Product Owner

Role Overview

• Ownership of the Underwriting rating algorithms, accountable for the integrity, consistency and controlled delivery of change across all Lines of Business
• Act as the central coordination point between Risk Pricing, Pricing Engineering, Testing and Release Management
• Maintain a clearly structured and transparent backlog with well-defined delivery cadences and a forward-looking roadmap
• Provide clear visibility of delivery commitments, actively managing dependencies, risks and cross-Line of Business impacts
• Provide informed technical oversight of rating logic design and system integrations
• Champion strong process discipline, documentation quality and continuous improvement across the end-to-end change lifecycle
• Support incident investigations and Root Cause Analysis where required
• Contribute to the maturity and performance of the Underwriting Rating Delivery function

Requirements

• Strong track record as a Product Owner within a pricing and/or rating delivery environment
• Working knowledge of Python-based systems, GitHub workflows and SQL would be advantageous
• Good understanding of Scrum and Kanban methodologies
• Proactive self-starter with excellent project management skills and ability to manage multiple tasks and projects effectively
• High degree of organisation, individual initiative, and personal accountability
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage, influence, and inspire colleagues and stakeholders
• Strong listening, written and oral communication skills
• Ability to articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical colleagues
• Knowledge and experience of the Insurance industry

Tech Stack

• Python
• SQL

Benefits

• Flexible working – we champion a flexible hybrid working approach
• Competitive bonus scheme
• all colleagues are eligible for our annual 4Cs performance bonus
• Physical wellbeing – Hastings pay for you to receive private medical Insurance (PMI)
• Financial wellbeing – life assurance cover, income protection, matched pension contributions up to 10%
• Mental wellbeing programme – thrive mental health app, colleague assistance programme available 24/7
• 27 days annual leave + bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell one of your weeks
• Discounts, cashback, free independent mortgage advice, free access to financial wellbeing support
• Cycle to work and tech schemes, discounted and free onsite facilities, social events throughout the year