Americas Senior Risk Underwriter

Bondaval; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Meaningful equity

Private pension

Private medical cover

25 days' holiday

Job summary

Bondaval is seeking a Senior Risk Underwriter to own underwriting decisions on our Americas book and work closely with brokers, clients and capacity providers. You will ensure risk decisions align with appetite and governance standards as the book grows across multi-buyer, select risk and single obligor programmes.

The role requires 5+ years in risk underwriting, deep NA credit experience, and the ability to present clear analysis to capacity providers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in risk underwriting, ideally trade credit insurance.
• Deep knowledge of the North American credit environment, including insolvency regimes.
• Analytical writing that earns approvals from capacity providers.
• Ability to underwrite across jurisdictions with varying credit and legal contexts.

Responsibilities

• Own risk evaluation and underwriting decisions on new and existing Americas transactions across multi-buyer, select risk and single obligor programmes.
• Present transactions to the Underwriting Committee, backed by clear analysis papers and justifications for capacity providers.
• Monitor the portfolio for emerging risks and appetite breaches, and recommend action.
• Track and report portfolio metrics and data trends to the Group VP of Risk Underwriting.
• Lead renewal reviews and execution for Americas clients.
• Build strong working relationships with brokers, insurers and clients across the region.
• Partner with product and engineering to build underwriting judgement into our platform and tools.

Skills

Senior risk underwriting

North American credit knowledge

Analytical writing

Cross-jurisdiction underwriting

Underwriting committee presentations

Job description

Bondaval is seeking a Senior Risk Underwriter to own underwriting decisions on our Americas book and work closely with brokers, clients and capacity providers. You will ensure risk decisions align with appetite and governance standards as the book grows across multi-buyer, select risk and single obligor programmes.

The role requires 5+ years in risk underwriting, deep NA credit experience, and the ability to present clear analysis to capacity providers.