Pricing Analyst - Confused.com

Do you have pricing and analytics experience, and are you looking for a personal challenge that comes with tangible results?

Would you like to broaden your own development through working intimately with pricing departments across the length and breadth of the UK?

The Insight team has been delivering market-leading data services on behalf of Confused.com since its inception 2012. The team’s core goal is to enable insurers to provide the right products, to the right customers, at the right time, for the right price.

Capitalising on the successes attained in the car, home and van insurance markets, we are in a position to be hiring a Pricing Analyst to drive future growth through consultative bespoke analytics.

The successful candidate will report into the core Analytics function of the Insights team, where you will be responsible for creating detailed, compelling and actionable analysis, along with revolutionary data services for some of the UK’s largest insurers. Throughout the role you’ll receive training, support and the exposure required to further develop both your technical and industry understanding. As part of this role you will also have the freedom to explore and work with new technology, concepts, product developments and entirely new markets.

We are looking for an ambitious, driven person who wishes to showcase their investigative analytical skills on a daily basis, driving the team forward. You’ll bring new thought and ideas to the forefront of the team, while also building meaningful and productive relationship with others within the industry.

As a key member of a consultative analytics team, you’ll be exposed to some of the smartest pricing and analytical heads in the industry, and you’ll have the opportunity to make a material impact on their businesses. There will be a requirement for regular face-to-face contact and external meetings (currently video calls) with pricing departments, senior managers and directors. There is an expectation of travel within the UK, and less frequently Europe, and the role may involve participation in professional and social networking events.

Responsibilities:

• Support our partners by providing expertise and analysis with a view to assist them achieve their goals
• Create beneficial and actionable high value bespoke analysis through data mining, data visualisation techniques and commentary
• Use machine learning and analytical techniques to create scalable solutions
• Contribute to the continuous development of our data services, including identifying and supporting the creation of new and bespoke services, based on partners’ requirements
• Explore our vast data estate and research new sources of data to maximise our offering to the market
• Understand market trading conditions and developments in the industry
• Establish and maintain external relationships

Key competencies:

Core competencies

• Experience in any general insurance pricing or financial services role
• Experience of statistical methodologies and data analysis techniques
• An excellent communicator
• Confident nature and a positive attitude
• Personable and professional

Desirable role-specific competencies

• Working knowledge of SQL and/or SAS
• Experience with an analytical software package (Machine Learning skills are highly desirable but not essential)
• Commercial acumen
• Ability to evidence and prioritise

About Confused.com

As the first ever price comparison site in the UK, we’ve been trailblazers in the industry and in the technology sector since we began. Yet our success is built on more than tech. We’ve developed a strong and vibrant culture, where people who enjoy doing what they do are constantly finding ways to do it even better. Our passion, our honest and open approach and our focus on collaboration mean that we were recently named the fourth best large marketing place to work by Campaign.

So come and join us! We look forward to your application.