Additional Information
Job summary
To provide support to the Actuarial pricing team, including in respect of strategic projects, model and MI/analytics development and other key pricing plan deliveries, Pricing Transformation workstream, including the testing of new pricing model & data development; and assisting in ongoing support to existing models. This role will involve close collaboration with BI developers, pricing software (RuleBook) configurators, underwriting teams across the business, and divisional actuaries.
The successful applicant will have strong technical data development skills and the ability to translate business requirements into developer requests. They will also be able to demonstrate project management and communication skills, providing effective support across multiple workstreams.
The role will be located within the Actuarial pricing team in London and work collaboratively with underwriting teams under the guidance of senior pricing actuaries leading on Chaucer's Pricing Transformation and the Pricing Data and Analytics initiatives. No prior actuarial experience is required.
Main duties
Pricing Technology
Support pricing model transformation from Excel to RuleBook, a cloud-based pricing platform: overseeing developers and clarifying model functionality, carrying out end-to-end user testing, gathering feedback from underwriters & pricing actuaries and embedding usage as part of the platform roll-out.
This role does not require RuleBook expertise, as key RuleBook development is done by a third party vendor. Expertise is aimed to be technology-agnostic; we are aiming to develop in other pricing technology in future as well
Provide underwriters with ad-hoc technical support for Rulebook, triaging issues and allocating them to the correct teams for resolution.
Data Pipelines
Assist with production and testing of relevant pricing data extracts and pipelines
Perform data manipulation tasks including generating data dictionaries for pricing models, producing real time data extracts using PowerPivot and scraping historical data from pricing models to migrate into Rulebook for renewals and Insight dashboard exhibits
Take ownership for scraping data from historical pricing models, validation of this data, preparation for and completion of UW sign off, and its transformation into the appropriate structure to be ingested into the relevant databases.
Analytics
Build Pricing Insights dashboards in Excel and visualisation tools (eg PowerBI) as appropriate that visualise real time pricing data
Take ownership of ensuring data used for Data Models & Insight dashboards reconciles with relevant sources to ensure its accuracy and reliability; including managing others' input and testing to provide this assurance
Develop and support on pricing and data management activities, working collaboratively with senior pricing actuaries in the team
General
Work collaboratively with underwriters, the pricing team and underwriting management
Assistance for other pricing team activities as required
Our requirements
Relevant experience
Technical skills
Essential
Strong IT skills, including knowledge of Excel
Demonstrated knowledge of a data processing language such as SQL or Python
Preferred
Experience of developing and considering database structures, data flows and use of data; ideally including in a London Market pricing setting
Experience in accessing and reading VBA for Excel
Experience with dashboarding platforms e.g. PowerBI/Tableau
Education & Experience
Essential
2.1 or 1st degree in a Maths or Computer Science related subject (including e.g. Physics, Engineering, Statistics) or equivalent demonstrated experience
3 or more 'A' levels, including Maths
Personal skills
Ability to translate business requirements into technical instructions
Strong stakeholder and project management skills.
Ability to plan and organise work to meet targets and deadlines
Strong interpersonal, verbal and written skills
Intellectually curious and results-oriented with a strong sense of responsibility
Attention to detail
Self-motivated, hard-working and committed
Able to collaborate, work as a team managing downwards and upwards and communicate with staff at all levels
Chaucergroup · London, UK