Group Head of Property Pricing

Primary Details
Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

Group Head of Property Pricing

• Location: USA -New York
• Work Arrangement: Hybrid
• The salary range for this role is: $ 210,000-315,000K

The Opportunity

The purpose of this role is to work closely with key senior stakeholders to develop and implement plans to deliver pricing strategy.

Your new role:

Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and oversight to ensure the Group Property technical pricing framework is delivered consistently across divisions, aligned with Group Pricing Standards and return-on-capital objectives.
• Develop and maintain the Group Property technical pricing framework , with a strong emphasis on enhancing the quality of technical pricing and building confidence in technical rate adequacy as a strategic enabler for portfolio management and decision-making.
• Lead and develop an offshore team responsible for sourcing, transforming, and validating divisional data, and for building non-Catastrophe Property peril models using appropriate modelling techniques in collaboration with divisional pricing teams.
• Work closely with the Catastrophe Modelling team to integrate Cat model outputs including allocated reinsurance costs and capital costs to produce a comprehensive total technical price.
• Oversee deployment of pricing tools into underwriting workflows, ensuring solutions meet underwriter requirements and meaningfully support risk selection and pricing decisions.
• Monitor and challenge pricing performance , including rate change and rate adequacy, and provide actionable insights to support portfolio optimisation and profitability targets.
• Collaborate with underwriting, portfolio management, product committee, and claims to improve data quality, enhance pricing insight, and ensure consistent application of technical pricing.
• Represent global pricing community in Property product committees and provide technical expertise to support data driven decisions.
• Contribute to pricing transformation initiatives , including tool enhancement, infrastructure improvements, and adoption of new methodologies and technologies.
• Provide leadership and engage with the global pricing community to align Group and Divisional teams, balancing standardisation with local market requirements and divisional needs. Contribute to the development and execution of the Global Pricing Strategy.
• Lead the ongoing evolution of the Property pricing operating model , including prioritisation, delivery cadence, and effective alignment across Group, offshore and divisional pricing teams to support scalable pricing solution delivery.

Work Experience:

Preferred Work Experience includes:

• Delivering pricing tools
• Developing leading edge pricing techniques
• Strong experience in insurance pricing, with a focus on Property or Specialty lines, ideally within commercial or large corporate portfolios
• Deep understanding of end-to-end pricing, including model development, deployment, and ongoing performance monitoring
• Experience working with pricing tools and integrating models into underwriting systems and workflows
• Exposure to global or cross-regional pricing initiatives, with an appreciation of balancing standardisation and local market requirements
• Commercially minded with the ability to challenge and influence stakeholders, bringing the confidence to balance technical rigour with practical decision-making
• Collaborative approach, with experience working across underwriting, portfolio management and data teams to drive consistent and effective pricing outcomes

Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications include:

• Relevant industry qualifications.
• Qualified Actuary with extensive business experience working as a Pricing Actuary

Compensation Package: The salary range for this role is provided above. This is the national range for location(s) listed. The salary offer will be decided based on the role's complexity, its location, and the candidate's professional background, including their education and experience. Beyond the base salary, regular full-time and part-time employees will also be eligible for QBE's annual discretionary bonus plan based on business and individual performance. We encourage all candidates to apply, even if their salary expectations fall outside of this range, as we are committed to finding the right fit for our team.


QBE Benefits: We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to:

• Hybrid Working - a mix of working from home and in the office

• 22 weeks of paid leave for family growth, with 12 weeks available to all parents on a gender-equal basis

• Competitive 401(k) program with company match up to 8%

• Well-being program including holistic wellbeing coaching, gym membership, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice

• Tuition Reimbursement for professional certifications, and continuing education

• Employee Network and Community - QBE actively supports six Employee Networks, and many ways to give back to your community

To learn more, click here: Benefits | QBE US


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Our industry offers interesting and varied careers where you can help people to protect what matters most. As part of the QBE team, you'll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind. And our international scale means we're big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact.


Join us now, so you can be part of our success - and we can be part of yours!






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Equal Employment Opportunity:


QBE provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; gender; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; protected veteran status; or disability or any other legally protected status.


This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for current or future sponsorship.


Supplementary information


Global Disclaimer:

The duties listed in this job description do not limit the assignment of work. They are not to be construed as a complete list of the duties normally to be performed in the position or those occasionally assigned outside an employee's normal duties. Our Group Code of Ethics and Conduct addresses the responsibilities we all have at QBE to our company, to each other and to our customers, suppliers, communities and governments. It provides clear guidance to help us to make good judgement calls.

US Only Disclaimer:

To successfully perform this job, the individual must be able to perform each essential job responsibility satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential job responsibilities.

US Only - Travel Frequency:

Infrequent (approximately 1-4 trips annually)

US Only - Physical Demands:

General office jobs: Work is generally performed in an office environment in which there is not substantial exposure to adverse environmental conditions. Must have the ability to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time. Must be able to operate basic office equipment including telephone, headset and computer. Incumbent must be able to lift basic office equipment up to 20 lbs.

Skills:
Analytical Thinking, Coaching for success, Communication, Critical Thinking, Influencing, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Navigating ambiguity, Portfolio Management, Price Modelling, Pricing Strategies, Risk Management, Strategic Thinking, Team Management, Working Independently

How to Apply:

To submit your application, click "Apply" and follow the step by step process.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.