About the Role
This position leads the design and implementation of underwriting strategies while overseeing daily operations to ensure alignment with risk tolerance and profitability goals. The role requires a balance of analytical rigor, operational insight, and leadership to drive performance across underwriting functions.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development and execution of underwriting strategy to support business objectives
- Evaluate current underwriting guidelines and recommend improvements for risk selection
- Collaborate with data analytics teams to build predictive models for underwriting decisions
- Oversee underwriting operations to ensure consistency, compliance, and efficiency
- Identify opportunities to automate underwriting workflows and reduce manual effort
- Partner with product development to design insurance offerings aligned with risk appetite
- Monitor key performance metrics for underwriting teams and report on trends
- Support regulatory compliance by maintaining documentation and audit readiness
- Drive adoption of underwriting best practices across regional teams
- Manage cross-functional initiatives involving actuarial, claims, and IT departments
- Develop training materials and guidance for underwriting staff
- Assess impact of new regulations on underwriting operations
- Lead special projects related to market expansion or product launches
- Provide strategic input on reinsurance structuring and placement
- Evaluate third-party data sources to enhance underwriting accuracy
- Optimize risk segmentation frameworks using historical performance data
- Ensure underwriting systems support evolving business needs
- Facilitate communication between field underwriters and executive leadership
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement within underwriting operations
- Conduct benchmarking against industry standards to identify improvement areas
Nice to Have
- Master’s degree in business, risk management, or analytics
- Professional designation such as CPCU, ARM, or ACAS
- Experience in a managerial or leadership capacity
- Direct experience with underwriting automation tools
- Familiarity with agile project methodologies
- Background in technology-enabled insurance platforms
- Knowledge of ESG factors in underwriting decisions
Compensation
Competitive salary with performance-based incentives
Work Arrangement
Hybrid work model with flexibility for remote and office-based work
Team
Part of the underwriting leadership team reporting to the Head of Underwriting
Growth Opportunities
This role offers exposure to executive-level strategy and the chance to shape the future of underwriting at a growing organization. High-impact projects and leadership visibility provide a pathway for professional advancement.
Technology Environment
Work with modern underwriting platforms and data analytics tools. The team is transitioning toward automated decisioning systems and leverages cloud-based infrastructure for scalability and performance.
Available for qualified candidates requiring sponsorship
