About the role

  • Head of Car Risk Pricing responsible for shaping underwriting risk pricing strategy for Hastings Direct. Leading a team to ensure profitable growth and regulatory compliance in the insurance sector.

Responsibilities

  • As Head of Car Risk Pricing, you’ll shape and deliver our underwriting risk pricing strategy, ensuring profitable growth, fair value for customers, and full regulatory compliance.
  • Own and execute the end-to-end risk pricing strategy for Car insurance.
  • Keep ahead of market, technology, consumer, and regulatory trends to ensure pricing decisions meet commercial objectives and deliver fair value and good customer outcomes.
  • Lead and develop a high-performing team of pricing specialists, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence.
  • Build clear ownership, operating rhythm, and talent pipelines to drive measurable outcomes.
  • Champion the use of advanced analytics and modern techniques to enhance pricing accuracy and efficiency.

Requirements

  • Proven leadership experience running a pricing function in a fast-paced trading environment; general insurance background desirable (motor preferred) but not essential
  • Strong technical expertise in pricing methodologies and analytics, with the ability to translate complex data and modelling outputs into actionable business strategies
  • Commercially driven , balancing competing demands to deliver business value in a dynamic market
  • Strategic thinker who sets a clear vision and delivers at pace; comfortable with test-and-learn and course correction
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across lean, agile organisations

Benefits

  • 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 4Cs performance bonus
  • Physical wellbeing – as a Band 5 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 our life assurance cover, income protection at no extra cost, and matched pension contributions up to 10%, we are proud to provide you with an award winning package which includes – discounts, cashback, free independent mortgage advice and free access to financial wellbeing support
  • Mental wellbeing programme – we have the thrive mental health app, our colleague assistance programme available 24/7, our own in-house mental health first aiders, support groups and a dedicated team to make sure we are covering your needs
  • 27 days annual leave + bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell one of your weeks, access to our health care cash back plans, dental plans, discounted health assessments, Cycle to work and tech schemes, discounted and free onsite facilities, social events throughout the year and much more …

Job title

Head of Car Risk Pricing

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

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