KSA Underwriting & Analytics Lead

cigna; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cigna Group in Riyadh is seeking an experienced insurance underwriting professional to lead experience-rated underwriting for large corporate portfolios, pricing and governance. You will partner with sales, client management and cross-functional teams to improve data governance, drive automation, monitor performance and optimise pricing strategies across segments.

This role emphasizes stakeholder management, regulatory alignment and continuous process improvement within a globally recognized

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, modify and price benefits for large corporate new business and renewal quotations in compliance with underwriting guidelines.
• Build effective relationships with sales and client management partners to win and retain business
• Identify possible areas of improvement in the Large Corporate underwriting workflow.
• Collaborate with underwriters in the other offices on regional opportunities.
• Assess, validate and analyse datasets available for underwriting, with clear understanding of the underlying concepts.
• Ensure data governance and consistency across underwriting data pipelines and reporting tools.
• Drive automation of reporting tools and improve data models for scalable analysis.
• Develop and manage portfolio reporting across key underwriting, portfolio and financial KPIs.
• Conduct variance analysis (actual vs. expected, plan delivery, forecasts) and identify key performance drivers.
• Assess and challenge pricing strategies across business segments and channels.
• Evaluate the impact of pricing thresholds and decisions on growth, profitability and market standing.
• Support and own pricing frameworks and underwriting guidelines, including periodic review.
• Provide analytical input into annual operating plans, forecasts and strategic plans.
• Identify structural performance gaps across segments, channels and locations, and translate data into actionable recommendations.
• Support cross-functional initiatives with Sales, Strategy & Planning, Actuarial, Finance and Operations.
• Ensure effective embedded controls to detect inappropriate underwriting practices.
• Ensure underwriting policies, procedures and guidelines are implemented, enforced and periodically reviewed.
• Keep underwriting practices compliant with the latest regulatory requirements and Cigna standards.

Job description

The Cigna Group in Riyadh is seeking an experienced insurance underwriting professional to lead experience-rated underwriting for large corporate portfolios, pricing and governance. You will partner with sales, client management and cross-functional teams to improve data governance, drive automation, monitor performance and optimise pricing strategies across segments.

This role emphasizes stakeholder management, regulatory alignment and continuous process improvement within a globally recognized