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Lead Radar Developer
| Posting date: | 08 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 June 2024 |
| Location: | UK |
| Remote working: | Fully remote |
| Company: | Ageas insurance |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | Req2185 |
Summary
Job Title: Lead Radar Developer
Contract Type: Permanent, Part Time, Full Time, Job Share option available
Salary Range: Competitive
Location: Remote
Lead Radar Developer: Ageas have an exciting opportunity for an Lead Pricing Implementation Analyst to join the Pricing team in our Eastleigh office. The Lead Implementation Analyst role will involve the management and deployment of pricing models and underwriting rules across risk and retail pricing which will be key ensuring Ageas meets its strategic goals.
Main Responsibilities as Lead Radar Developer :
Develop, validate, review and promote Radar Live models for Risk and Market Pricing.
Integration of models ahead of deployment
Responsible for XML changes within model
Build and deployment of Percayso quote manipulation rules.
Manage Radar defects arising from other areas of business from BAU/Standard/Project changes.
Radar version/licence updates
Enrichment capstone specification maintenance
Provide impact assessments for BAU, Standard &Project changes.
Ownership and maintenance of Pricing Product Spec documents
Ensuring accuracy of Private Car, Commercial Vehicle, Motorcycle and Household rates and rules on internal systems and third party SWH.
Management, development and coaching of more Junior Implementation Analysts.
Excellent at creating innovative solutions to problems and constantly striving to improve process.
Iteratively creating and improving best practices and standards for the team, and ensuring they are clearly communicated and adopted.
Excellent spoken and written communication, with the ability to engage constructively in both technical and non-technical discussions at all levels.
Ensure close collaboration and alignment with Product teams to ensure knowledge sharing and understanding of what the product builds are trying to achieve.
Deputise for the Pricing implementation manager when necessary.
Skills and experience you need as Lead Radar Developer
Educated to A- level or equivalent with numerical disciplines studied.
Experience in insurance pricing, underwriting or product writing.
Experienced user of Radar and Radar Live
Proven experience of devising solutions to business problems.
Good understanding of messaging structures and transform for various SWHs and how they interact with Ageas platforms
Effective coaching of junior staff and development of pricing skills.
Experience of dealing with and influencing colleagues at all levels up to, and including, senior management and directors.
Ability to understand complex rating structures and offer solutions for efficient builds
Self-motivated, with the drive, energy and ability to work on own initiative.
Very strong planning, prioritisation and organisational skills.
Delivery of high quality pricing projects from start to end with minimal oversight
Ensuring high engagement amongst direct reports
Value added to the organisation
High level contextual awareness and ensuring application of the following areas in ones thinking:
The customer
The regulator
The business
The competitive environment
Proficiency in building radar models and investigative tasks
Creativity and innovation: Quantity and quality of new developments - develop new solutions using industry best practice and taking account of critical business requirements
Teamwork: Build strong working relationships with colleagues and senior management across Ageas
Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy within the Lead Radar Developer role based in OU.LOCATION:
At Ageas we offer a wide range of benefits to support you and your family inside and outside of work, which helped us achieve, Top Employer status in the UK.
Flexible Working - Smart Working @ Ageas gives employees flexibility around location (as long as it’s within the UK) and, for many of our roles, flexibility within the working day to manage other commitments, such as school drop offs etc. We also offer all our vacancies part-time/job-shares . We also offer a minimum of 35 days holiday (inc. bank holidays) and you can buy and sell days.
Supporting your Health – Dental Insurance Health Cash Plan, Health Screening, Will Writing, Voluntary Critical Illness, Mental Health First Aiders, Well Being Activities – Yoga, Mindfulness.
Supporting your Wealth – Annual Bonus Schemes, Annual Salary Reviews, Competitive Pension, Employee Savings, Employee Loans.
Supporting you at Work - Well-being activities, yoga, mindfulness sessions, Sports and Social Club events and more.
Supporting you and your Family – Maternity/pregnant parent/primary adopter entitlement of 16 weeks’ at full pay and paternity/non-pregnant parent/co-adopter at 8 weeks’ full pay.
Benefits for Them – Partner Life Assurance and Critical Illness cover
Getting Around – Car Salary Exchange, Cycle Scheme, Vehicle Breakdown Cover
Get some Tech – Deals on various gadgets including Wearables, Tablets and Laptops.
Supporting you back to work - Return to work programme after maternity leave
Contract Type: Permanent, Part Time, Full Time, Job Share option available
Salary Range: Competitive
Location: Remote
Lead Radar Developer: Ageas have an exciting opportunity for an Lead Pricing Implementation Analyst to join the Pricing team in our Eastleigh office. The Lead Implementation Analyst role will involve the management and deployment of pricing models and underwriting rules across risk and retail pricing which will be key ensuring Ageas meets its strategic goals.
Main Responsibilities as Lead Radar Developer :
Develop, validate, review and promote Radar Live models for Risk and Market Pricing.
Integration of models ahead of deployment
Responsible for XML changes within model
Build and deployment of Percayso quote manipulation rules.
Manage Radar defects arising from other areas of business from BAU/Standard/Project changes.
Radar version/licence updates
Enrichment capstone specification maintenance
Provide impact assessments for BAU, Standard &Project changes.
Ownership and maintenance of Pricing Product Spec documents
Ensuring accuracy of Private Car, Commercial Vehicle, Motorcycle and Household rates and rules on internal systems and third party SWH.
Management, development and coaching of more Junior Implementation Analysts.
Excellent at creating innovative solutions to problems and constantly striving to improve process.
Iteratively creating and improving best practices and standards for the team, and ensuring they are clearly communicated and adopted.
Excellent spoken and written communication, with the ability to engage constructively in both technical and non-technical discussions at all levels.
Ensure close collaboration and alignment with Product teams to ensure knowledge sharing and understanding of what the product builds are trying to achieve.
Deputise for the Pricing implementation manager when necessary.
Skills and experience you need as Lead Radar Developer
Educated to A- level or equivalent with numerical disciplines studied.
Experience in insurance pricing, underwriting or product writing.
Experienced user of Radar and Radar Live
Proven experience of devising solutions to business problems.
Good understanding of messaging structures and transform for various SWHs and how they interact with Ageas platforms
Effective coaching of junior staff and development of pricing skills.
Experience of dealing with and influencing colleagues at all levels up to, and including, senior management and directors.
Ability to understand complex rating structures and offer solutions for efficient builds
Self-motivated, with the drive, energy and ability to work on own initiative.
Very strong planning, prioritisation and organisational skills.
Delivery of high quality pricing projects from start to end with minimal oversight
Ensuring high engagement amongst direct reports
Value added to the organisation
High level contextual awareness and ensuring application of the following areas in ones thinking:
The customer
The regulator
The business
The competitive environment
Proficiency in building radar models and investigative tasks
Creativity and innovation: Quantity and quality of new developments - develop new solutions using industry best practice and taking account of critical business requirements
Teamwork: Build strong working relationships with colleagues and senior management across Ageas
Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy within the Lead Radar Developer role based in OU.LOCATION:
At Ageas we offer a wide range of benefits to support you and your family inside and outside of work, which helped us achieve, Top Employer status in the UK.
Flexible Working - Smart Working @ Ageas gives employees flexibility around location (as long as it’s within the UK) and, for many of our roles, flexibility within the working day to manage other commitments, such as school drop offs etc. We also offer all our vacancies part-time/job-shares . We also offer a minimum of 35 days holiday (inc. bank holidays) and you can buy and sell days.
Supporting your Health – Dental Insurance Health Cash Plan, Health Screening, Will Writing, Voluntary Critical Illness, Mental Health First Aiders, Well Being Activities – Yoga, Mindfulness.
Supporting your Wealth – Annual Bonus Schemes, Annual Salary Reviews, Competitive Pension, Employee Savings, Employee Loans.
Supporting you at Work - Well-being activities, yoga, mindfulness sessions, Sports and Social Club events and more.
Supporting you and your Family – Maternity/pregnant parent/primary adopter entitlement of 16 weeks’ at full pay and paternity/non-pregnant parent/co-adopter at 8 weeks’ full pay.
Benefits for Them – Partner Life Assurance and Critical Illness cover
Getting Around – Car Salary Exchange, Cycle Scheme, Vehicle Breakdown Cover
Get some Tech – Deals on various gadgets including Wearables, Tablets and Laptops.
Supporting you back to work - Return to work programme after maternity leave