Pricing Specialist

Aviva Direct Ireland Limited; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance provider in the UK is seeking a Pricing Specialist to lead pricing and underwriting strategies, particularly in telematics. This critical role involves collaboration with various teams to drive growth and competitive performance. Ideal candidates will have a strong understanding of the UK general insurance market, excellent stakeholder management skills, and experience in team coaching. The position offers a competitive salary, bonus opportunities, and comprehensive benefits including a generous pension scheme and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive salary

10% annual bonus opportunity

Generous pension scheme

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit

Up to 40% discount on Aviva products

Free Aviva shares

Supportive parental and carer's leave policies

Flexible benefits including sustainability options

3 paid volunteering days

Wellbeing support and tools

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of the UK general insurance market, preferably in telematics.
• Proficiency in pricing and underwriting in Personal Lines.
• Experience in coaching and development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver pricing and underwriting excellence in Retail Specialty Lines with focus on telematics.
• Collaborate with Personal Lines teams for aligned pricing strategies.
• Analyze the impact of pricing actions on business growth and sustainability.
• Lead and develop a team of Pricing Consultants.
• Shape pricing strategies in a digital insurance market.

Skills

Strong understanding of the UK general insurance market (telematics experience preferred)

First-class pricing and underwriting capability within Personal Lines

Experience coaching others

Strong commercial awareness

Excellent stakeholder management skills

Job description

Overview

Pricing Specialist

Salary: Competitive

This is a great job for someone who is passionate about delivering market‑leading pricing and underwriting outcomes, especially within telematics and data‑driven motor insurance.

It would suit someone who combines strong technical pricing and underwriting capability with commercial awareness, enjoys collaborating across multiple teams, and is motivated by shaping strategy and leading a high‑performing team.

If you thrive on balancing customer value, profitability, and innovation — this could be your ideal next step.

A bit about the job:

You’ll play a pivotal role in delivering pricing and underwriting excellence across our Retail Speciality Lines portfolio, with a particular focus on telematics. Working closely with teams across Personal Lines — including Trading, Finance, Claims, Risk and Analytics — you’ll ensure pricing and underwriting strategies support our wider business plans.

You’ll be accountable for analysing the commercial impact of pricing actions both before and after implementation, ensuring our decisions drive growth, sustainability and competitive performance.

You’ll also lead, coach and develop a small team of Pricing Consultants, ensuring robust governance, regulatory compliance and strong customer and conduct outcomes throughout all activity.

This is a critical role that shapes how we price, compete and deliver value to customers in an evolving digital insurance market.

Responsibilities

• Deliver pricing and underwriting excellence across Retail Speciality Lines with a focus on telematics.
• Collaborate with Personal Lines teams (Trading, Finance, Claims, Risk and Analytics) to ensure pricing and underwriting strategies support wider business plans.
• Analyse the commercial impact of pricing actions before and after implementation to drive growth, sustainability, and competitive performance.
• Lead, coach and develop a small team of Pricing Consultants with governance and regulatory compliance ensuring strong customer and conduct outcomes.
• Shape how we price, compete and deliver value to customers in an evolving digital insurance market.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of the UK general insurance market (telematics experience preferred)
• First-class pricing and underwriting capability within Personal Lines
• Experience coaching others
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to think both strategically and operationally
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across functions

What you’ll get for this role

• Salary: Competitive (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity - 10% of annual salary. Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending at least 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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