Lead Pricing Analyst

RVU group; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology group is seeking a Lead Pricing Analyst in Cardiff. This role involves leading a high-performing team to produce analytical insights that drive pricing strategies. Candidates should have substantial experience in data analytics, strong technical skills, and deep expertise in insurance pricing methodologies. The position offers a hybrid working arrangement with significant benefits.

Benefits

10% discretionary yearly bonus

Hybrid working with work-from-anywhere days

Employer matching pension contributions

Private medical cover

25 days holiday increasing to 30

Free gym access

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in data analytics, ideally in insurance or financial services.
• Strong technical skills and ability to apply them to high-ambiguity challenges.
• Deep expertise in insurance pricing methodologies and risk-based pricing principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of senior analysts.
• Translate strategic business priorities into a clear analytics roadmap.
• Deliver hands-on analytics that inform partner strategies and pricing decisions.

Skills

Data analytics

SQL

Python

Tableau

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Lead Pricing Analyst

Department: Data & Analytics

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Cardiff

Hybrid: 2 days per week in-office

In 2002, we became the first insurance comparison site. Our purpose? To make the process of sorting your insurance, utilities or personal finances as easy as possible.

We’re part of RVU. A group of online brands that include Uswitch, Tempcover and money.co.uk. As a group, we use our shared knowledge to empower people, and help them make decisions confidently across a range of household services.

Confused.com is at the cutting edge of the FinTech industry, so we’re always looking for extraordinary talent. If you love what you do, get in touch today!

Overview

Insight is the dynamic B2B arm of Confused.com, providing data and analytics solutions to partners in the insurance industry. We empower our partners with actionable insights to optimise their operations, improve insurer experience, and drive business growth.

As a Lead Analyst / Pricing manager, you will operate at the heart of Insight’s analytical strategy - leading a high-performing team of analytical specialists, shaping strategic insights, and personally delivering high-priority outputs that drive commercial outcomes. This role sits at the intersection of pricing and market insight, supporting both internal decision-making and external partner performance.

You’ll work across all Insight partners to deliver business-critical analysis, facilitate cross-team collaboration, and contribute to long-term technical strategy. In doing so, you’ll be building a culture of curiosity, continuous improvement, and strategic influence.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of senior analysts, fostering a supportive and high-performance culture.
• Translate strategic business priorities into a clear and actionable analytics roadmap.
• Oversee delivery across concurrent projects with competing demands, ensuring rigour, timeliness, and stakeholder alignment.
• Own and deliver hands-on analytics that inform insurance partner strategies, pricing decisions, and customer propositions.
• Identify long-term risks, champion improvement opportunities, and influence strategy through high-quality storytelling.
• Coach and develop team members through regular feedback, mentoring, and career development planning.
• Represent the team in senior forums, contributing to data-informed commercial decisions and external thought leadership.
• Support Insight product and engineering teams with development of analytical orientated data products
• Serve as the go-to expert on insurance pricing and risk-based methodologies, embedding best practices across internal projects and external partner initiatives. Apply this expertise to deliver high-impact analytical solutions for Insight partners.
• Monitor and interpret key regulatory developments within the personal lines insurance market, assessing their implications for insurer capabilities. Leverage this insight to advise stakeholders and Insight partners on potential impacts to pricing strategies, competitive positioning, and market dynamics.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in data analytics, ideally in insurance or FS, with a proven record of cross-functional impact.
• Strong technical skills (SQL, Python, Tableau) and the ability to apply them to high-ambiguity challenges.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver program-level outcomes while balancing leadership, execution, and stakeholder engagement.
• Deep expertise in insurance pricing methodologies, with a strong grasp of risk-based pricing principles, underwriting dynamics, and portfolio optimisation.
• Passion for people development and creating inclusive, high-performance team environments.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity, setting priorities, and aligning your team’s work with broader business goals.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, with an aptitude for presenting insight and influencing strategy at a senior level.
• Strategic thinker with excellent communication skills and a bias for action.

Desirable

• Thorough understanding of FCA regulatory guidance, with awareness of evolving compliance requirements and their strategic implications for pricing and market practices.
• Experience in client-facing consulting role

Benefits

Our commitment to you: At RVU, we are dedicated to developing valuable, inclusive, and user-friendly products and services that deliver positive outcomes for all of our customers. To achieve this it’s essential that our teams reflect the diverse range of people in our community. We believe in being the change we wish to see in the world, by embracing our differences and holding ourselves accountable to being open and inclusive teammates and wider community members.

What we offer

We want to give you a great work environment, support your growth both personally and professionally, and provide benefits that make your time at RVU even more enjoyable. Here are some of the benefits you can look forward to:

• 10% discretionary yearly bonus and yearly pay reviews (based on RVU and personal performance)
• A hybrid working approach with 2 in-office days per week and up to 22 working days per year to “work from anywhere”
• Employer matching pension contributions up to 7.5%
• A one-off £300 “Work from Home” budget to help contribute towards a great work environment at home
• Excellent maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption leave policy, for those key moments in your life
• 25 days holiday (increasing to 30 days) + 2 days “My Time” per year
• Private medical cover, critical illness cover , dental plans and employee assistance programme
• Free gym access
• Employee discounts programme
• A healthy learning and training budget to support your development
• Electric vehicle and cycle to work schemes
• Regular events - from team socials to company-wide events with insightful external speakers, we want to make sure our colleagues continue to feel connected

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