Mid Market Underwriting Team Manager

Aviva; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Mid-Market Team Manager to lead a dynamic underwriting team in Cardiff. This role involves driving performance, building strong relationships, and ensuring top-tier customer service. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, a solid underwriting background, and a passion for continuous learning. With a competitive salary and generous benefits, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in a supportive and flexible work environment.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Up to 40% discount on Aviva products

Free Aviva shares through Matching Share Plan

Paid volunteering days

Flexible benefits including sustainability options

Supportive wellbeing policies

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in managing underwriting teams.
• Solid background in multiple underwriting areas like Property and Casualty.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of underwriters to meet performance goals.
• Ensure excellent customer service and profitable growth.

Skills

Leadership & People Skills

Underwriting Experience

Industry Connections

Analytical Skills

Presentation Skills

Love of Learning

Job description

Mid Market Underwriting Team Manager - Salary is Competitive

Location - Cardiff, South Wales

Are you ready to take your underwriting career to the next level? We’re looking for a Mid-Market Team Manager to lead a dynamic team in Cardiff. If you’re passionate about driving performance, building strong relationships, and supporting a team to achieve excellence, this role could be for you.

A bit about the job:

As the Mid-Market Team Manager, you’ll lead a team of talented underwriters, working closely with Senior Underwriters to ensure the team meets its goals. Your role will be to guide the team in delivering the best Customer service and solutions in the market, profitable growth , and improving capabilities—all while keeping a sharp eye on governance and team engagement. You’ll need to be comfortable making quick decisions, managing priorities, and building relationships that last

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Leadership & People Skills: You’re a natural leader who can inspire, communicate clearly, listen actively, and negotiate effectively.

• Underwriting Experience: You’ve got a solid background in underwriting across multiple areas—Property, Casualty, Construction, or Motor.

• Industry Connections: Your relationships in the market are top-notch, and you know how to leverage them.

• Analytical & Presentation Skills: You can analyse risk and present solutions to brokers and clients with confidence.

• Love of Learning: You’re always curious, eager to learn, and excited to improve and grow both personally and professionally.

What you’ll get for this role :

• Salary is Competitive depending on skills, experience and qualifications

• Bonus opportunity - Competitive % of annual salary. Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.

• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.

• 29 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days

• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts

• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme

• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave

• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work

• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others

• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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