Underwriting Lead Consultant

Sollers Consulting; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A consultancy and software integrator in Greater London is seeking a professional to lead its Underwriting Competency. In this role, you will define the strategic direction, act as a trusted advisor on modern underwriting practices, and co-create impactful presales materials. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of underwriting processes and experience in delivering projects within large insurers. The position offers a flexible working model and clear career advancement opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Career growth opportunities

Internal coaching

Qualifications

• Experience delivering underwriting or underwriting-technology projects in large insurers.
• Strong understanding of underwriting processes across various lines.
• Minimum 3 years in roles such as Underwriting Consultant or similar.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of Underwriting Competency, defining vision and roadmap.
• Act as a trusted advisor, co-create high-quality presales materials.
• Represent Sollers as underwriting subject-matter expert during client engagements.

Skills

Underwriting knowledge

Analytical capabilities

Communication skills

Tools

Underwriting workbenches

Pricing engines

Orchestration platforms

Job description

About Sollers Consulting

Sollers Consulting is more than a consultancy and software integrator. As a company founded in 2000, our mission has been to transform the financial & insurance industries by helping them adapt to new technologies.

The power of collaboration and the limitless potential of Sollers people are at the root of our success. We strive to be the best at what we do, both in the eyes of our team and our customers. We put people at the heart of every project.

Join us and make Sollers be driven by… you!

About Underwriting

Today’s insurance market is rapidly evolving, with clients and distribution partners expecting highly tailored, swift underwriting decisions. However, many insurers still rely on traditional underwriting processes that can be slow, cumbersome, and prone to errors. At Sollers, our Underwriting Competency addresses these challenges by modernizing and automating underwriting practices – empowering insurers to make more accurate, data-driven decisions, speed up policy issuance, and improve overall efficiency across the insurance value chain.

About the role. You will :

• Take ownership of Sollers’ Underwriting Competency, defining its vision, roadmap and strategic direction.
• Act as a trusted advisor to insurers on modern underwriting practices, supporting them in transformation initiatives, process redesign and technology modernization.
• Co-create high-quality presales materials, value stories, case studies, PoVs, and client presentations in partnership with the Sales and Delivery teams.
• Represent Sollers as an underwriting subject‑matter expert during client meetings, workshops, discovery sessions and assessments.
• Drive the development of thought leadership content on evolving underwriting trends, data‑driven decisioning, automation, and risk assessment.
• Evaluate and strengthen relationships with technology partners (e.g., underwriting workbenches, rule engines, pricing tools) to enhance our solution ecosystem.
• Support project delivery by shaping solution concepts, reviewing architecture proposals, and ensuring quality alignment with underwriting best practices.
• Build an internal knowledge base of frameworks, methodologies, and accelerators for underwriting transformation.
• Contribute to competency development by mentoring team members, running internal trainings and shaping learning paths for consultants.
• Collaborate with other Sollers competences (Data, Cloud, Process Automation, Integration) to design cohesive, cross‑domain solutions.

About the requirements. You need :

• Experience delivering underwriting or underwriting‑technology projects in large insurers.
• Strong understanding of underwriting processes across commercial, retail or specialty lines.
• Minimum 3 years in roles such as Underwriting Consultant, Solution Architect, Product Owner, Offering Lead, or similar.
• Familiarity with underwriting workbenches, pricing / rating engines, orchestration platforms, or policy administration systems.
• Ability to translate underwriting needs into solution designs, process improvements, and target operating models.
• Strong analytical capabilities and ability to build underwriting‑related business cases and transformation justifications.
• Understanding of enterprise architecture and how underwriting components integrate across distributed systems.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence engaging with senior stakeholders, including underwriting heads and transformation leads.
• Experience operating in cross‑functional teams and an ability to work independently when required.
• A proactive, ownership‑driven mindset with the ability to navigate evolving business and technology landscapes.
• Excellent verbal and written English skills (at least C1 level).

About the wishes. Nice to haves :

• Experience in building or scaling underwriting teams or practices.
• Familiarity with cloud‑native underwriting engines or hosted solutions (AWS / Azure / GCP).
• Experience mentoring junior colleagues or developing capability frameworks.
• Knowledge of risk assessment methodologies, pricing techniques, and digital underwriting tools.
• Understanding of broader financial services ecosystems (insurance, reinsurance, bancassurance).
• Exposure to RPA, Process Mining, or automation‑first underwriting initiatives.
• Experience working in consulting or technology integration firms.
• Fluency in additional language, preferably French or German.

About our promises. We can offer :

• Flexible working hours and a hybrid home office model (2‑3 times per week in the office) as work‑life balance is crucial at Sollers.
• A chance to be promoted twice a year and a clearly defined career path with salary forecast.
• Opportunities for growth with a training budget that you can use for courses and conferences. We also provide access to an online training platform and co‑fund language classes.
• An internal coach to guide you through the onboarding, further training and career opportunities, plus a budget to be used for your lunches together.
• A chance to #domore for the planet and the community as part of Sollers Change Makers – our volunteering program.
• Lots of teambuilding activities, trips, hobby groups and cultural events to create a company powered by teamwork.
• Probably all the benefits you can think of!