Senior Underwriting Governance Specialist

Suncorp Group; Sydney; Hybride; AUD 110 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Shine platform access

Hybrid working

Parental leave - 20 weeks

Study support

Wellbeing coaching

Volunteer leave

Résumé du poste

Suncorp Group is seeking a data-driven professional to strengthen underwriting governance for its Vero SME team in Sydney. You will oversee independent reviews, monitor appetite adherence, and translate findings into practical improvements across processes and platforms.

Join a role that combines risk, data, and technology to enable better customer outcomes, with opportunities to lead automation initiatives and robust reporting in a hybrid working environment.

Qualifications

• Advanced analytical skills to access, manipulate and interpret data from multiple sources.
• Experience producing exception reports, dashboards and MI with remediation tracking.
• Underwriting governance, risk controls and platform oversight experience.
• Knowledge of SME underwriting guidelines, appetite and delegated authorities.
• Experience designing, testing and improving underwriting controls in complex environments.

Responsabilités

• Design and embed underwriting governance, reporting and reviews with clear ownership and escalation.
• Monitor appetite, guideline, referral and process adherence across underwriting operations.
• Analyse data from multiple sources to identify exceptions, trends and risks.
• Develop dashboards and management reporting for breaches, remediation and residual risk.
• Lead thematic reviews and recommend practical improvements to processes and platforms.
• Explore responsible automation and agentic AI while maintaining data quality and human oversight.

Connaissances

Analytical skills

Data reconciliation

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Formation

ANZIIF qualification

Outils

Power BI

Excel

Data dashboards

Description du poste

• Strengthen underwriting governance across Vero SME
• Improve reporting through automation and responsible AI
• Permanent full-time role

Job Description

About The Role

Join the Vero SME team to strengthen underwriting governance through independent, data-led oversight and effective detective controls. You will monitor appetite adherence, operational processes and the platforms used to write business. You will lead thematic reviews, identify control gaps and translate findings into practical process and platform improvements. Working across underwriting, risk, data, and technology, you will also explore responsible automation and agentic AI to improve reviews, reporting and insight generation. Build your expertise while delivering practical insights that strengthen underwriting decisions, improve controls and support better outcomes for customers and the business.

What You'll Do

• Design and embed underwriting governance, reporting and reviews with clear ownership, evidence, and escalation requirements.
• Monitor appetite, guideline, referral and process adherence across underwriting operations.
• Analyse and reconcile data from multiple sources to identify exceptions, trends, control gaps and emerging risks.
• Develop dashboards and management reporting that provide clear oversight of breaches, remediation and residual risk.
• Lead thematic reviews and recommend practical improvements to underwriting processes, platforms, workflows and preventative controls.
• Explore responsible automation and agentic AI while maintaining data quality, security, validation and human oversight.

What You'll Bring

• At least five years of general insurance experience across commercial underwriting, governance, risk, controls, assurance, or operational oversight.
• Strong knowledge of SME risk selection, underwriting appetite, guidelines, delegated authorities and platform controls.
• Experience designing, testing, monitoring and improving underwriting controls in a complex stakeholder environment.
• Advanced analytical skills, including accessing, manipulating, reconciling and interpreting data from multiple sources.
• Experience producing exception reports, dashboards, management information and evidence-based remediation tracking.
• A relevant tertiary or ANZIIF qualification is desirable, along with experience applying automation or AI-enabled solutions.

What You'll Enjoy

Access our award-winning Shine platform - your central hub for exclusive perks, wellbeing support, career development, and recognition. Shine has been recognised for excellence in employee experience, making it easier than ever to access what matters most to you.

• Opportunity to receive performance-based Incentives and Suncorp shares for eligible employees
• Hybrid working, flexible leave, 20 weeks paid parental leave, and up to 5 days paid flexible leave annually
• Paid study support, career breaks, on-the-job learning, and a $1,000 referral bonus for eligible employees
• Free wellbeing coaching, a dedicated Employee Council, and confidential EAP access
• Discounts at 900+ retailers, Fitness Passport, and reduced super fees
• Paid volunteer leave, donation matching, and unlimited emergency response leave
• Diversity is celebrated through employee resource groups and inclusive policies for all families.

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