Senior Facility Underwriter

Howden New Zealand; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Howden New Zealand is seeking a parental leave contract for 12 months, starting early October, to join our growing team in Auckland. This role blends underwriting with relationship management, facility operations, and business development across insurer partners and internal brokers.

You will onboard and train brokers and insurers, manage day-to-day facility operations, track monthly performance, and conduct quarterly reviews with insurer partners, working with brokers and senior managers to

Qualifications

• Underwriting experience – at least four years ideally in commercial property and liability space.
• Relationship management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Broker and insurer onboarding and training, ensuring smooth handover and ongoing support.
• Managing day-to-day facility operations to support business needs.
• Tracking monthly performance and producing actionable insights for leadership.
• Conducting detailed quarterly reviews with insurer partners to drive performance.
• Collaborating with brokers and senior managers to drive facility adoption across the business.

Job description

We are part of the Howden Broking Group, the world's largest privately owned insurance broker, headquartered in London. Since launching our Howden Pacific business in March 2021, the team across Australia and New Zealand has grown significantly.

Our mantra is to be People First. We believe you can teach someone new skills, but not how to be a different person. We offer a chance to join a rapidly growing business at an exciting time, with a genuinely collegiate culture and highly engaged team.

The Opportunity:

We’re looking for a parental leave contract for 12 months ideally starting early October.

This role is broader than most underwriting roles where you will have a strong focus on relationship management, facility operations and business development. In this role you will be responsible for both our insurer partners and internal brokers.

Key responsibilities include broker and insurer onboarding and training, managing the day-to‑day facility operations, tracking monthly performance, conducting detailed quarterly reviews with insurer partners, and working closely with brokers and senior managers to drive facility adoption across the business.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Underwriting experience – at least four years ideally in commercial property and liability space
• Relationship management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

This is an exciting time to join the Howden Team!