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Pet Pricing & Underwriting Lead

Hybrid in Bristol·Full-time·Added 19 days ago (last checked 7 Oct)

Aviva

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Overview

Job details

£120,000 a year
Gross, as stated in the ad.
About £6,350 a month after tax.
Full-time
Per the ad.
Hybrid
Office and home days — the ad has the split.

Requirements

Be near Bristol for hybrid days
No relocation package mentioned.
Have senior-level experience
Lead-level role.

Benefits

29 days holiday + bank holidays
Paid annual leave, per the ad.
Cycle to work scheme
Commuter benefits named in the ad.

Skills

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow - is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

Starting salary c. £120,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
Bonus opportunity - 12% of annual salary, (actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva's.)
Generous pension scheme e.g. if you put in 8%, Aviva adds 14%
29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer's leave
Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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The role

As Pet Pricing & Underwriting Lead, you will lead a high-performing team responsible for driving profitable growth through the development and execution of market-leading pricing and underwriting strategies. Working at the heart of our Pet business, you'll use your understanding of the pet insurance market, products and customer behaviours to ensure we remain competitive across both direct and aggregator channels.

This is a senior leadership role where commercial decision-making and trading performance are critical. You'll be responsible for identifying opportunities to optimise pricing and underwriting approaches, responding to market dynamics, and delivering sustainable growth while maintaining strong customer outcomes.

You'll act as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders, shaping pricing strategy, influencing key business decisions and ensuring the team delivers against ambitious growth and profitability targets. Alongside this, you'll continue to develop pricing capability, support innovation and maintain strong relationships with key distributors and reinsurance partners.

Pet Pricing & Underwriting Lead

Salary: circa £120,000

This is a great opportunity for an experienced pricing leader with a strong background in pet insurance pricing and trading. You'll bring deep knowledge of the pet insurance market, including aggregator pricing, alongside a proven track record of developing and delivering successful pricing strategies. You'll enjoy leading high-performing teams, influencing senior stakeholders and driving commercial outcomes within a fast-paced and evolving market.

Skills and experience we're looking for

Significant experience leading insurance pricing teams at a senior level, with a proven track record of delivering commercial and trading outcomes.
Strong experience in pet insurance pricing, including hands-on experience of aggregator pricing and trading strategies.
Deep understanding of the UK pet insurance market, customer segments and product propositions.
Proven ability to develop and implement pricing and trading strategies that drive profitable growth and improve market competitiveness.
Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with experience translating pricing insight into business action and working effectively with senior leaders, distributors and reinsurers.

Hiring process

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We'll make an offer
You'll complete screening checks · 1–2 days
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About Aviva

Industry: Insurance and financial services
Website: aviva.com

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Additional information

We're inclusive and welcome everyone - we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don't, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working - spending at least 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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We'd love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, or if you have any queries in relation to the vacancy, email alice.neal@aviva.com.

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