Product Lead, Onyx

Northbridge Financial; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance provider is seeking a Product Lead for high net worth underwriting. This role involves underwriting complex risks, leading a team, and building broker relationships. Ideal candidates will have over 10 years of industry experience and possess strong leadership skills, with a focus on quality service and innovation.

Benefits

Hybrid work arrangement

Competitive salary

Employee share purchase plan

Flexible health benefits

Education assistance for CIP/FCIP training

Wellness programs and recognition initiatives

Donation matching for community causes

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in property & casualty insurance.
• Experience mentoring or leading underwriting teams.
• Strong knowledge of underwriting philosophy and pricing models.
• Bilingualism in English and French is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Lead underwriting excellence and maintain a profitable portfolio.
• Mentor and coach a team of underwriters.
• Build broker relationships and represent the Onyx brand at events.
• Collaborate on product strategies to support national growth.

Skills

Underwriting

Negotiation

Influencing

Coaching

Education

CIP or FCIP designation (or in progress)

Job description

What it’s like to be a Product Lead – High Net Worth Underwriting (Onyx) at Northbridge

As a Product Lead in our Onyx high net worth division, you’ll be at the forefront of underwriting excellence, leading the charge in servicing and growing a profitable portfolio of complex, high-value risks. You’ll apply your deep technical expertise to evaluate and price risks, ensure underwriting quality, and drive innovation in how we serve our most discerning clients.

This role is more than underwriting—it’s about leadership, strategy, and brand building. You’ll mentor and coach a team of underwriters, ensuring consistency in risk selection and development of technical skills. You’ll also collaborate with corporate underwriting and business development teams to shape product strategies and support national growth objectives.

You’ll be a key ambassador for the Onyx brand, representing Northbridge at industry events, building strong broker relationships, and identifying new opportunities in the high net worth space. Your ability to influence, negotiate, and lead will be critical to your success.

If you’re passionate about the high net worth market, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and enjoy developing others while driving results, this is the role for you.

We want your talent!

If you are great at:

• Underwriting and pricing complex high net worth risks with precision and profitability

• Building and maintaining strong broker relationships through regular, meaningful engagement

• Coaching and mentoring underwriters to elevate technical skills and consistency

• Representing your brand at industry events and identifying new business opportunities

And you have:

• 10+ years of experience in the property & casualty insurance industry

• Experience mentoring or leading underwriting teams

• CIP and/or FCIP designation (or in progress)

• Strong knowledge of underwriting philosophy, pricing models, and risk evaluation

• Bilingualism in English and French (an asset; required in Quebec)

We really mean it when we say we put you first. Here are a few ways how:

• Hybrid work! you get to work from the office and at home 50/50, allowing you to manage both worlds with the ease and flexibility you need.

• We offer competitive salaries and support your financial health through our employee share purchase plan, pension plans, RRSP, discounts on staff insurance, and more!

• We help you prioritize your well-being from day one through flexible health benefits, early leave days, wellness programs, rewards, and recognition programs.

• We are invested in helping you grow in your career through education assistance to complete your CIP, FCIP, CRM or other courses desired, internal mobility, Leadership training and mentoring programs.

• NBFC cares about the community and supports the causes you believe in with donation matching and team volunteer days

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Who we are:

We’re Northbridge Insurance. We’re proud to work with Canada’s most trusted commercial broker networks. We have a reputation for being one of Canada’s leading commercial insurance providers. Our employees are dedicated to understanding the needs of our customers and creating solutions that help Canadian businesses have a safer and brighter future. We’re a company of passionate people who put people first. Do you want to join a team that believes in working hard – and having fun at work – all while making a difference? Look no further than Northbridge.

At Northbridge Financial we embrace and celebrate you and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all! No matter who you are or what makes you unique, we welcome you. Please let us know how we can assist or accommodate you during the selection process.