Pricing Analyst

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a pricing analyst or trainee pricing analyst to join our growing Animal Health Pricing Team. The team is responsible for delivering cutting edge Radar live capability and technical models to support the market leading brand PetPlan as well as our growing LV pet proposition. Our team is at the heart of achieving the company’s strategy and it is an exciting time for you to join and shape the future of our business.  We have a number of pricing, portfolio and underwriting vacancies as we look to expand both our business and technical capability.

Why a Pricing role at Allianz:

Pricing will play a key role in delivering this ambition. We are looking for individuals who have an eye for detail, love working with technology and have a passion for analysing data. You’ll be at the sharp end of our business, delivering analytical models that are used to drive commercial decisions, solve challenging problems, and deliver enhancements to our products and pricing techniques.

A great advantage of being a member of the Animal Health Pricing team is the extensive training provided. The UK team has collaborated with the worldwide Allianz Group, to deliver an accreditation scheme designed to train you in all aspects of pricing. From data science modelling in cutting edge software to automating optimisation calculation routines honed across global markets.

As a valued member of the team you will:

• Build sophisticated pricing tools to predict the impact of pricing decisions before they are deployed to market;
• Play a pivotal role in the delivery and enhancement of our WTW Radar Live capability;
• Be responsible for deploying rating enhancements to market in a timely and precise manner;
• Undertake statistical analysis to understand our claims performance and risk exposure;
• Conduct GLM analysis in Emblem to improve the accuracy of our technical pricing;
• Support initiatives to maintain our “Excellent” Technical Price Certification;
• Share and promote knowledge, skills and best working practices within the team;
• Be fully supported in your development and wider career ambitions

Skills and Experience:

This is a great role for someone looking to further develop their data and analytics skills to drive and improve business outcomes. To be successful in this role you will have the following;

• Strong problem solving skills, logically working through scenarios and thinking multiple steps ahead to understand potential impacts
• Experience of using data analytics tools for example SAS, Python, R, SQL, Excel, VBA and WTW Radar an advantage
• Experience of using machine learning an advantage
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills when working with large volumes of complex data
• Ability to communicate findings to technical and non-technical audiences
• Business acumen as well as an understanding of the insurance sector - pet insurance knowledge desirable but not essential
• You will be qualified to degree level and have a high degree of numerical ability.

Flexible Working

Here at Allianz we believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity and you to thrive.

Helping you achieve a good work life balance is important to us. Lots of our colleagues work flexibly including part time hours and/or job shares and we are happy to discuss these opportunities with you.

This role will involve working from home combined with time in our Guildford office one or two days per week.

About Us

In the UK, Allianz Insurance employs over 8,000 people up and down the country. The company’s Head Office is situated in Guildford, Surrey, plus  we have additional support services with over 1,000 people based in Trivandrum, India.

We offer commercial insurance with a full range of products for sole traders, right up to large commercial organisations. We also provide a range of personal insurances including, home and motor, musical, legal expenses insurance and cover for pets and horses .

We're a global company, but from the very first day you join our team you’ll know that your contributions are valued. We offer world class learning and career development opportunities, while we celebrate an inclusive culture. Find out more about Allianz Insurance.

Our Benefits

Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from – including: retail discounts and discounted insurance cover - so you can pick a package that’s perfect for you. That’s on top of enjoying all the benefits you’d expect from the world’s number one insurance brand, including:

• Competitive Annual Salary
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Flexible buy/sell holiday options
• Annual company & performance-based bonus
• Generous pension contributions and Life Cover up to 4 x salary
• Flexible working arrangements available
• Professional mental health support for all employees
• Health and Wellbeing
• We can offer fulltime and part time hours
• Development days
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
• Retail discounts
• Access to Learning and Development opportunities such as LinkedIn Learning and our mentoring scheme

Growing your career with Allianz

We'll provide you with the tools to adapt and change with us, so you can grow your career, while building the skills needed for whatever the future brings.

Inclusion & Diversity

We believe that having a strong focus on Inclusion and Diversity enables us to better understand the customers we serve and the people across our teams. We recognise that people work in different ways and we value alternative viewpoints, celebrate individuality and foster a culture where everyone can bring their best self to work and feel a sense of belonging. It’s really important to us that we create a diverse workforce and we welcome and encourage applications from everyone.

We’re committed to providing reasonable adjustments and support to all applicants with a disability and we interview every applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact us at hr-recruitment@allianz.co.uk to let us know if you have a disability and to discuss how we can support you throughout the application process.

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