Market Pricing Manager; SME

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We’re making a significant investment in pricing capability with a comprehensive pricing transformation programme. This includes the implementation of new pricing software, market-leading modelling, and performance monitoring approaches. Our pricing structure focuses on the key disciplines of technical pricing, market pricing and pricing governance. Several vacancies have arisen, with a need for strong data science, actuarial and governance skills.

Here at AXA UK, we have an excellent opportunity for a capable SME Pricing manager to join AXA Health’s Pricing Team. You’ll implement the retail pricing strategy for the SME PMI and non-PMI portfolio, leading the team to continually refine retail pricing models and optimise SME rates in the market to balance volume and value.

At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office. You’ll work at least two days a week (40%) away from home, moving to three days a week (60%) in the future. Away from home means either attendance at one of our office locations, visiting clients or attending industry events.

• Leading the SME PMI pricing strategy for AXA UK, ensuring alignment with commercial objectives and guiding the design, prioritisation, and continual refinement of optimisation and rating models.
• Reviewing and challenging behavioural, demand, and market models to ensure robustness, regulatory compliance, and ongoing value enhancement.
• Overseeing model performance monitoring to prioritise reviews and enable agile interim rating changes during model assessments.
• Pricing legacy SME PMI and non-PMI portfolios, driving sophistication and cadence improvements prior to migration.
• Validating the LTV projection framework, ensuring robustness of assumptions and timely reviews.
• Embedding fair value principles in pricing decisions in line with the fair pricing policy and conduct expectations.
• Maintaining governance and audit readiness through documentation and validation of pricing assumptions/outputs; develop data-driven monitoring for pricing changes.
• Leading, coaching and developing pricing analysts; build actuarial, data science, and commercial capabilities; represent pricing in trading, product, and governance forums, collaborating with Distribution, Propositions, Finance, Medical Underwriting, and Compliance.

Due to the number of applications, we reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the listed closing date to manage interest. If you’re interested in joining AXA, please apply.

• Expert knowledge of retail pricing data and modelling in insurance for AXA UK, including GLMs and machine learning (GBMs), with hands-on Radar pricing software experience.
• Deep expertise in price optimisation, reserving, and P&L dynamics to drive commercial outcomes and financial performance.
• Proven track record leading and motivating a pricing team, fostering a culture of energy, empowerment, creativity, teamwork, and strong coaching.
• Comprehensive understanding of the regulatory environment and the dynamics of large organisations in which AXA UK operates.
• Demonstrated resilience and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, demanding environment.
• Outstanding communication and influencing skills with strong stakeholder management; ability to build credibility, manage expectations, and resolve conflicts.
• Strong educational foundation in mathematics or statistics (2:1 or higher) and ideally actuarial qualification or progress toward qualification.
• Solution-focused, data-driven mindset with delivery focus; collaborative and able to translate analytics into actionable pricing decisions with cross-functional partners (Distribution, Propositions, Finance, Compliance).

This position is defined as an Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) role under the IDD regime and requires pre-employment screening and ongoing background checks every 4 years with annual declarations in interim years.

At AXA UK, our rewards package is regularly reviewed. You can expect to receive:

• Competitive annual salary of up to £80,000
• Annual company &…