Underwriting Transformation Lead, London Market

PwC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC Consulting seeks a Senior Manager to lead underwriting transformation in the Insurance sector, partnering with London Market and global carriers to define and deliver modernised underwriting and product initiatives.

You will shape standards for product models, transform underwriting operations, and implement platforms such as underwriting workbenches and core policy administration solutions for commercial and specialty insurers, blending delivery leadership with business development.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in underwriting transformation consulting, ideally with London Market or global commercial carriers.
• Deep understanding of underwriting workflows, product structures, pricing logic, and regulatory considerations.
• Proven track record delivering large-scale operating model or technology implementations (e.g. underwriting workbenches, core platforms such as Guidewire).
• Strong commercial acumen and business development skills with an existing network in the insurance market.
• Thought leadership in underwriting innovation, product architecture, or digital transformation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee large-scale underwriting transformation programmes from strategy through execution.
• Define best practice frameworks for specialty and commercial lines underwriting journeys, operating models and product governance.
• Lead delivery of client engagements focused on underwriting process improvement, product model design, underwriting workbenches and core policy administration platforms.
• Manage teams working on business analysis, process mapping, system implementation, and product definition.
• Collaborate with underwriting, product, and operations stakeholders across mid-market and specialty lines.
• Translate business objectives into target operating models, system workflows, and data requirements.
• Lead proposals, pursuit activity, and development of thought leadership on underwriting modernisation.
• Build and manage senior client relationships across underwriting, operations, and technology.
• Develop new business, shape PwC’s go-to-market proposition for underwriting, and contribute to practice growth.

Job description

PwC Consulting seeks a Senior Manager to lead underwriting transformation in the Insurance sector, partnering with London Market and global carriers to define and deliver modernised underwriting and product initiatives.

You will shape standards for product models, transform underwriting operations, and implement platforms such as underwriting workbenches and core policy administration solutions for commercial and specialty insurers, blending delivery leadership with business development.