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Role Description
Are you a visionary leader ready to shape the future of data-driven decision-making in the pet insurance sector? We are seeking a Head of Analytics and Insight to join our broader Pet Senior Leadership Team, reporting directly to the Managing Director of Specialty. You will set the strategic direction for analytics and insight, building and delivering a data roadmap that underpins our key business objectives and overall strategy.
Location: Ditton Park
Salary Information
Pay is based on relevant experience, skills for the role, and location. Salary is only one part of our total reward package.
About You
* Lead the development and execution of our data and analytics strategy, ensuring alignment with business priorities.
* Oversee a broad range of data domains, from web and CRM analytics, to core policy data, trading performance monitoring and provide data to support our partners.
* Ensure our analytics capability is scalable, innovative, and delivers actionable insights across the business to drive customer acquisition, centricity, and loyalty.
* Present insights and recommendations to the Trading Board and Board, influencing business direction at the highest level.
* Oversee the delivery of data science solutions, leveraging exceptional offshore expertise to maximise value and efficiency.
* Work closely with centralised data functions to ensure our data architecture and engineering roadmaps and resources are fully aligned to deliver our ambitions.
* Manage comprehensive customer and brand research programmes utilising the latest in analytics tooling to deliver in depth insight in to the customer experience.
* Take responsibility for key governance and regulatory reporting, ensuring compliance and best practice.
* Foster a high-performance team culture, setting clear KPIs and supporting professional development.
* Manage project funding, deliverables, and supplier relationships to ensure successful outcomes.
Essential Skills
* Proven ability to set and deliver a data and analytics strategy that supports business objectives.
* Experience as part of a senior leadership team, with the confidence to influence at Board level.
* Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with a track record of building strong relationships across business and centralised data functions.
* Demonstrable experience in aligning data architecture and engineering resources to business needs.
* Expertise in delivering data science and analytics solutions, including managing offshore teams or partners.
* Advanced knowledge of data languages, processing, and visualisation tools.
* Experience with Big Data and Business Intelligence platforms, and effective relational database design and management.
* Strong understanding of customer segmentation, profiling, and research methodologies.
* Experience managing teams and third-party suppliers, with a focus on high performance and delivery.
* Familiarity with data governance, regulatory requirements, and the legislation relating to data use and storage.
* Degree educated in a numerate subject (e.g., Maths, Science, Engineering, IT, or Psychology with a statistical focus) or equivalent relevant experience.
What We Will Offer You
* Flexible buy/sell holiday options
* Hybrid working
* Annual performance related bonus
* Contributory pension scheme
* Development days
* A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
* Retail discounts
* Volunteering days
Our Ways of Working
Do you need flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it’s right for our customers, our business and for you, then we’ll do everything we can to make it happen. Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive – Your work life balance is important to us.
Integrity, Fairness, Inclusion & Trust
At Allianz, we believe in fostering an inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our commitment to equal opportunities, gender equity, and balanced gender representation, is demonstrated by our numerous accreditations: EDGE certified for gender inclusion, Women in Finance Charter members, Disability Confident employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, Business in the Community’s Race at Work Charter signatories, and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard employer.
We embrace neurodiversity and welcome applications from neurodivergent and disabled candidates, offering tailored adjustments to ensure your success.
We encourage our employees to advocate for their needs, whether it’s assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, mentoring, coaching, or flexible work arrangements.
Accessible Application for All
As part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we support candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions through the Offer an Interview Scheme, for those meeting the essential skills for the role.
Contact our Resourcing team to opt into this scheme or for assistance with your application, including larger text, hard copies, or spoken applications. Hr-recruitment@allianz.co.uk
Contact
For any inquiries or to submit your application, please contact: Conor McCourt
Closing date 26th October 2025
We reserve the right to close the advert early if we reach enough applications.
Join us – Let’s Care for Tomorrow.
Seniority level
Executive
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Business Development and Sales
Industries
Financial Services and Insurance
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