Head of Automotive Protection – Middle East

QBE; Dubai; On-site; AED 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

QBE, a global insurer, invites applications for Head of Automotive Protection Middle East in Dubai. You will lead the regional strategy and profitability, overseeing underwriting across Automotive Protection products and building strong partnerships with manufacturers, distributors and affinity partners.

You will drive sustainable growth while ensuring regulatory compliance and a high-performance culture, reporting to regional leadership and collaborating with cross-functional teams to

Qualifications

• Technical experience within Automotive Protection or related insurance lines.
• Strong sales and new business development skills.
• High impact presentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships and trust at all levels.
• An understanding of underwriting, pricing and portfolio management.
• Experience delivering profitable growth within complex or regional markets.
• Middle East market exposure and product knowledge (highly desirable).
• Strong reasoning capabilities, creative and lateral thinking with strong problem solving skills.
• Curious, proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Comfortable working across cultures, geographies and regulatory environments.
• Ability to prioritise and achieve deadlines/targets.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Automotive Protection business across the Middle East driving profitable and sustainable growth
• Develop and execute regional strategy aligned with global Automotive Protection objectives
• Oversee underwriting performance across products including Extended Warranty, GAP and related offerings
• Build and manage strong partnerships with automotive manufacturers, distributors and affinity partners
• Drive new business opportunities by proactively identifying market gaps and growth potential
• Ensure compliance with local regulatory, legal and governance frameworks across the region
• Monitor portfolio performance using data and insight to inform decisions and improvements
• Champion best practice underwriting, pricing and product governance
• Collaborate closely with Distribution, Claims, Legal, Finance and Analytics teams
• Lead and inspire teams fostering accountability, engagement and a high-performance culture

Skills

Automotive Protection

Sales & New Business

Presentation skills

Relationship building

Underwriting

Portfolio management

Profitability growth

Strategic leadership

Cross-cultural collaboration

Regulatory compliance

Job description

Primary Details

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

Head of Automotive Protection Middle East

Permanent

Location: Dubai (UAE)

About QBE

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

Werean international insurer with more than 13000 people working across 26 countries which meanswerebig enough for your ambitions yet small enough for you to make a real impact.Itsan exciting time.Werebuilding 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 worldAspart of the QBE teamyoullget to spend every day working with people who are passionatetalentedand kind.

The Opportunity

Werelooking for aHead of Automotive Protection Middle Eastto lead and grow QBEs Automotive Protection portfolio across the region. This role holds full accountability for strategy profitability underwriting oversight partnerrelationshipsand customer propositions across Automotive Protection products.

Youllwork closely with regional and global leadership shaping bothshorttermperformance andlongtermstrategy ensuring disciplined underwriting sits alongside ambitious growth. Middle East market exposure and strong product knowledge in the region are highly desirable as this role plays a key part in strengthening QBEs regional presence.

What sets this opportunity apartYoullhave the chance to travelfewtimes a year connecting face-to-face with colleagues and clients building relationships and shaping the future of our QBEAP(Automotive Protection) business from the inside out.

Your New Role

This is a senior leadership role with genuine autonomy and influence.Youllshape the regional Automotive Protection strategy while building strong trusted relationships with partnersdistributorsand internal stakeholders.

Success in this role comes from balancing strong technical capability with commercial curiosity initiative and the confidence to spot and convert new growth opportunities.Youlllead with purpose setting direction while empowering teams to perform at their best.

Main Responsibilities:

• Lead the Automotive Protection business across the Middle East driving profitable and sustainable growth

• Develop and execute regional strategy aligned with global Automotive Protection objectives

• Oversee underwriting performance across products including Extended WarrantyGAPand related offerings

• Build and manage strong partnerships with automotive manufacturersdistributorsand affinity partners

• Drive new business opportunities by proactivelyidentifyingmarket gaps and growth potential

• Ensure compliance with local regulatory legal and governance frameworks across the region

• Monitor portfolio performance using data and insight to inform decisions and improvements

• Championbestpracticeunderwritingpricingand product governance

• Collaborate closely with Distribution Claims Legal Finance and Analytics teams

• Lead and inspire teams fostering accountability engagement and ahighperformanceculture

About You

Yourea commercially minded leader who combines technical credibility with curiosityinitiativeand strongrelationshipbuildingskills.Youre comfortable owning a regional portfolio influencing senior stakeholders and representing QBE confidently in the market.

You value collaboration and know thatgreat resultscome from people who feel empoweredtrustedand clear on direction. Middle East exposure and local market understanding will help you hit the ground running but mindset and leadership approach matter just as much.

Skills & Experience:

• Technical experience within Automotive Protection or related insurance lines

• Strong Salesandnew business developmentskills

• High impactpresentation skills

• Strong internal personalskillsto build relationships and trust at all levels.

• Anunderstandingof underwritingpricingand portfolio management

• Experienceof delivering profitable growth within complex or regional markets

• Middle East market exposure and product knowledge (highly desirable)

• Strong reasoning capabilities creative and lateral thinking withstrongproblem solvingskills.

• Curious proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement

• Comfortable working across culturesgeographiesand regulatory environments

• Ability to prioritise andachievedeadlines / targets.

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:

To learn more about benefits of working with us clickRewarding our people - QBE European Operations

Awards & Recognition

• Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2025:Winner: Commercial Lines Insurer of the YearWinner: Reinsurer of the Year - QBE Re Winner: ESG Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year

• Insurance Business UK 5-Star Cyber Awards 2024:QBE rated as a 5-Star Cyber Insurer

• Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2023:QBE rated as a 5-Star Employee

To learn more about our achievements clickhere

Your career. At the heart of it.

Skills: Analytical Thinking Coaching for success Communication Critical Thinking Decision Making Financial Modeling Influencing Insurance Underwriting Intentional collaboration Managing performance Navigating ambiguity Policy Development Portfolio Management Stakeholder Management Strategic Leadership

Equal Employment Opportunity:

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

Required Experience:

Director