Principal Technical & Complex Claims Manager

Are you looking for a new challenge? Fancy helping us shape the future of motor insurance? Prima could be the place for you. Since 2015, we’ve been using our love of data and tech to rethink motor insurance and bring drivers a great experience at a great price. Our story began in Italy, where we’ve quickly become the number one online motor insurance provider. In fact, we’re trusted by over 5 million drivers. And now we’re expanding to help millions more drivers in the UK and Spain. In 2025, Prima became part of the AXA Group, enabling us to further realize our potential through global expertise. Our core ambition remains market leadership through advanced technology, outstanding people, and an exceptional customer experience. To help fuel that growth, we need a Claims Leader to play a pivotal role for Prima as we build the UK most ambitious next generation of tech-enabled Motor Insurance Claims operations. Prima is in a crucial transition phase for Claims – as we move from an outsourced model (via a Third-Party Administrator) to an internalised model, built on proprietary tech and led by outstanding people in our Manchester city centre Claims Hub. Reporting directly to the Head of Claims UK, you’ll take on two critical responsibilities: • Lead our specialist claims operations: Build and lead our Bodily Injury, Third-Party Property Damage, Credit Hire and Engineering teams, taking ownership of their operational performance, claims outcomes and indemnity spend • Drive technical excellence across UK Claims: Establish and maintain technical standards across the entire Claims function, ensuring consistent approaches to reserving, liability assessment, claims handling, settlement strategies and quality assurance. This is a rare opportunity to combine direct operational leadership with broader technical authority , shaping not only how we manage our most complex claims but also how our entire Claims organisation operates.We are looking for a visionary leader with an established track record of business-building. You will not just build a team; you will work to define our Technical & Complex Claims philosophy and approach, drive portfolio-level financial performance, and work closely with our Product and Engineering teams to translate your technical expertise into better processes and technology, challenging traditional approaches to claims management. Excited to make an impact? Here are the details What you'll do • Lead our Bodily Injury, Third-Party Property Damage, Credit Hire, and Motor Engineering operations • Build and lead a capable team of high-calibre Technical Claims Specialists across High-Value Claims, Large Loss, Complex Bodily Injury, and Third-Party Property Damage / Credit Hire and Engineering. As we internalise and scale the overall functions, this role will lead a team of Managers responsible for each of these individuals domains of in-function expertise. • Establish strong processes across Technical Claims to ensure case strategies are effective, proactive, and focused on commercially-aware settlement. • Act as a senior point of escalation for Claims exceeding individual specialist handlers’ authority limits; ensure that key case decisions are effective, facts-based, and well-considered. • Review and challenge Complex Claims case strategies, detailed reserving calculations, litigation approaches, and high-value settlements. • Maintain excellent relationships with key Company stakeholders as well as stakeholders across our Capacity / Reinsurance Partners, in regard to the management of Complex Claims. • Drive technical excellence across UK Claims • Define and maintain the technical claims framework across all UK Claims teams, including FNOL, Engineering, Accidental Damage, Intervention, Bodily Injur