Overview

Welcome to Hastings Direct – From our Group HR Director Pam Angel We’re a digital insurance provider with ambitious plans to become The Best and Biggest in the UK market. We’ve invested in our data and tech capabilities and nurture our 4Cs culture. We’re proud of the journey we’re on as a company and know that our continued success depends on the contribution of our talented colleagues. We’re excited you’re viewing #lifeatHD and hope you’ll consider joining us to share in the exciting chapter ahead.

We understand some people may not apply unless they tick every box. If you’re excited about joining us and think you have some of what we’re looking for, we’d love to hear from you even if you’re not 100% sure you meet every requirement.

Job Details

Our mission is to create the leading suite of analytical and data products to empower our pricing, data and analytics community to move faster and deliver more, with major commercial benefits. Day-to-day duties include:

• Reviewing, merging and managing the release of changes to different commercial product guides.
• Engaging with pricing teams to understand pre- and post-live impacts of changes.
• Becoming an expert in recalculating pricing workflows with complex dependencies.
• Solving technical problems related to individual and combined code updates.
• Introducing automation where possible to improve throughput for releases.

Skills we would love you to have

• Strong accountability: Confident owning and solving problems, challenging the status quo.
• Brilliant communicator: able to engage and exchange information effectively in any setting.
• Committed to collaboration: help internal customers get the most out of our products.
• Responsive: able to context switch comfortably across multiple workstreams.
• Lifelong learner: growth mindset with and without direction.
• Technical knowledge, including Python, SQL, Git & GitHub, CI/CD and Automation.

What we offer

Join us and you’ll find a different way of doing things. We focus on getting it right for our colleagues, customers, company, and community. You’ll be helping drive our growth, and we’ll provide support, training and development, along with recognition and the chance to put your ideas into practice.

Reward:

• Salary – Attractive salary based on experience (pay reviews annually).
• Flexible Working – Flexible and hybrid approach; discuss details with your recruiter (office vs home days).
• Competitive Bonus Scheme – Annual 4Cs performance bonus based on Hastings’ goals and your performance.
• Physical Wellbeing – Healthcare cash plan to support proactive health care.
• Financial Wellbeing – 4x salary life cover, income protection, pension match up to 10%, plus discounts, mortgage advice and financial wellbeing support.
• Mental Wellbeing – Thrive app, 24/7 colleague assistance, in-house mental health first aiders, support groups and a dedicated wellbeing team.

Additional Benefits – 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (option to buy/sell one contracted week), private healthcare, dental plans, discounted health assessments, cycle to work and tech schemes, onsite facilities, social events, and more. Some benefits start from day one; others require probation in order to access select options.

Our 4Cs principles are simple: create the right culture and equip colleagues to deliver good outcomes for every customer, helping us grow profitably and sustainably and invest in the communities we serve. We deliver good outcomes for customers by providing great products at the right price with straightforward service, treating customers fairly and respectfully.

Equal Opportunities – Hastings Group is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled people regardless of gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status. A thorough referencing process, including credit and criminal record checks, applies.

Accessibility – We’re committed to an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments, please let us know so we can support you.

Job posting end date: 02/10/2025