Underwriting Operations Analyst - 203

DGA Careers; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

DGA Careers is seeking an Underwriting Operations Analyst to join our client's underwriting operations team in Edmonton. This role focuses on integrating underwriting rules, product changes, pricing, and processes into company systems, bridging underwriting and technology.

You will lead projects through implementation, oversee testing, document and improve processes, and serve as a resource between underwriting and technical teams, with preference for Personal Lines or Farm underwriting and

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of related underwriting experience.
• Strong understanding of underwriting principles, products, pricing, and business rules.
• Personal Lines property or Farm underwriting experience preferred.
• Experience across multiple underwriting lines considered an asset.
• Experience working with business systems, process documentation, testing, or implementation initiatives.
• Guidewire experience is a strong asset.
• Ability to test and validate complex underwriting rules, product changes, and pricing updates.
• Experience identifying and supporting process improvements and system efficiencies.
• Ability to work effectively between business and technical teams.
• Experience developing or delivering training materials.
• Strong communication, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Relevant post-secondary education.
• CIP designation is not required; CIP candidates are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead assigned projects through implementation, oversee testing and validation.
• Translate underwriting requirements into clear business logic for systems and processes.
• Develop training materials and mentor less experienced analysts.

Skills

Underwriting experience

Rules & pricing knowledge

Testing & validation

Project leadership

Guidewire experience

Training material development

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Communication skills

Post-secondary education

Education

Post secondary education

CIP

CIP Partial Completion

Tools

Guidewire

Job description

Our client is seeking an Underwriting Operations Analyst to join their growing underwriting operations team in Edmonton. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced underwriter who wants to leverage their technical underwriting knowledge in a broader corporate role focused on company-wide underwriting processes, systems, testing, and operational improvements.

Rather than managing a traditional underwriting portfolio, this position works at the intersection of underwriting, technology, and business operations. The successful candidate will help ensure underwriting rules, product changes, pricing updates, and business processes are accurately integrated into company systems. They will lead assigned projects through implementation, oversee testing and validation, identify opportunities for process improvement, and act as a key resource between underwriting and technical teams.

The role is particularly well suited to an experienced underwriter who enjoys systems and technology, has worked across multiple areas of underwriting, and is interested in applying their insurance knowledge in a different capacity. Personal Lines or Farm underwriting experience is preferred, and exposure to Guidewire would be a strong asset.

The Employer

Our client is an established Canadian property and casualty insurer with a long-standing presence in Western Canada. The organization offers a stable insurance environment, a collaborative corporate culture, and opportunities for employees to contribute to broader operational and business initiatives.

About You

You are an experienced underwriting professional who understands not only how underwriting decisions are made, but how underwriting rules, products, pricing, and processes need to function within business systems. You enjoy problem solving, testing, process improvement, and working with technology.

You are comfortable collaborating with both business and technical stakeholders and can translate underwriting requirements into clear business logic. You are also capable of taking ownership of projects, supporting implementation work, developing training materials, and providing guidance and mentorship to less experienced analysts.

You may be an experienced underwriter looking for a career change that allows you to remain closely connected to underwriting while moving into a more corporate, systems-focused role.

Necessary Qualifications Include

• Minimum 7 years of related underwriting experience
• Strong understanding of underwriting principles, products, pricing, and business rules
• Personal Lines property or Farm underwriting experience preferred
• Experience across multiple underwriting lines considered an asset
• Experience working with business systems, process documentation, testing, or implementation initiatives
• Guidewire experience is a strong asset
• Ability to test and validate complex underwriting rules, product changes, and pricing updates
• Experience identifying and supporting process improvements and system efficiencies
• Ability to work effectively between business and technical teams
• Experience developing or delivering training materials
• Strong communication, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Relevant post-secondary education
• CIP designation is not required; candidates working toward their CIP are preferred

Education Required

• CIP
• CIP Partial Completion
• Post Secondary Education