Senior Rating Implementation Manager
| Posting date: | 15 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £73-£90k DOE |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 May 2024 |
| Location: | remote |
| Company: | Animal Friends Insurance |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1071 |
Summary
Job Advert
Do you specialise in Rate Implementation? Do you enjoy innovation and want to join one of the UK’s leading Pet Insurance
companies?
If so, you might be interested in our new Senior Rating Implementation Manager role working within our Pricing and Underwriting
Team!
Package: Salary £73k-90k DOE, with excellent benefits including 25 holiday days (plus your birthday off) private medical
insurance, and pet insurance discount.
We are flexible on the location for this role, it can be based fully remote in the UK, hybrid or based within our office in
Amesbury- including a streamlined remote on-boarding process.
What you`ll get up to as a Senior Rating Implementation Manager
As we continue to expand our business, we are looking for a Rating Implementation Manager to be at the forefront of managing the
development, testing, implementation, and enhancement of our in-house rating engine. Your responsibilities will include
integrating pricing strategies and underwriting risk management to ensure compliance, efficiency, and innovation. Additionally,
you'll have the opportunity to lead and inspire a team of analysts within the Underwriting Analytics team.
What we look for in you
* Deep understanding of technical requirements for insurance rating systems, including hands-on experience managing projects and
delivery of IT application systems including:
1. software development (.NET, C#, ADO, Azure), and
2. data services (AzureSQL, CosmosDB, Blob Storage).
* Ability to communicate technical needs and solutions effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
* Ability to understand, query, and manipulate/edit data extracts (e.g. SQL, NoSQL, XML, JSON) to produce technical requirements
and support testing of rating system implementation.
* Ability to work as a product owner of highly technical application services using agile/scrum delivery approach.
* Comprehensive knowledge of the insurance industry's operational processes, with the ability to identify areas for improvement
and innovation. Familiarity with the complexities of integrating rating systems with quote, policy admin, and claims data
systems.[1]
* Comprehensive knowledge of Insurance Rating Implementation systems and knowledge of related underwriting concepts, either:
1. professional qualification (such as the Chartered Insurance Institute Diploma in Insurance, or similar body)
2. and/or familiarity with commercial rating solutions (e.g. Polaris, OpenGI, etc.)
3. and/or by experience of comparable in-house solutions
* Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Office, including expert Excel skills
* Understanding of process diagramming (e.g. BPMN), including expert Visio (or similar, such as draw.io) skills
What Animal Friends is all about!
We are part of the Pinnacle Pet Group (PPG) – a pan European fully integrated pet insurance and pet health services provider. On a
mission to help pets live happy, healthy lives with their pet parents, PPG are committed to supporting the diverse needs of their
customers and colleagues with a clear ambition to become the world leader in pet insurance and healthcare services.
Animal Friends has grown to become not only an award-winning business but one of the largest pet insurance providers in the UK,
with around 500 colleagues helping us to look after over 1 million pets, offering cover for cats, dogs and horses.
A large part of our success is due to our company values which are the foundation of how we work, we are courageous by
continually looking for new ways to innovate our customers experience and the pet insurance industry. We are kind-hearted with
animal welfare being important to us, we donate and support over 800 charities and conservancies across the UK and worldwide, to
date, we have donated over £8.5 million. And we are passionate about the support we provide to our customers helping them care for
their pets.
Benefits of working with Animal Friends
We recognise that your hard work shouldn`t come without its perks, so here`s a little list of some of the things you can expect to
get from us:
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and we give you your birthday off
* Fully paid day off for charity work
* 95% of our employee’s own pets, we’re able to provide up to 50% off insurance along with free access to our Vet consultation
app JOII
* We believe looking after employees’ health is important, so we offer discount on gym membership, access to a Wellbeing hub and
a health care cash plan / private medical insurance and Group life assurance.
* We like to celebrate success and recognise excellent employee performance; we will donate £3k to the charity of our employee of
the quarter’s choice
* Most importantly, you`ll be working within a courageous, passionate and kind-hearted team
Animal Friends Pet Insurance Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from people of all ages, genders,
ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, religions, and sexual orientations. Your application will be dealt with in the strictest
of confidence.
We offer accessibility help with application forms which is available via the jobs page of our website.
As an FCA regulated business, we require successful applicants to clear our pre-employment screening process which includes a
credit check and references checks. Under the latest UK Right to Work regulations, we will require successful applicants to
evidence their right to work in the UK, either in person, online, or digitally via a third party subject to circumstances.
Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled rather than the advertised closing date. Interviews
will take place throughout this period; therefore, we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.
Do you specialise in Rate Implementation? Do you enjoy innovation and want to join one of the UK’s leading Pet Insurance
companies?
If so, you might be interested in our new Senior Rating Implementation Manager role working within our Pricing and Underwriting
Team!
Package: Salary £73k-90k DOE, with excellent benefits including 25 holiday days (plus your birthday off) private medical
insurance, and pet insurance discount.
We are flexible on the location for this role, it can be based fully remote in the UK, hybrid or based within our office in
Amesbury- including a streamlined remote on-boarding process.
What you`ll get up to as a Senior Rating Implementation Manager
As we continue to expand our business, we are looking for a Rating Implementation Manager to be at the forefront of managing the
development, testing, implementation, and enhancement of our in-house rating engine. Your responsibilities will include
integrating pricing strategies and underwriting risk management to ensure compliance, efficiency, and innovation. Additionally,
you'll have the opportunity to lead and inspire a team of analysts within the Underwriting Analytics team.
What we look for in you
* Deep understanding of technical requirements for insurance rating systems, including hands-on experience managing projects and
delivery of IT application systems including:
1. software development (.NET, C#, ADO, Azure), and
2. data services (AzureSQL, CosmosDB, Blob Storage).
* Ability to communicate technical needs and solutions effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
* Ability to understand, query, and manipulate/edit data extracts (e.g. SQL, NoSQL, XML, JSON) to produce technical requirements
and support testing of rating system implementation.
* Ability to work as a product owner of highly technical application services using agile/scrum delivery approach.
* Comprehensive knowledge of the insurance industry's operational processes, with the ability to identify areas for improvement
and innovation. Familiarity with the complexities of integrating rating systems with quote, policy admin, and claims data
systems.[1]
* Comprehensive knowledge of Insurance Rating Implementation systems and knowledge of related underwriting concepts, either:
1. professional qualification (such as the Chartered Insurance Institute Diploma in Insurance, or similar body)
2. and/or familiarity with commercial rating solutions (e.g. Polaris, OpenGI, etc.)
3. and/or by experience of comparable in-house solutions
* Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Office, including expert Excel skills
* Understanding of process diagramming (e.g. BPMN), including expert Visio (or similar, such as draw.io) skills
What Animal Friends is all about!
We are part of the Pinnacle Pet Group (PPG) – a pan European fully integrated pet insurance and pet health services provider. On a
mission to help pets live happy, healthy lives with their pet parents, PPG are committed to supporting the diverse needs of their
customers and colleagues with a clear ambition to become the world leader in pet insurance and healthcare services.
Animal Friends has grown to become not only an award-winning business but one of the largest pet insurance providers in the UK,
with around 500 colleagues helping us to look after over 1 million pets, offering cover for cats, dogs and horses.
A large part of our success is due to our company values which are the foundation of how we work, we are courageous by
continually looking for new ways to innovate our customers experience and the pet insurance industry. We are kind-hearted with
animal welfare being important to us, we donate and support over 800 charities and conservancies across the UK and worldwide, to
date, we have donated over £8.5 million. And we are passionate about the support we provide to our customers helping them care for
their pets.
Benefits of working with Animal Friends
We recognise that your hard work shouldn`t come without its perks, so here`s a little list of some of the things you can expect to
get from us:
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and we give you your birthday off
* Fully paid day off for charity work
* 95% of our employee’s own pets, we’re able to provide up to 50% off insurance along with free access to our Vet consultation
app JOII
* We believe looking after employees’ health is important, so we offer discount on gym membership, access to a Wellbeing hub and
a health care cash plan / private medical insurance and Group life assurance.
* We like to celebrate success and recognise excellent employee performance; we will donate £3k to the charity of our employee of
the quarter’s choice
* Most importantly, you`ll be working within a courageous, passionate and kind-hearted team
Animal Friends Pet Insurance Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from people of all ages, genders,
ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, religions, and sexual orientations. Your application will be dealt with in the strictest
of confidence.
We offer accessibility help with application forms which is available via the jobs page of our website.
As an FCA regulated business, we require successful applicants to clear our pre-employment screening process which includes a
credit check and references checks. Under the latest UK Right to Work regulations, we will require successful applicants to
evidence their right to work in the UK, either in person, online, or digitally via a third party subject to circumstances.
Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled rather than the advertised closing date. Interviews
will take place throughout this period; therefore, we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.