Technical Pricing Lead

Who Are We?

We insure small businesses and enable big dreams – not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 1,000,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords and more than 1,200 other trades.

We’re a technology company as well as one that sells insurance. That means we build, we fail, we learn and we improve. Through our global social impact strategy, called 'The Big Dreams Project’, we're working to help 10,000 small businesses start or grow by 2030.

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Job CategoryProductPosition TypePermanentTarget Openings1What Is the Opportunity?We’re looking for a Technical Pricing Lead to join our team and spearhead the technical evolution of our insurance products. Simply Business is a pioneering, award-winning company, and this role is at the heart of our mission to provide refreshing and reliable insurance for over 900,000 small businesses.
This is a senior individual contributor role, perfect for a technical trailblazer who wants to solve complex pricing challenges without the overhead of people management. You’ll drive profitability by formulating innovative strategies and building sophisticated models that accurately quantify risk, ensuring our pricing remains both market-leading and underpinned by robust evidence.What Will You Do?

• Build and refine technical pricing models using advanced statistical techniques to accurately quantify risk and optimise our pricing structures.

• Drive strategic pricing by formulating innovative solutions that align with our long-term business goals and market competitiveness.

• Interpret complex data sets to ensure our pricing remains accurate, robust, and supported by data-driven insights.

• Partner across functional teams to align pricing with broader objectives, acting as a technical expert for stakeholders across the business.

• Monitor the success of implemented strategies, making real-time improvements to ensure we consistently meet our targets.

• Stay ahead of industry trends and regulatory changes to ensure our practices remain compliant and pioneering.

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Technically proficient, with significant experience using programming languages such as Python, R, or SQL for complex data analysis.
• An expert in pricing software, with practical experience working with industry-standard tools like Earnix, Emblem, or Radar.
• Analytically minded, holding a degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Science, or a related quantitative field.
• A strategic thinker who can develop innovative solutions to solve complex business challenges while maintaining profitability.
• An effective communicator who can translate complex pricing concepts into plain English for non-technical teams.
• A collaborative peer who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys mentoring others through technical leadership.
   

(We know it’s tough, but please try to avoid the ​​confidence gap​.​​ You don’t have to match all the bullet points above to be considered for this role.)

We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, supportive place for you to be you and do your very best work.

Ready to help us empower small businesses with data-driven pricing? Click apply to start your journey with Simply Business

What are the benefits of working at Simply Business:

• we offer a great work-life balance where workloads are manageable and everyone has the flexibility to work hybrid

• on top of the 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), we offer the option to buy five more days of holiday with your flexible benefits

• our flexible parental leave allows you to approach an important time how you want - with six months full pay to the primary caregiver and four weeks full pay if you're the secondary caregiver

• our life event leave is an extra days leave every two years for those big moments in your life like moving house or your birthday. And our long-serving employees get a two week paid sabbatical after five years of service, then four weeks off after ten years of service

• private medical insurance through BUPA, that covers any pre-existing condition is a core benefit. Plus a health cash plan that covers your everyday medical expenses

• we offer a competitive salary based on your experience and the current market. Plus the potential to earn an annual bonus based on performance

• access to tools to support your personal development on our dedicated learning platform. As well as support for your mental health with access to counselling

• we match what you put into your pension up to five per cent. And pass on a tax-free sum that's four times your basic salary with our life assurance policy, with the option to increase it to ten times through our flexible benefit scheme

• our salary sacrifice car scheme gives you the option to buy a brand new, fully insured, and maintained car for a convenient fixed monthly amount taken from your gross salary (after 6 months service)

• our flexible benefits scheme gives you an allocated amount to use each year on benefits like critical illness cover, dental insurance, travel insurance, or a gym membership

Ready to join us and drive our success as a high-performing team? Apply today.

Employment Practices

Simply Business is committed to providing equality and opportunities for all employees and candidates considering a career with us. We offer a workplace where colleagues are treated with respect and dignity. We don’t (and won’t) discriminate either directly or indirectly on the grounds of race, colour, religion, belief, political opinion, disability, nationality, ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation or relationship status at any stage of the hiring process or during the course of your employment.