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 made huge investments in our data and tech capabilities over the past few years, along with nurturing our 4Cs culture. We're proud of the journey we're on as a company and know that our continued success will rely on the contribution of our talented colleagues.

We provide insurance for over three million customers, and we know there's even bigger opportunity out there. If you are excited about joining us and think you have some of what we are looking for, even if you're not 100% sure, we would love to hear from you.

Job Details:

Our mission is to create the leading suite of analytical & data products in the industry for empowering our pricing, data and analytics community to move faster and deliver more – with major commercial benefits. To support us on this mission, your day-to-day duties will include:

• Reviewing, merging and managing 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 release.

Skills we would love you to have

• Strong accountability: Confident owning and solving problems, challenging status quo
• Brilliant communicator: able to engage and trade 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 both with and without direction
• Technical knowledge: Python, SQL, Git & Github, CI/CD and Automation

What we offer

Join us and you'll find a different way of doing things. We call it the 4Cs. We focus on getting it right for our colleagues, customers, company, and community. As one of our colleagues, you'll be helping to drive our growth, so in return, we'll give you all the support, training and development you need. Not to mention plenty of recognition and rewards, and the scope to voice your ideas and put them into practice.

Reward:

Salary - Attractive salary based on experience (pay reviews also completed each year)

Flexible Working - We champion a flexible and hybrid working approach so please speak to your recruiter to discuss in more detail, including days in the office and at home.

Competitive Bonus Scheme - All colleagues are eligible for our annual 4Cs performance bonus, which is usually paid in March. The scheme is based on Hastings' performance against our business goals and your own personal performance.

Physical Wellbeing - We fund our colleagues to be able to claim against everyday health care through our healthcare cash plan.

Financial Wellbeing - 4x salary with life assurance, income protection at no extra cost, pension contribution match up to 10%, plus discounts and cashback at retailers and on our own products, mortgage advice, and access to financial wellbeing support.

Mental Wellbeing Programme - Thrive mental health app, 24/7 colleague assistance programme, in-house mental health first aiders, support groups and dedicated team support.

There's more! - 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, the option to buy or sell one contracted week, private healthcare, dental plans, discounted health assessments, cycle to work and tech schemes, discounts and free onsite facilities, social events, and more. Some benefits require a 12-month commitment after probation.

Our 4Cs principles are simple: we believe by creating the right culture for our colleagues and giving them the right tools to do their job, we\'ll deliver good outcomes for every customer, helping us to grow the company profitably and sustainably and allowing us to invest in the communities we serve.

We deliver good outcomes for our customers every time by providing great products at the right price with our simple and straightforward service. We treat customers like we want to be treated – fairly, respectfully and with their best interests at heart.

Hastings Group is an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status. Please also note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes credit and criminal record checks.