Head of Pricing Analytics North America - QBE Re

QBE Insurance Group • New York, NY

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Head of Pricing Analytics will drive successful reinsurance pricing and analytics strategy in North America by identifying and analyzing potential incoming business, strategically overseeing and advising teams, providing feedback and reporting analyses to influence the acquisition of optimal business opportunities. This leader will actively contribute to the global QBE Re strategy and advise QBE Re senior executives together with the rest of the Analytics Leadership team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Comprehensive knowledge of pricing in the reinsurance industry
• Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
• Identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
• Apply business and financial acumen
• Align job roles with performance, departmental and organizational objectives
• Utilize effective communication skills to influence and persuade decision makers
• Build constructive and cooperative working relationships
• Lead cross functional projects
• Encourage open communication, cooperation and knowledge sharing
• Keep an open-mind, consider unique approaches and be open to change and considerable variety in the workplace
• Utilize motivational, inspirational and enthusiastic approach to team leading and management
• Experience managing or leading others with increasing levels of responsibility
• Specialized math including calculus, statistics, probability
• Current and possible future policies, practices, trends, technology and information affecting his/her business and organization; knows how the business works
• Computer systems and software

Nice To Haves

• Fellow-Casualty Actuary Society (FCAS)

Responsibilities

• Optimize reinsurance actuarial pricing function by monitoring outside developments in actuarial techniques, analyzing competition in the marketplace and sharing information with teams to ensure use of multi-factor approach during analyses of potential new business
• Drive global consistency and innovation in North America pricing leveraging global pricing expertise and resources in all QBE Re locations
• Develop, maintain and coordinate the use of best-in-class pricing and analytics tools to provide business and stakeholders with relevant MI and KPI
• Advise and support QBE Re NA Executive directors and work very closely with the rest of QBE Re senior executives to drive best in class analytics to support QBE Re ambitions
• Foster a partnered approach to risk management by collaborating with senior business leaders, wider actuarial functions across the organization to identify business needs, gaps in profitability and recommend initiatives for continuous improvement
• Enhance team understanding of pricing process by partnering with the rest of the QBE Re pricing team, actively encourage global collaboration and build strong understanding of how business is written to report knowledge and foster team engagement with pricing function as a whole
• Collaborate within department by communicating and sharing knowledge to implement and encourage consistency of actuarial techniques and align department deliverables with organizational growth strategy
• Monitor impact of pricing recommendations by tracking results of implemented pricing changes and measuring effectiveness to resolve gaps and ensure alignment with organizational profitability
• Drive thorough analysis of prospective business by encouraging adoption of efficient and sound actuarial and quantitative techniques to ensure program reviews and pricing recommendations are timely, accurate, complete and yield profitable results
• Plan, allocate and manage financial budget by anticipating expenditures, accurately forecasting resource needs/costs and properly accounting for expenses to meet requirements and achieve fiscal responsibility

Benefits

• Hybrid Working – a mix of working from home and in the office
• 22 weeks of paid leave for family growth, with 12 weeks available to all parents on a gender-equal basis
• Competitive 401(k) program with company match up to 8%
• Well-being program including holistic wellbeing coaching, gym membership, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
• Tuition Reimbursement for professional certifications, and continuing education
• Employee Network and Community – QBE actively supports six Employee Networks, and many ways to give back to your community

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees