Head of Motor Technical Pricing

Role Description

Lead the Future of Technical Pricing at Allianz UK! Join Allianz UK as our Head of Motor Technical Pricing and help lead the strategic and technical direction of its Personal Lines Motor portfolio. This role covers all aspects of risk model build for all our motor accounts across the Retail and Broker portfolios and private car, van and motorcycle using a range of machine learning and more traditional GLM modelling techniques.

With responsibility for all aspects of technical price, this role offers the opportunity to shape the future of motor insurance at Allianz through collaboration, innovation, and expert decision-making. This is a hybrid role requiring attendance at either our London or Birmingham office (50% per month).

Salary Information Pay is based on relevant experience, skills for the role, and location. Salary is only one part of our total reward package.

As our Head of Technical Pricing, you’ll:

• Play a pivotal role in driving forward the technical pricing capability of one of UKs largest motor insurers
• Be responsible for the maintenance, development and monitoring of the technical pricing models that underpin more than £1bn of personal lines motor GWP written across both Direct and Broker channels.
• Enable the team to leverage the power of our recently migrated data assets, working closely with the central data team to ensure the highest possible data quality and that modelling data needs are met
• Alongside delivery of regular GBM and GLM model refreshes, you will ensure that the team remain on the cutting edge of risk modelling techniques, leading the team through regular R&D phases to improve processes, performance and available feature sets, working in close collaboration with the data science team
• Working in a large global insurer, you will take opportunities to both share your expertise with and take learnings from other pricing teams across the globe, working closely with the Group centre of pricing excellence

• Strong background in volume-lines technical pricing, with knowledge and experience in Machine Learning (GBM) techniques and GLMs
• Business-minded and commercially focussed with extensive experience in the UK motor insurance industry
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire & motivate a team and manage stakeholder relationships within the UK and wider global business
• Previous project management/steering experience preferred

Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that’s perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That’s on top of enjoying all the benefits you’d expect from the world’s number one insurance brand, including:

• Flexible buy/sell holiday options
• Hybrid working
• Annual performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• Development days
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
• Retail discounts
• Volunteering days

Do you need flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it’s right for our customers, our business and for you, then we’ll do everything we can to make it happen. Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. 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 - Your work life balance is important to us.

At Allianz, we believe in fostering an inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our commitment to equal opportunities, gender equity, and balanced gender representation, is demonstrated by our numerous accreditations: EDGE certified for gender inclusion, Women in Finance Charter members, Disability Confident employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, Business in the Community’s Race at Work Charter signatories,…