Lead Claims Insight Analyst

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About Us

We are a growing, agile team of data specialists (data analysts, engineers, scientists and business partners), delivering analytics, insight and data products to our market leading claims function. We're one of the largest general insurers in the UK, which means we have lots of data to work with, but we are on a transformation journey and have an incredible opportunity to create value, using the array of big data, analytics and data science tools available to us, our vast pool of data and deep industry expertise.

Our claims function spends more than £1Bn each year, helping our customers when they need us most. In our team, we use data to improve the customer journey, uncover trends and opportunities, combat fraud and to optimise operations.

Allianz Insurance is part of the Allianz SE Group, the largest property and casualty insurer in the world, with 156,000 employees, serving 128m customers in 70 countries.

Why Join

This is an exciting time in our industry. Successful insurers of the future will be those who embrace technology, innovation and effectively exploit data, and we are positioning ourselves to lead. Our team sits at the heart of data driven transformation and we're looking for others to join us on this exciting journey.

You will:

• Perform analysis and help develop data products that will help hundreds of staff in supporting our customers, and influence our business strategy.
• Analyse claims data and draw out key trends and insights ensuring that this insight reflects and understands the technical nature of delivery and the impact this may have on those trends.
• Identify and help develop new and improved ways of demonstrating and monitoring claims trends
• Build relationships and collaborate with stakeholders around the business in helping to create data driven solutions to business problems.
• Act as the technical lead on regulatory data capture and reporting requests.
• Act as the technical lead on group data insight requests.
• Work with skilled professionals from claims, IT, data and business teams across the UK organisation as well as other global Allianz entities

As a Lead Claims Insight Analyst you will join the Claims Insight and Performance Team, working under the direction of the Claims Insight and Performance Lead. Your primary aim will be to provide insight on claims trends and help the business understand and visualise what has happened, the drivers of that and the impact this may have going forward based upon our data. You will have an incredible opportunity to enhance your skills in data, develop your business knowledge, and will be able to make a significant contribution to the future success of Allianz.

Key Requirements:

• Base level of numerical competence - bachelor's degree in a numerate, scientific or computing subject (e.g. Computer Science, Business analytics, Data Science, Maths, Economics, Physics )
• Previous experience working in a Financial Services Analysis role (Insurance desirable)
• Demonstratable experience of data manipulation and analysis using Python or similar programming language
• Strong analytical skills and be able to communicate to stakeholders across all levels, clearly present ideas, analysis and highlight essential issues to senior managers with conviction and be able to tell the story with clarity
• Experience in leading presentations and stakeholder management
• A driven desire in developing new skills
• Excellent communication skills to explain complex analyses clearly to diverse audiences across departments and seniority levels
• Team player with a self-starter attitude and proven strong work ethic.

The following are not mandatory requirements, but are of interest:

• Analytics technologies: SAS, Python, R, Tableau, Qlik, PowerBI, Microstrategy
• Thorough understanding of probability and statistics
• An understanding of the principles of insurance
• Experience of Agile ways of working, methodologies and tools (Jira, Confluence)