Manager, Pricing Enablement

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Job Description - Manager, Pricing Enablement (2500000O) Description Are you committed to bringing your best to life every day? At MLC Life Insurance, we’re proud of our history of protecting Australians for over 135 years. We provide flexible, affordable, and innovative insurance products to almost 1 million Australians. We’re Australian-led and managed, and part of a global network through our partnership with one of the world’s leading life insurers, Nippon Life Insurance Group. We’re driven by a powerful purpose, providing our customers and their families with a Promise for Life to be there when they need us most – and that’s a great purpose to bring us together at work every day. We work hard to deliver a total customer experience that keeps our customers and partners at the forefront of all our decisions. We’re a values-driven business that strives for high performance and growth as we look towards the future. The Role We currently have an opportunity to join our Pricing and Insurance Sustainability team as a Manager, Pricing Enablement in a permanent position. This opportunity is open to work from our North Sydney office in conjunction with our hybrid work from home options. The purpose of this role is to support the Head of Enablement and Sustainability to ensure that the core pricing teams have appropriate process, governance and tools in place to enable their core pricing work. This role will lead the design and execution of any required development in the tools and processes employed by the core pricing teams to improve efficiency, reduce operational risk and improve pricing optimization. Your responsibilities will include: Leading the design and implementation of pricing process uplift initiatives, ensuring they are market leading and achieve desired business objectives. Developing detailed business cases for process enhancements, including cost-benefit analyses, when required. Effectively communicate all process and tool changes to relevant parties, including conducting training sessions and change management support. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance the quality and accessibility of data essential for the Pricing team to perform their tasks efficiently. Research and introduce industry best practices and modern technologies that can optimize process and improve operational efficiency. Foster a culture of continuous improvement and promote innovative solutions. Ensuring documentation for Individual and Group Pricing tools and processes are fit for purpose, up to date and compliant with MLCL pricing governance requirements. About you Qualifications and Skills: Relevant tertiary qualification or appropriate business experience All necessary mandatory risk and compliance training Specific Skills: Proficiency in Python and R for scripting, automation and data manipulation. (Mandatory) Experience in SQL or any other coding languages. Experience with cloud based data warehouse and platform solutions. Experience in leading process improvements and modernization initiatives. Minimum of 10 years industry experience with knowledge of the life insurance and wealth management industry. Understanding of life insurance premium structure and pricing process. Bringing our best to life - why join us? We do work that makes a genuine difference to our customers, partners and community. We have a supportive, inclusive and flexible team culture, including hybrid working. We support your growth and development, and careers across our business units and teams that are as unique as our people. We reward and celebrate our successes, through our incentive and recognition programs. We offer tools, resources and benefits to support your wellbeing, including additional lifestyle leave and our Family Life hub. We connect and celebrate our diversity at work through our social committees and employee groups, and we contribute to our community with paid volunteer leave and through our sustainability commitments. Should an applicant be the preferred candidate, background checks (including Federal Police Checks, Employment checks, ASIC banned and disqualified persons and Bankruptcy checks) will be completed prior to the candidate's employment being confirmed. The outcomes of the background checks do not automatically bar candidates, however they will be assessed against the inherent requirements of the position. #J-18808-Ljbffr