Teams at Hastings Direct

Own UK corporate tax compliance, reporting, tax calculations, tax authority enquiries, and advisory projects including transfer pricing, financing, restructurings, and controlled foreign companies. Improve and automate tax processes using Workday Financials and Copilot, support tax risk mitigation, manage auditors, and lead the development of a tax graduate while advising business teams and external stakeholders.

Lead commercial execution for third-party claims, driving data-led trading improvements, managing supplier contracts and commercial performance, mitigating risk, and coaching junior team members to optimise indemnity spend.

Leads a team of Data Scientists and shapes data science strategy across the insurance business. Develops and deploys machine learning, statistical, and predictive models across the full lifecycle, including experimentation, production deployment, monitoring, and optimization. Partners with engineering, technology, and senior stakeholders to identify commercial opportunities, evaluate data sources, govern models, and translate technical outputs into actionable business insights.