Head of Pricing, E&S
About the role
As the Head of Pricing, E&S at AXA XL, you will play a critical role in shaping and executing the pricing strategy for our growing wholesale portfolio in the Americas. You will lead efforts to develop innovative and dynamic pricing models that drive profitability while supporting our growth objectives in the market. Collaborating closely with underwriters, actuaries, and senior leadership, you will ensure pricing discipline, optimize risk selection, and contribute to AXA XL's continued success as a leader in the insurance industry. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence key business decisions and enhance our presence in the wholesale E&S sector. The role incorporates responsibility for Energy Liability pricing within the Americas E&S tower, as well as Energy Liability pricing support beyond the Americas.
Responsibilities
- Ensure that all product lines within the Americas E&S tower have market‑leading, technical pricing and portfolio management capabilities and be responsible for the delivery of those capabilities.
- Act as a key member and influencer on the Americas E&S Leadership team.
- Provide decision‑making guidance throughout the entire underwriting process, through the use of advanced analytics, to drive excellent business performance.
- Develop and leverage product pricing methodologies (aligned to global strategies and methodologies) including pricing algorithms, pricing parameters, pricing change impact analysis, and advanced pricing techniques.
- Support development, testing and calibration of Pricing tools, alongside the Models team.
- Perform micro portfolio management activities including selection of base loss ratio for business planning, profitability studies & deep dives, dashboard maintenance, and post‑event loss evaluations.
- Develop strong portfolio management capabilities to support business intelligence and management information, including core pricing metrics.