Underwriting Analytics and Data Standards Manager
Role Overview
Lead the development of underwriting analytics capabilities and define data standards, controls, and governance for trusted, consistent, scalable underwriting data.
Establish and grow a newly formed function, leading a team of up to four colleagues, including existing specialists and new hires.
Shape analytics strategy, oversee model performance, and develop insight to improve portfolio management, trading decisions, and analytical maturity.
Key Skills for This Role
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About the role
Lead the development of underwriting analytics capabilities and define data standards, controls, and governance for trusted, consistent, scalable underwriting data.
Establish and grow a newly formed function, leading a team of up to four colleagues, including existing specialists and new hires.
Shape analytics strategy, oversee model performance, and develop insight to improve portfolio management, trading decisions, and analytical maturity.
Responsibilities
- Establish and lead the underwriting analytics team and set its strategic direction.
- Define and embed data standards, controls, governance, and clear data ownership.
- Strengthen underwriting decisions through robust analytics, credible challenge, and ownership of data.
- Oversee model performance and develop insight for portfolio management and trading decisions.
- Develop analytical maturity and scalable underwriting analytics capabilities.
- Coach and mentor team members and build a high-performing team.
- Collaborate with Underwriting, Pricing, Risk, Actuarial, Customer Data Science, Enterprise Data, Technology, and Architecture.
- Represent underwriting priorities in enterprise initiatives and help shape business data and analytics direction.
About you
- Background in data science, with a focus on underwriting analytics.
- Advanced training, certification, or extensive practical experience in analytics, data science, data governance, model risk, or data management.
- Team-management experience.
- Training or awareness in regulatory compliance, data governance, model governance, risk management, or operational control frameworks relevant to underwriting and pricing decisions.
- Relevant professional insurance, underwriting, analytics, data-management, or financial-services qualification, or equivalent practical experience.
- Strong leadership, critical thinking, decision-making, communication, and stakeholder relationship skills; able to develop teams through coaching and mentoring.
Location and working arrangement
- The role is based at the Tiddington Head Office near Stratford-upon-Avon.
- Hybrid working is offered, with 20% of time at the Stratford-upon-Avon offices and up to 80% working from home.
Compensation
- Salary is up to £95,000; the salary cadence is not specified.
- Annual bonus is up to 25% of salary.
Benefits and rewards
- Benefits include a contributory pension, annual leave plus bank holidays, private medical insurance, and a family-friendly policy.
- Additional benefits include a gym-membership contribution, health and wellbeing plan, employee volunteering, and savings offers.
About NFU Mutual
NFU Mutual describes an inclusive workplace that values different perspectives and experiences.
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