Pricing Operations Analyst

The position sits within the P&C Product & Core Operations team and reports to the Head of P&C Product & Core Operations. The team is part of SCOR's P&C Operations organization and acts as a central function supporting global P&C business processes. Its main stakeholders are the P&M Pricing & Modelling teams on the reinsurance side, while also collaborating with other P&C Operations teams, Group COO and IT as required.
Within P&C Operations, the P&C Technical Operations Actuary is responsible for maintaining, enhancing and supporting P&C treaty pricing, primarily xAct, in close partnership with P&M teams, business stakeholders, Group COO and IT.
 

Key duties and responsibilities

o    Support the P&M team in maintaining, enhancing and industrializing global P&C treaty pricing processes, methods and systems within SCOR.
o    Perform business and operational analysis, including clarification of changes (process, people and technology), support implementation and definition of acceptance criteria.
o    Identify, analyse and resolve business and process changes, rationalise existing processes and contribute to defining pragmatic solutions.
o    Support IT project delivery methodologies and processes by contributing in key phases of the lifecycle.   
o    Provide operational business support, coordination and training, acting as a subject matter expert for processes, data, systems and related transformations.
o    Work closely with stakeholders and delivery teams to ensure stability of processes - ensuring they  remain reliable, fit for purpose and aligned with business needs.
o    Facilitate regular communication between stakeholders, ensuring clear prioritisation, progress tracking and effective stakeholder alignment

 

Required experience & competencies

o    Preferably with experience in pricing, with insurance domain knowledge and/or proven experience  within the (re)insurance sector.
o    Excellent analytical and computing skills, including proficiency in at least one high-level language or query language such as Python,  SQL, and strong command of the Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel.
o    Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate needs into clear change requirements. Fluency in English is required.
 

Required Education  

o    Master's degree in a highly quantitative discipline such as Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Physics, Engineering or Computer Science, or comparable proven technical expertise.
o    Actuarial qualification from an internationally recognised professional body, or progress towards such a qualification, would be an advantage.