Product Development Technician

Overview

The Opportunity

We’re excited to offer an opportunity for a Product Development Technician to join our team based in Stafford on a 12 month fixed term contract.

Primary Details

• Time Type: Full time
• Worker Type: Employee

Role Highlights

• Stafford, with hybrid working
• 12 month fixed term contract

The Opportunity

We’re excited to offer an opportunity for a Product Development Technician to join our team based in Stafford on a 12 month fixed term contract.

The purpose of this role is to work across our SME E-Trade offering to enact change to the product suite, ensuring that all our E-Trade products are fit for purpose and aligned with business plan objectives.

Whether you\'re looking to build on existing insurance experience or pivot your career into Product Development, this is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career in the insurance industry!

About QBE

At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. And we do it all with a human touch.

We’re an international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries – which means we’re big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact. It’s an exciting time. We’re building momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

What if you could have a positive impact – at work and in the world? As part of the QBE team, you’ll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind.

Your new role

Project delivery

• Own end-to-end delivery of E‑trade product changes, aligned to business plan objectives
• Work closely with internal teams (E‑trade, Underwriting, Pricing, Actuarial, IT and MI) to agree scope, requirements, risks and progress
• Liaise with external partners (Acturis, Polaris and other software providers) to deliver to QBE requirements, on time and within budget
• Lead and oversee testing, including creation of test packs to ensure accuracy and minimise risk
• Provide technical support to outsourced UAT providers where applicable
• Ensure all changes meet required governance and control standards

Agile & BAU delivery

• Enable smaller, more frequent product changes through agile ways of working
• Monitor system integrity, including data uploads, to support uninterrupted trading and data flow
• Investigate BAU issues and upload failures, co‑ordinating resolution with internal and external stakeholders

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

About you

• Some relevant work experience in Insurance in a Business Analyst/Systems Analyst/Product Technician/Underwriting support role (or similar)
• Proactive and clear communication
• Rigorous attention to detail
• Experience working to deadlines
• Internal and external stakeholder management at varying levels of seniority
• Testing and project management experience would be ideal

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

As well as the benefits below we also offer an extensive choice of other options to suit you!

• 30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days.
• Pension – you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary.
• Family friendly policies – we offer 26 weeks leave at full pay regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation or how you become a parent.

EEO

Equal Employment Opportunity: QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.

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