Avencia Talent Solutions
Head of Pricing – Specialty
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I’m working with a leading London Market business on the appointment of a Head of Pricing – Specialty, supporting a diverse portfolio across Marine, Aviation, Contingency, and Space.
About the Role
This is a portfolio-focused role with significant ownership and exposure across the portfolio, combining leadership with the opportunity to remain genuinely close to underwriting, deals, and commercial decision.
Responsibilities
- The opportunity
- Lead and develop the Specialty pricing function
- Work closely with underwriters, getting into the detail of individual deals and their commercial drivers
- Take ownership of portfolio analysis and optimisation, identifying opportunities to improve performance and profitability
- Price and review large and complex deals, translating analysis into tangible underwriting recommendations
- Develop and enhance pricing tools and models across existing and new product lines
- Work closely with senior stakeholders across underwriting, reinsurance, exposure management, and risk
- Gain significant exposure across a strategically important Specialty portfolio
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Required Skills
- A strong people manager who enjoys developing others
- Specialty experience, ideally with exposure to Marine and/or Aviation
- Someone commercially minded and hands-on who enjoys getting into the detail rather than operating purely at a high level
- Strong technical capability combined with the ability to turn analysis into clear, actionable commercial recommendations
- Comfortable operating at pace and making decisions in a dynamic environment
- An ambitious individual looking for the opportunity to step up, take greater ownership, and progress their career
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Preferred Skills
- Preferred specialty experience, ideally with exposure to Marine and/or Aviation
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