DACH Risk Underwriter – German Speaker

Bondaval; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful equity

Private pension

Private medical cover

25 days’ holiday + bank holidays

Learning and development budget

Exposure to clients, brokers, re-insur

Job summary

Bondaval is building the decision layer for B2B financial risk, and we intend to shape how the next generation of it is managed.

We are hiring a German-speaking Risk Underwriter to underwrite our DACH business from the UK, covering clients and buyers across Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Hybrid, with regular presence at our London office and occasional travel to DACH.

In year one, success means owning underwriting on the DACH book and turning submissions round quickly and to standard.

Qualifications

• Fluent in German and English.
• 3+ years in credit underwriting or credit analysis.
• Knowledge of DACH accounting conventions and insolvency regimes.
• Strong financial analysis and commercial judgement.

Responsibilities

• Analyse and underwrite new and onboarded DACH risks.
• Assess buyers using German-language financial statements, registry filings and credit reports.
• Partner with our DACH commercial team and brokers on submissions and renewals.
• Prepare transaction papers for the Underwriting Committee, and present them.
• Monitor DACH sector and insolvency trends, and recommend portfolio action.
• Track and report portfolio metrics and performance indicators.
• Represent DACH market requirements in product and platform work.

Skills

German language fluency

English language fluency

Financial analysis

Underwriting

Job description

Bondaval is building the decision layer for B2B financial risk, and we intend to shape how the next generation of it is managed.

We are hiring a German-speaking Risk Underwriter to underwrite our DACH business from the UK, covering clients and buyers across Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Hybrid, with regular presence at our London office and occasional travel to DACH.

In year one, success means owning underwriting on the DACH book and turning submissions round quickly and to standard.