Commercial Strategy Manager

4 weeks ago

Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom Direct Line Group Full time

Unlock Your Potential as a Commercial Strategy Manager

At Direct Line Group, we're on a mission to revolutionize the insurance industry. As a Commercial Strategy Manager, you'll play a crucial role in driving growth and profitability by setting the commercial plan for our business and developing trading strategies to deliver against it.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Define and deliver Darwin trading MI, metrics, and measures from multiple sources
  • Deliver the business plan and trading KPIs
  • Use insight and direct approaches to track the PCW market, present analysis, and findings
  • Develop retail price tests to improve trading metrics of written premium, volume, loss ratio, and risk mix
  • Build a deep understanding of the drivers of profitability, especially underlying risk pricing and uncertainty
  • Use data and commercial instinct to make big calls in uncertain economic conditions and help CEO/CFO/ExCo members understand these
  • Use multiple sources of insight to help unpack the equity story for our shareholders
  • Use insight to actively track the Insurance Market and give direction for pricing/product/customer journey improvement

What We're Looking For:

We're seeking a data-driven individual who can couple data skills with commercial acumen to build credible insight into trading performance and drive initiatives to deliver trade. You'll have a passion for driving real change, be highly quantitative, and have previous experience with budgeting, forecasting, and trading. You'll also be able to set your own agenda and independently deliver against your objectives.

What We Offer:

We offer a range of benefits to suit your lifestyle, including a 9% employer-contributed pension, 50% off home, motor, and pet insurance, up to 10% annual bonus, and 25 days holiday (rising by 1 each year to 28) + bank holidays and option to buy or sell up to 5 days. We also offer additional optional Health and Dental insurance, an EV car scheme, and a buy-as-you-earn share scheme.

Our Hybrid Model:

We offer a 'best of both worlds' approach combining the best parts of home and office-working, offering flexibility for everyone. When you'll be in the office depends on your role, but most colleagues are in 2 days a week, and we'll consider the flexible working options that work best for you.

Be Part of Something Special:

We're proud of who we are, of what we do, and what every single one of us brings. We're a team of brilliant individuals, and we empower each other to be the best we can be. Join us in our mission to innovate and put customers at the heart of everything. Together, we can achieve great things and be one of a kind.

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