Product Developer - Agriculture

Job Description

Product Developer - Agriculture - Harrogate / Darlington/ Home Based - ARD1014835

An exciting new opportunity has arisen to join Geo Underwriting as a Product Developer within the Agriculture division of our UK Commercial MGA. The role will be to inform and deliver market leading specialist insurance products for the Agri and rural sectors. You will deliver high performing customer focused products through continuous product review and analysis; identification of product opportunities; management of product vision and strategy, and development and implementation of product change programmes.

As the UK Commercial MGA for Ardonagh Advisory; a Gold rated Investor in Customer insurance business Geo specialise in Agriculture, Construction, Property, Liability, Marine and Protection lines, and home to top brands such as Thames Underwriting, Rural and Bravo Networks Underwriting, and continue to see successful growth both organically and through considered acquisition.

What does a Product Developer here do?

This is an overview and not an exhaustive list of responsibilities. Collaborating with your line manager, you will develop your own objectives but focus on all of the following:
Create and improve existing Geo Agriculture products to market leading status.
Analyse product performance data.
Provide data analysis as required by the technical team to review and model BAU performance.
Conduct market and competitor research, identifying any challenges and make recommendations for improvements which meet our customers’ demands and needs.
Undertake a continuous review of the existing products, identifying potential problems, and making recommendations.
Identify customer needs and deliver better outcomes for customers.
Use customer and data insights, and product performance and competitor insights to identify, assess and prioritise opportunities and innovative solutions.
Identify opportunities to continually optimise the products commercial performance.
Define product vision and strategy – design and propose product changes/ new products.
Prioritise product features and capabilities.

What are we looking for in our next Product Developer?

Product Development experience, ideally in Agricultural Insurance, Commercial Combined products as a minimum.
Advanced understanding of technical product performance management.
Excellent knowledge and understanding of underwriting, systems, coverage, distribution channels, compliance, regulatory environment, and insurance financials.
Training and coaching capability for internal and external stakeholders .

In return you will be welcomed and supported by Geo Underwriting, part of our Ardonagh family, and be joining an organisation that cares about you as a person and your wellbeing. Some of the other benefits are:
Holiday entitlement of 28 days plus bank holidays.
Opportunity to progress your career across the entire Ardonagh family.
Pensions scheme for when you feel it’s time to retire.
24-hour support for physical and mental wellbeing.
1 days paid volunteering day to give back to our communities.
The Spotlight Awards, where we shine a light on the brightest talent across our group.

We offer genuine potential for both personal and professional development, come and be part of our story and help us shape our future. So, what are you waiting for? Apply today and one of our team will be in touch.

Ardonagh Group is an equal opportunities employer, and we are committed to a working environment that is free from discrimination, is inclusive, and empowers our people to bring their whole self to work and reach their full potential.

If your application is successful, we will conduct relevant employment checks prior to you beginning employment with us. These will include verifying your recent employment, address, credit history and a standard criminal record check.

Please note: We may close a vacancy prior to the publish end date if the required quality or number of applications has been received. No agencies please.

Why not check us out on LinkedIn to find out what life’s really like at Ardonagh.

The Ardonagh Group is one of the UK’s largest independent brokers with over 9000 dedicated and passionate professionals across the country, and worldwide, facing and dealing with our clients’ challenges, offering an enviable range of products, services and solutions to their clients. We are progressive, passionate and proud of the work we do, across all sectors of the business. Therefore, we need highly capable people to join our team to make this a reality!

So if this sounds like you, and you are looking for a new challenge where you can learn and develop your career, then this could be a great opportunity for you.

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