Full-Time

Transformation Manager

Claims

Posted on 6/30/2025

Hastings Direct

Hastings Direct

1,001-5,000 employees

Underwrites car, home, and vehicle insurance

No salary listed

London, UK + 2 more

More locations: Tunbridge Wells, UK | Leicester, UK

Hybrid

This position is hybrid, requiring some in-office presence.

Category
Business & Strategy (2)
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Required Skills
Agile
Requirements
  • Substantial experience in a transformational leadership role with a background in Lean Six Sigma, Agile and Change Management being essential
  • Proven background and experience in identifying transformation opportunities and delivering through to implementation
  • Exceptional stakeholder management capability, and an ability to communicate concepts effectively at all levels of an organisation
Responsibilities
  • Leading and managing end to end transformation projects and programmes, partnering with both Commercial and Operational leads to define delivery requirements and success criteria
  • Conducting detailed analysis of business operations, identifying gaps and proposing innovative solutions
  • Bringing together, mobilising and managing a delivery team bringing together expertise from various functions and working as a single delivery unit
  • Creating, communicating and aligning across functional delivery plans between teams – bringing together all technical and process/other operational changes
  • Seeking opportunities for intelligent design, including automation and decisioning via straight through processing
  • Once core functionality is delivered on a project, transitioning into a continuous test and learn state to optimise the commercial and customer outcomes over the long term

Hastings Direct provides general insurance in the UK, mainly car insurance, and also offers policies for vans, bikes, and homes. It sells directly to customers and through multiple channels, including price comparison websites and its own site (hastingsdirect.com) as well as a contact centre, to reach a wide audience. The productworks by underwriting policies and pricing risk using data analytics, while handling claims and offering ancillary products to generate revenue. The company differentiates itself with a direct-to-consumer, multi-channel distribution approach that blends online, comparison sites, and support channels, alongside data-driven pricing and underwriting. Its goal is to grow its share of the UK general insurance market by efficiently pricing risk, effectively managing claims, and maintaining a competitive expense ratio.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Bexhill-on-Sea, United Kingdom

Founded

1997

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • ARAG provides vehicle hire insurance to motor clients.
  • Core platform upgrade enables seamless digital buyer journeys.
  • Mark Cliff appointed as independent non-executive director.

What critics are saying

  • Aviva undercuts Essential range, capturing 25% more low-premium share.
  • FCA fines £10-20M for YouDrive mis-selling, eroding trust.
  • Direct Line's AI underwriting poaches car segments with 15% lower loss ratios.

What makes Hastings Direct unique

  • Direct-to-consumer model uses PCWs, contact centre, and hastingsdirect.com.
  • 90% policies underwritten by Advantage Insurance in Gibraltar.
  • Emphasizes data analytics via expanded Carpe Data partnership.

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Benefits

Hybrid Work Options

Flexible Work Hours

Performance Bonus

401(k) Company Match

Paid Vacation

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

8%
Insurance Innovation Reporter
Sep 24th, 2024
Hastings Direct Expands Relationship with Carpe Data

Hastings Direct expands relationship with Carpe Data.

Insurance Age
Jan 3rd, 2024
Staysure names Finn Walsh group CEO

Walsh, pictured, was previously chief customer and technology officer and joined the travel insurance specialist in October 2022 from Hastings Direct.

YOU TALK INSURANCE LIMITED
Oct 19th, 2023
ARAG to provide hire car cover for Hastings Direct customers

Leading legal expenses insurance and assistance provider ARAG has been selected by Hastings Direct to supply Vehicle Hire Insurance to motor clients of the Bexhill-on-Sea based insurance provider.

Tessabit
Sep 18th, 2022
Hastings Direct launches core platform upgrade to additional enable digital buyer journeys

Hastings Direct accomplished a migration to the cloud, further invested in information enrichment and management information all through the group and launched a core platform upgrade to additional enable digital buyer journeys.

Insurance Age
Jan 20th, 2022
Hastings Direct hires Mark Cliff as independent non-executive director

Hastings Insurance has appointed Mark Cliff as an independent non-executive director, subject to regulatory approval.

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