Underwriting Team Lead - NI Commercial Team

Hunter Savage; Carrickfergus; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established underwriting agency is seeking an experienced Underwriting Team Lead to manage their Northern Ireland Commercial Team. In this role, you will lead a high-performing team, provide technical oversight, and ensure compliance in underwriting activities. The ideal candidate will have strong commercial underwriting experience and leadership capabilities. This position offers an excellent salary, hybrid working, and long-term growth potential.

Benefits

Excellent salary

Hybrid working

Long-term growth potential

Qualifications

• Proven experience in commercial underwriting, ideally within motor, liability, property, or package policies.
• Prior team leadership or senior underwriting experience.
• Excellent technical knowledge and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Commercial Underwriting Team for Northern Ireland.
• Provide technical guidance on underwriting queries and referrals.
• Ensure underwriting activity is compliant and within delegated authority.

Skills

Commercial underwriting experience

Team leadership

Technical knowledge

Communication skills

Customer-focused

Job description

Job Title: Underwriting Team Lead - NI Commercial Team

Description:

We are hiring for our client, a well-established underwriting agency, who are seeking to appoint an experienced Underwriting Team Lead to manage and develop their Northern Ireland Commercial Team. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a high-performing team, drive underwriting standards, and contribute to the continued growth of a respected and ambitious organisation.

This Underwriting Team Lead role is ideal for someone with strong technical expertise across commercial lines who also brings a natural ability to lead, mentor and support a team in a fast-paced environment.

Top 3 Things to Know About this Job:

1. Lead a well-established NI commercial underwriting team
2. Blend of technical oversight, team leadership, and strategy input
3. Excellent salary, hybrid working and long-term growth potential

The Role:

• Lead and manage the Commercial Underwriting Team for Northern Ireland, supporting team performance and development
• Provide technical guidance on underwriting queries and referrals across commercial products
• Ensure underwriting activity is compliant, consistent, and within delegated authority
• Monitor and manage workflow and performance KPIs
• Support onboarding and ongoing training of team members
• Collaborate with internal departments (claims, accounts, audit) and broker partners
• Contribute to product development and continuous improvement of underwriting processes
• Act as a senior point of contact for escalated broker queries and complaints
• Ensure internal standards and regulatory compliance requirements are met

The Person:

• Proven experience in commercial underwriting, ideally within motor, liability, property or package policies
• Prior team leadership or senior underwriting experience
• Excellent technical knowledge and decision-making skills
• Strong organisational and communication abilities
• Customer-focused, with experience supporting broker relationships
• Comfortable managing performance, mentoring others and setting team standards
• Adaptable and solutions-oriented with a proactive mindset