Strategic Portfolio Management Specialist (Pricing)
Strategic Portfolio Management Specialist (Pricing)
Location: Kent or Bristol, hybrid (2 days per week onsite)
Salary: Depending on Experience
A major pricing transformation is underway, backed by significant investment in new pricing capability, advanced modelling, and enhanced portfolio performance monitoring. As part of this evolution, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a commercially focused Strategic Portfolio Manager to play a key role in shaping and delivering portfolio strategy.
This is a high-impact position at the heart of the business, ideal for someone who truly understands how the P&L fits together and enjoys translating strategy into meaningful portfolio action. You'll work closely with Finance and Distribution to project performance, refine pricing decisions, and ensure incentives and deals deliver genuine value.
Importantly, this role is not about building Radar models. Instead, the focus is on optimising and managing the in-force portfolio, strengthening forecasting approaches, and driving smarter, commercially grounded decisions.
The opportunity
- Play a pivotal role in a major pricing transformation programme
- Own and deliver portfolio management strategy at a granular level
- Influence pricing and underwriting decisions at case level
- Help shape forecasting methodology and forward business plans
- Work in a highly visible role with senior stakeholder exposure
- This role would suit candidates from actuarial, accountancy, pricing, underwriting, or finance backgrounds who bring strong commercial acumen and leadership capability.
What you'll be doing
- Produce forward projections of underwriting performance to support planning and forecasting
- Build actionable portfolio plans aligned to strategic objectives
- Work closely with Pricing, Finance, and Distribution to optimise portfolio outcomes
- Review and refine pricing and underwriting decisions, including case-by-case queries and discount requests
- Ensure value-based retention incentives are effective and rolled out to front-line teams
- Support new business initiatives and monitor performance against expectations
- Provide insight and challenge to stakeholders, particularly under pressure from commercial teams
What we're looking for
- ~3-5 years' experience in pricing, underwriting, finance, or actuarial roles
- Strong understanding of P&L components and performance drivers
- Numerate background (actuarial, accountancy, or similar highly desirable)
- Experience producing forward projections and business plans
- Good understanding of insurance and underwriting dynamics (GI background welcomed)
- Confident communicator able to challenge and influence senior stakeholders
- Strategic thinker who can translate plans into delivery
- Comfortable working in a transforming, evolving environment
- Resilient and able to prioritise under pressure
- Health experience is helpful but not essential.
Why this role stands out
- Key hire within a high-profile transformation
- Genuine opportunity to shape portfolio strategy
- Strong visibility across Finance and Distribution
- Leadership responsibility with scope to develop the function
- Opportunity to bring best practice into a developing environment
If you're commercially sharp, numerically strong, and ready to influence portfolio performance at scale, this is a standout opportunity to make your mark.
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