Natural Perils Geospatial Manager

About Auto & General

Auto & General is the Australian arm of a private global group, employing 8,000 individuals across 31 offices and serving over 8.9 million customers worldwide. As Australia's fastest-growing insurance business, A&G has been offering general insurance solutions since 2000. The company provides a diverse range of insurance products, including Car, Motorcycle, Home, Contents, Pet, and Travel Insurance, as well as Roadside Assistance. A&G proudly insures leading brands such as Budget Direct, ING, Qantas, and Virgin Money.

Committed to "safeguarding a brighter future" for customers, employees, and the broader community, A&G fosters a culture of high performance and integrity, referred to as the "A&G Way." The company expects every team member to contribute 100% effort, energy, and dedication to achieving its goals. In return, A&G invests in its team members by offering generous rewards, benefits, development opportunities, and job security.

About the role:

Reporting through to the General manager Pricing, the Natural Perils & Geospatial Manager will lead the development and execution of pricing strategies for natural hazards (such as floods, bushfires, and earthquakes) across Auto & General's Home insurance portfolio. This includes managing complex models, pricing algorithms, data, implementation, and performance monitoring. The role also oversees the geospatial strategy within the broader Pricing function.

This is a strategic and highly visible leadership role, working closely with executive teams, underwriting committees, and board-level stakeholders. The successful candidate will shape the organisation's approach to natural perils pricing and be responsible for ensuring alignment with risk appetite while differentiating the business in the market. The role also involves frequent domestic travel and significant stakeholder engagement.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate leadership experience in natural perils or insurance pricing. This role also involves implementing cutting-edge pricing models and providing thought leadership across the business. This is a rare opportunity to influence a key part of Auto & General's risk and pricing strategy at a senior level.

Specifically, key accountabilities include:

• Lead end-to-end pricing processes for natural perils (e.g. flood, bushfire, earthquake), including data management, modelling, review, implementation, and monitoring.
• Develop and drive the geospatial strategy within the Pricing function, including managing external data updates and stakeholder relationships.
• Provide thought leadership on natural perils pricing strategy, geospatial strategy, and risk assessment to senior stakeholders.
• Manage and mentor a technical pricing team, including performance development and leadership of a newly forming group.
• Shape the strategic direction of natural hazards pricing in alignment with the organisation's risk appetite and business goals.
• Prepare and present complex insights and pricing recommendations to Directors, the Pricing & Underwriting Committee, and executive leadership.
• Ensure pricing data is robust, accurate, and timely, supporting confident business decision-making.
• Evaluate and implement improvements to pricing and geospatial infrastructure, including new platforms or modelling approaches.
• Define requirements and manage complex IT changes affecting pricing, including creating and signing off test plans.
• Identify and explore alternative data sources and advanced modelling techniques, including machine learning, to enhance pricing precision and competitiveness.

The Person:

To be considered for the position, you will be an exceptional insurance leader with a strong track record of achievement at a senior level within the insurance or financial services sectors. The ideal candidate for the Natural Perils & Geospatial Manager role will bring over 10 years of experience in the general insurance industry, ideally with specialised expertise in natural perils pricing.

You will have a strong grasp of statistical modelling techniques, including machine learning approaches, and be proficient with analytical tools such as Earnix, Radar/Emblem, Python, and SQL. While a tertiary qualification in mathematics, statistics, actuarial studies or a related discipline is highly desirable, it is your proven analytical acumen, problem-solving skills, and attention to detail that will set you apart.

You will be adept at designing and managing advanced pricing models that reflect the unique complexities of Australia's natural hazard landscape—spanning flood, bushfire and earthquake risk.

Your ability to communicate technical insights clearly and confidently to senior executives, underwriting committees, and board-level stakeholders will be key. A strategic thinker, you will bring thought leadership and a continuous improvement mindset to pricing processes, driving innovation and investment in natural perils capabilities.

In addition to your technical and strategic strengths, you will demonstrate effective leadership, with experience managing and mentoring high-performing teams. You will thrive in a collaborative, high-stakes environment, working closely with internal and external stakeholders to influence decision-making and align pricing strategies with the organisation's broader risk appetite. A proactive, forward-thinking approach to geospatial data, pricing infrastructure, and operational execution will be critical to success in this role.

For a strictly confidential discussion, please contact Callan Raine, Director - Executive on Alternatively, you can request a candidate pack by emailing [email protected

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