options to suit you!

• 30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days.
• Flexible working - balancing work and life is important so our flexible working opportunities are open to all this can include part-time job share and compressed hours.
• Pension you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary.
• Private medical insurance we fund fully comprehensive private medical cover for you and all the family.
• Family friendly policies we offer 26 weeks leave at full pay regardless of gender identity sexual orientation or how you become a parent.
• Short term remote work abroad - you can request up to 20 days per year to work remotely from certain locations abroad.
• Sustainable investing - we believe sustainable integration is important for long term financial environmental and social outcomes. Our pension strategy supports our net-zero goal to achieve year-on-year reductions in carbon footprint by investing more in green businesses than the broader market so your savings are looking after the planets future as well as your own.
• Cycle-to-Work benefit from regular exercise whilst making your commute greener and cheaper select and bike and/or accessories up to the value of 5000.

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QBE Awards

Some of the awards QBE are proud to have won been a finalist for and shortlisted for include;

Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2025: Winner: Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year
Winner: Reinsurer of the Year - QBE Re Winner: ESG Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year Winner: Insurance Personality of the Year - Chris Wallace Executive Director UK insurance

AXCO Global Insurance Awards 2024 Winner: Network Management of the Year

Insurance Business UK 5-Star Cyber Awards 2024: QBE rated as a 5-Star Cyber Insurer

UK IT Industry Awards 2023 Winner: Green Technology Innovation of the Year

Working Dads Employer Awards 2023 Winner: Parental Policies Award

Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2023: QBE rated as a 5-Star Employee

You can view all our awards here

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 are proud to have partnerships with organisations such as Stonewall and Working Families and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter the UN Womens Empowerment Principles and Race at Work charter helps keep us accountable and transparent. For more information on our strategy targets please take a look at our Careers Page

Accessibility

Here at QBE we are promoting an accessible workplace for all which includes supporting candidates to perform at their best during their recruitment process. If you require any accommodations please make your Talent Acquisition contact aware.

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 QBEs 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

What next

If you have a passion to contribute to QBEs 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.

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

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