hackajob
Group Head of Property Pricing
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Group Head of Property Pricing
hackajob is collaborating with QBE Insurance to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.
Primary Details
Time Type: Full time
Worker Type: Employee
Group Head of Property Pricing
Role Highlights
London based role with hybrid working Play a key role in shaping global Property pricing strategy, influencing underwriting decisions and driving profitable growth.
The Opportunity
This is a strategic opportunity to play a key role in shaping and embedding best‑in‑class technical pricing across our global Property portfolio. You’ll lead the development and continuous enhancement of pricing models, ensuring they are robust, commercially relevant, and fully integrated into underwriting decision‑making. Working closely with underwriting, portfolio management, and data teams, you’ll provide insight and challenge on pricing performance to drive profitability and optimisation. You’ll also contribute to ongoing pricing transformation, strengthening tools, governance, and frameworks, while collaborating across our global pricing community to balance consistency with local market needs.
About QBE
At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. And we do it all with a human touch.
We’re an international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries – which means we’re big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact. It’s an exciting time. We’re building momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner.
What if you could have a positive impact – at work and in the world? As part of the QBE team, you’ll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind.
Your New Role
Provide leadership and oversight to ensure the Group Property technical pricing framework is delivered consistently across divisions, aligned with Group Pricing Standards and return-on-capital objectives. Develop and maintain the Group Property technical pricing framework, with a strong emphasis on enhancing the quality of technical pricing and building confidence in technical rate adequacy as a strategic enabler for portfolio management and decision-making. Lead and develop an offshore team responsible for sourcing, transforming, and validating divisional data, and for building non-Catastrophe Property peril models using appropriate modelling techniques in collaboration with divisional pricing teams. Work closely with the Catastrophe Modelling team to integrate Cat model outputs including allocated reinsurance costs and capital costs to produce a comprehensive total technical price. Oversee deployment of pricing tools into underwriting workflows, ensuring solutions meet underwriter requirements and meaningfully support risk selection and pricing decisions. Monitor and challenge pricing performance, including rate change and rate adequacy, and provide actionable insights to support portfolio optimisation and profitability targets. Collaborate with underwriting, portfolio management, product committee, and claims to improve data quality, enhance pricing insight, and ensure consistent application of technical pricing. Represent global pricing community in Property product committees and provide technical expertise to support data driven decisions. Contribute to pricing transformation initiatives, including tool enhancement, infrastructure improvements, and adoption of new methodologies and technologies. Provide leadership and engage with the global pricing community to align Group and Divisional teams, balancing standardisation with local market requirements and divisional needs. Contribute to the development and execution of the Global Pricing Strategy. Lead the ongoing evolution of the Property pricing operating model, including prioritisation, delivery cadence, and effective alignment across Group, offshore and divisional pricing teams to support scalable pricing solution delivery.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
Having the right to work in the UK is a requirement for this role. QBE may consider sponsorship at its discretion.
About You
Strong experience in insurance pricing, with a focus on Property or Specialty lines, ideally within commercial or large corporate portfolios Deep understanding of end‑to‑end pricing, including model development, deployment, and ongoing performance monitoring Experience working with pricing tools and integrating models into underwriting systems and workflows Exposure to global or cross‑regional pricing initiatives, with an appreciation of balancing standardisation and local market requirements Commercially minded with the ability to challenge and influence stakeholders, bringing the confidence to balance technical rigour with practical decision‑making Collaborative approach, with experience working across underwriting, portfolio management and data teams to drive consistent and effective pricing outcomes
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As well as the benefits below we also offer an extensive choice of other options to suit you!
30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days. Flexible working - balancing work and life is important so our flexible working opportunities are open to all, this can include part-time, job share and compressed hours. Pension – you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary. Private medical insurance – we fund fully comprehensive private medical cover for you and all the family. Family friendly policies – we offer 26 weeks leave at full pay regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation or how you become a parent. Short term remote work abroad - you can request up to 20 days per year to work remotely from certain locations abroad. Sustainable investing - we believe sustainable integration is important for long term financial, environmental, and social outcomes. Our pension strategy supports our net-zero goal to achieve year-on-year reductions in carbon footprint, by investing more in green businesses than the broader market, so your savings are looking after the planet's future, as well as your own. Cycle-to-Work – benefit from regular exercise whilst making your commute greener and cheaper, select and bike and/or accessories up to the value of £5,000.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
To learn more about benefits of working with us, click Rewarding our people - QBE European Operations
Awards & Recognition
We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:
Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2025: Winner: Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year, Winner: Reinsurer of the Year - QBE Re, Winner: ESG, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2023: QBE rated as a 5-Star Employee
To learn more about our achievements, click here
How to Apply
If you’re looking for a career that combines your expertise and your empathy, click
Apply today.
Your career. At the heart of it.
Skills
Analytical Thinking, Coaching for success, Communication, Critical Thinking, Influencing, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Navigating ambiguity, Portfolio Management, Price Modelling, Pricing Strategies, Risk Management, Strategic Thinking, Team Management, Working Independently
How To Apply
To submit your application, click "Apply" and follow the step by step process.
Equal Employment Opportunity
QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills
Location