Broker Trading Analyst

Role Description 

As Broker Trading Analyst, you will be responsible for providing data-driven insights to support strategic decision-making and optimise trading operations.

This role involved conducting trend analysis, coordinating claims insights, developing KPIs and contributing to strategy effectiveness monitoring.

Salary Information

Pay: Circa £40,000 per year. Pay is based on relevant experience, skills for the role, and location. Salary is only one part of our total reward package.

Key Accountabilities

Trend Analysis:

• Conduct comprehensive analysis of market trends and industry developments to identify opportunities and risk.
• Provide actionable insights to inform trading strategies and business decisions.

Claims Insight Coordination

• Collaborate with claims teams to gather and analyse data, providing insights to claims patterns and trends.
• Ensure claims insights are integrated into trading strategies and operational planning.

Trading KPI Development

• Develop and refine key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure trading effectiveness and align with strategic objectives.
• Monitor KPIs and provide regular updates to management, highlighting areas for improvement.

Strategy Effectiveness Monitoring

• Evaluate the effectiveness of trading strategies and initiatives, providing feedback and recommendations for optimisation.
• Support strategic planning with data-drvien insights and analysis.

Market Research

• Conduct market research to gather intelligence on competitors, customer preferences and emerging trends.
• Use research findings to inform product development and trading strategies.

Trading Meeting Input

• Prepare and present insights and analysis at trading meetings, contributing to informed decision-making.
• Collaborate with trading teams to ensure insights are effectively utilised in strategy development.

Reporting Design and Coordination

• Design and coordinate the creation of reports and dashboards to communicate insights and performance metrics to stakeholders.
• Ensure reporting is clear, accurate, and aligned with business needs.

Skills & Experience

• Data Analysis & Interpretation: Experience in collecting, cleaning, and interpreting large datasets (both structured and unstructured) from various sources. This includes using advanced algorithms and statistical models to identify meaningful patterns, trends, and correlations.
• Market/Industry Knowledge: Understanding of market dynamics, industry-specific data (e.g., trading, claims patterns, economic indicators), and business acumen to align data insights with strategic objectives.
• Analytical Tools & Software: Proficiency with dedicated analytics tools, data visualization software (for creating reports and dashboards), CRM systems, and potentially web scraping tools.
• KPI Development & Monitoring: Experience in defining, developing, and tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure effectiveness and performance against strategic goals.
• Communication & Presentation Skills: Strong ability to prepare clear, accurate reports and present complex information and actionable insights to diverse stakeholders and management (e.g., in trading meetings), influencing decision-making.
• Collaboration & Cross-functional Coordination: Proven experience working collaboratively across different departments (e.g., claims, trading teams, product development) to gather data and ensure insights are integrated into various business functions.
• Strategic Planning & Optimization: Experience in evaluating strategy effectiveness, providing data-driven feedback, and making recommendations for improvement and optimization.

What We Will Offer You

Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that’s perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That’s on top of enjoying all the benefits you’d expect from the world’s number one insurance brand, including:

• 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

For any inquiries or to submit your application, please contact: Scott Burns

Closing date 30/01/2025

We reserve the right to close the advert early if we reach enough applications.

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89702 | Data & AI | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz UK | Full-Time | Permanent

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