Key skills
AzurePythonSQLMachine LearningMLSnowflakeGitVersion ControlStakeholder ManagementMentoringCommunicationCollaboration
About this role
Role Overview
- Own and oversee projects delivering predictive models and other tools into Hastings’ market-leading pricing
- Lead a team of data scientists, who will assist in the creation of data science solutions
- Master Hastings’ systems, processes, and technology to maximise team effectiveness
- Champion the investigation and use of powerful new features developed within Hastings Direct
- Build reusable, maintainable, automatable, and innovative processes and pipelines
- Support senior leaders in the delivery of strategic objectives
Requirements
- Deep understanding of predictive modelling and machine learning
- Track record of delivering commercial value
- Strong SQL coding skills
- Proficiency and experience using Python and ML libraries to build data science products
- Experience using Git for code collaboration and product version control
- Strong senior stakeholder management and communication skills
- Desire to lead projects and support junior colleagues to achieve commercial results
- Experience in general insurance
- Experience using Azure Machine Learning Studio
- Experience using Snowflake
- Experience leading, supporting, and mentoring junior colleagues
Tech Stack
- Azure
- Python
- SQL
Benefits
- Flexible working – we champion a flexible hybrid working approach – please speak to your recruiter to discuss in more detail
- Competitive bonus scheme
- all colleagues are eligible for our annual 4Cs performance bonus
- Physical wellbeing – as a Band 4 colleague, Hastings pay for you to receive private medical Insurance (also known as PMI)
- Financial wellbeing – as well as providing you with 4x your salary with our life assurance cover, income protection at no extra cost, and matched pension contributions up to 10%
- Mental wellbeing programme – we have the thrive mental health app, our colleague assistance programme available 24/7, our own in-house mental health first aiders, support groups and a dedicated team to make sure we are covering your needs
- 27 days annual leave + bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell one of your weeks, access to our health care cash back plans, dental plans, discounted health assessments, Cycle to work and tech schemes, discounted and free onsite facilities, social events throughout the year and much more …