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Portfolio Analyst
Leeds | Hybrid Working (3 Days in the Office / 2 Days from Home)
Salary: Great starting salary + 10% Bonus
Turn Data into Business Decisions. Help Shape the Future of Insurance.
What if your analysis could influence business strategy, drive growth, and help shape the future direction of a leading insurer?
At Markel, we're building a brand-new Portfolio Management & Pricing function and we're looking for a talented Portfolio Analyst to join us at the start of an exciting journey.
Working alongside experienced actuaries, underwriters, and business leaders, you'll play a key role in delivering the insight, analytics, and intelligence that drives smarter underwriting and profitable growth.
This isn't a traditional analyst role hidden away behind spreadsheets. It's an opportunity to work at the heart of the business, solving real commercial challenges, supporting strategic decision-making, and helping build a new capability that will have significant influence across Markel UK.
Why Join This Team?
The Portfolio Management & Pricing team has recently been established to help Markel better understand, manage, and optimize its insurance portfolio. From pricing models and profitability analysis to new product development and AI-driven innovation, the team is helping shape the future of underwriting across the business.
You'll join at a time when processes, reporting, and analytical frameworks are still being developed, giving you the opportunity to bring fresh ideas, challenge convention, and make a genuine impact from day one.
What You'll Be Doing:
As a Portfolio Analyst, you'll provide the data, insight, and analytical support that underpins portfolio management and pricing activity across the business.
Responsibilities will include:
- Extracting, analysing, and interpreting data from multiple sources.
- Supporting portfolio performance and profitability analysis.
- Producing management information and reporting packs.
- Assisting with Quarterly Business Reviews and strategic reporting.
- Supporting pricing model calibration and performance monitoring.
- Creating dashboards and analytical tools.
- Identifying trends, opportunities, and emerging risks within the portfolio.
- Working with Underwriters and business stakeholders to support decision-making.
- Exploring how AI, automation, and new technologies can improve efficiency and insight generation.
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What We're Looking For:
We're looking for someone who is naturally curious, enjoys working with data, and wants to build a long-term career in analytics, pricing, or portfolio management.
You'll likely have:
- A degree in a numerical discipline such as Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Engineering, Physics, or Data Science.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Advanced Excel capability.
- Experience using SQL, Python, Databricks, or similar data tools.
- The ability to manipulate and interpret large datasets.
- Strong communication skills with the confidence to engage with stakeholders.
- A desire to learn, develop, and take ownership of your work.
We'd Love to See:
- Experience in an analytical, actuarial, pricing, or data-focused role.
- Knowledge of insurance or financial services.
- Experience building reports, dashboards, or visualisations.
- An interest in AI, automation, and emerging technologies.
- A proactive approach and willingness to challenge existing ways of working.
What Makes This Opportunity Different?
- Join a newly created, high-profile function.
- Work directly with senior underwriting and business leaders.
- Gain exposure to pricing, portfolio management, and commercial strategy.
- Help shape processes rather than simply follow them.
- Develop skills in analytics, coding, insurance, and AI.
- Benefit from significant career development opportunities.
- Make a visible impact on the future growth of the business.
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Why Markel?
Markel is a specialist insurer with a reputation for innovation, expertise, and long-term partnerships. As part of a Fortune 500 organisation, we combine global strength with a collaborative, people-focused culture where individuals are empowered to make a real difference.
If you're looking for more than just your next analyst role and want the opportunity to help build something new, influence business decisions, and accelerate your career, we'd love to hear from you.
Ready to Make an Impact?
Markel celebrates the value of a diverse workforce that brings experience and expertise from a wide variety of backgrounds and life circumstances. Whatever your background, if you feel you meet the requirements of this role, then we want to hear from you. We are also happy to consider candidates who are looking for flexible working patterns.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with all reasonable accommodations to be able to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions if successful. Please contact us via email at rec@markel.com or call us at 0161 507 5827 to request any accommodations that may be needed. This includes any alternative formats of any documents or information on how to apply offline.
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