Data Science Manager - Telematics

Job Title: Data Science Manager – Telematics

Location: Bexhill/Leicester/London – Hybrid

We’re a digital insurance provider with ambitious plans to become the best and biggest in the UK market. We’ve made huge investments in our pricing and data capabilities over the past few years, along with nurturing our 4

Cs culture.

We provide insurance for over four million customers, but we know there’s even bigger opportunity out there - our Pricing, Data and Analytics community value curiosity, collaboration and constructive challenge.

We are always looking for new ideas and diverse perspectives to question established thinking and drive meaningful change. Great pricing is built on trust, innovation and precision, so our aim is to ensure customers receive a fair and accurate price based on their individual risk, supporting fair outcomes, while delivering sustainable and profitable growth for our company.

Pricing is more than just a number - it’s a strategic capability. At the heart of Hastings is deep risk insight - continually improving how we assess, segment and price risk through data and analytics.

• Leading on our Telematics algorithm, enchaining its value for our customers (and in turn our business) by using the raw data to influence our pricing
• Hands on development supported by a small team that is only limited by the imagination of the individual in this role
• You’ll be using the Telematics data set to manage our spread of risk and help to reduce prices for our customers based on their driving data as a opposed to traditional datasets
• Work with internal and external stakeholder to get the data you need and influence how that data might be presented to our customers
• Grounding all data and pricing decisions / practices in clear documented principles, as well as managing and developing processes that reduce the likelihood of errors occurring always with the customer in mind
• Ensure the customer is always delivered with a price that is fair, justifiable and in-line with our governance and processes
• Desire to continue learning new modelling techniques / finding new data sources to ensure we stay ahead of our competitors
• Managing and motivating a team of analysts to achieve the above outcomes

• Strong Analysis and coding experience. Python preferred, but if experience is with other
• Comfortable working with and analysing numerical/statistical data
• Thirst for making change/Inquisitive, curious nature
• Collaborates well with colleagues from own team and other teams
• General insurance background/knowledge preferable
• Good communication skills, written and verbal

• Recruiter screening call
• 1st Round – Intro call with Hiring manager
• 2nd Round – Case study round

Join us and you’ll find a different way of doing things. We call it the 4

Cs. We focus on getting it right for our colleagues, customers, company and community. As one of our colleagues, you’ll be helping to drive our growth, so in return, we’ll give you all the support, training and development you need. Not to mention plenty of recognition and rewards, and the scope to voice your ideas and put them into practice.

As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are fully inclusive – what this means to you is if you’re applying for a job with us, you’ll have fair access to support and adjustments throughout your recruitment journey. We also welcome applications through the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS).For more information on the DCS, please visit our inclusive business page on our careers website

Flexible working – we champion a flexible hybrid working approach – please speak to your recruiter to discuss in more detail

Competitive bonus scheme - all colleagues are eligible for our annual 4

Cs performance bonus

Physical wellbeing – as a Band 4 colleague, Hastings pay for you to receive private medical Insurance (also known as PMI). This gives you flexibility and convenience to see a specialist or consultant and allows you to decide when and where you will be seen

Financial wellbeing – as well as providing you with 4x your salary with…