Underwriting Governance & Enablement Lead

Jobtailor; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Leeds, United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Underwriting Governance Lead to drive governance standards and oversee a newly created enablement team. You will work with senior stakeholders, product leaders and pricing to optimise controls and regulatory compliance.

The role focuses on coaching, performance management and building scalable governance processes, with a view to growing the function and strengthening relationships across underwriting leadership.

Qualifications

• Significant experience within underwriting, technical broking or a governance-focused insurance role.
• Strong technical underwriting knowledge.
• Experience working with underwriting controls, governance or regulatory requirements.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong analytical and organisational abilities.
• Experience coaching, mentoring or leading others.
• ACII qualification (or progression towards completion) would be advantageous.
• A proactive, improvement-focused mindset with an interest in using technology and AI to improve processes.
• Product experience within Financial Lines, Liability, Commercial insurance would be beneficial, however we’re primarily looking for strong technical underwriting capability and leadership potential.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining underwriting governance standards across the business
• Reviewing and approving non-standard endorsements
• Supporting underwriting controls, delegated authorities and governance processes
• Monitoring adherence to underwriting guidelines and protocols
• Supporting the implementation of legal and regulatory changes
• Analysing underwriting data and governance reporting
• Working closely with Product Line Leaders and senior stakeholders
• Supporting governance, reinsurance and operational projects that contribute to profitability and regulatory objectives
• Acting as a key point of contact for governance-related queries and technical underwriting support
• Leading, coaching and developing the Underwriting Enablement Team
• Providing guidance, support and performance management across the team
• Allocating and prioritising workloads
• Building processes, structure and operating models within a newly created function
• Helping shape the future direction of the team as it grows and evolves
• Building strong relationships with Underwriting Product Leaders, Pricing and senior management
• Driving continuous improvement and process efficiency
• Supporting strategic underwriting priorities while ensuring governance excellence
• Championing knowledge sharing and technical excellence across Markel UK

Skills

Underwriting knowledge

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Analytical skills

Communication

Team coaching

Proactive mindset

Education

ACII qualification (or progression)

Job description

• Maintaining underwriting governance standards across the business
• Reviewing and approving non-standard endorsements
• Supporting underwriting controls, delegated authorities and governance processes
• Monitoring adherence to underwriting guidelines and protocols
• Supporting the implementation of legal and regulatory changes
• Analysing underwriting data and governance reporting
• Working closely with Product Line Leaders and senior stakeholders
• Supporting governance, reinsurance and operational projects that contribute to profitability and regulatory objectives
• Acting as a key point of contact for governance-related queries and technical underwriting support
• Leading, coaching and developing the Underwriting Enablement Team
• Providing guidance, support and performance management across the team
• Allocating and prioritising workloads
• Building processes, structure and operating models within a newly created function
• Helping shape the future direction of the team as it grows and evolves
• Building strong relationships with Underwriting Product Leaders, Pricing and senior management
• Driving continuous improvement and process efficiency
• Supporting strategic underwriting priorities while ensuring governance excellence
• Championing knowledge sharing and technical excellence across Markel UK

Requirements

• Significant experience within underwriting, technical broking or a governance-focused insurance role
• Strong technical underwriting knowledge
• Experience working with underwriting controls, governance or regulatory requirements
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Strong analytical and organisational abilities
• Experience coaching, mentoring or leading others
• ACII qualification (or progression towards completion) would be advantageous
• A proactive, improvement-focused mindset with an interest in using technology and AI to improve processes
• Product experience within: Financial Lines, Liability, Commercial insurance would be beneficial, however we're primarily looking for strong technical underwriting capability and leadership potential.

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Hard Skills

• Underwriting Governance Standards
• Non-Standard Endorsements
• Underwriting Controls
• Data Analysis
• Process Improvement
• Regulatory Changes
• Performance Management
• Workload Allocation
• Technical Underwriting Support
• Operational Projects

Soft Skills

• Communication Skills
• Relationship Building
• Leadership
• Coaching
• Proactive Mindset

Certifications & Qualifications

• ACII Qualification