Job Description

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If you are looking for a career with a company that promotes from within, focusses on great customer outcomes and has ambitions to support over a million pets then Pinnacle Pet UK is a great fit for you. We are looking to expand our team and are searching for a Polaris Developer to join our terrific actuarial risk and reporting team on a full time basis


This role is based hybrid between our Paddington and Borehamwood offices one day per week.

Here's what you'll be doing with us:

The purpose of this role is to support the ongoing development of our pricing and underwriting capability using Polaris' ProductWriter software. You would be assisting the Rating Engine Manager in planning, developing, testing, and delivering Polaris ProductWriter schemes for the various Pinnacle Pet Group (PPG) Product Lines. While there is no necessity for prior experience of Polaris ProductWriter software, this would be very advantageous for a candidate.



This position sits within the Actuarial department, responsible for the accuracy and competitiveness of our pet insurance market pricing. The successful candidate will be working within in a dynamic and time-pressured environment supporting the delivery of rating updates for our growing portfolio of household brands.

Support the deployment of regular price change requests received from our Pricing Actuaries Maintain and develop the rating engine testing functionality Support the development and integration of ProductWriter tools with Radar pricing models Support the design and development of new ProductWriter scheme enhancements across our growing Pet Insurance portfolio. Ensure the continued reconciliation of Radar outputs with rating engine calculations Produce Technical Specification and Test Plan Documents relating to development work. Provide support as required to all business areas as part of wider projects that have a dependency upon rating functionality. Investigate and debug any premium / rating related incidents or queries Peer review colleagues' work and the release processes

Our wishlist of your previous experience:

Understanding of best practice design and coding principles. A logical aptitude, methodical approach to their work and with strong problem-solving skills. Familiarity with ETL tools such as SAS, SQL and Excel Proficient in writing both technical and business focused documentation. The ability to cater their communication style between non-technical and technical employees. Comfortable working within a dynamic, fast paced, working environment. Will actively promote professional working relationships with internal departments. Embraces opportunities to develop and learn new skills. An interest/understanding of general insurance.

Desired skills:

Working experience in personal lines developing and testing ProductWriter rating engine schemes An understanding of XML data structures. An understanding and experience in Regression, UAT, and Batch testing processes Experience in process design and optimisation A working knowledge of insurance pricing techniques

What you can expect from us:

24 Days holiday, increasing with length of service, your birthday off plus the option to buy extra days holiday as part of our flexible benefits offering. 2 days paid charity volunteering Flexible working arrangement- choose a working setup that works for you Pension scheme 5% Employer 3% Employee contributions Life Insurance Dedicated learning department to support your induction with us. Opportunity to learn from experienced professionals and gain valuable experience. Option to join your team and company social events.


The current team at Pinnacle Pet UK truly represents the broad diversity of our pet parents and we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, religions, and sexual orientations. Your application will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence.


As an FCA regulated business, we require successful applicants to clear our pre-employment screening process which includes a credit check and references checks. Under the latest UK Right to Work regulations, we will require successful applicants to evidence their right to work in the UK, either in person, online, or digitally via a third party subject to circumstances.


Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled rather than the advertised closing date. Interviews will take place throughout this period; therefore, we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.