Head of Program Triage & Portfolio Strategy

AXA XL; Exton (PA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

AXA XL in Exton, PA seeks a Program Strategy & Portfolio Development Lead to shape the Programs portfolio. You will triage opportunities, evaluate submissions, and guide capacity deployment across segments and partners with a view to strategic alignment and risk control.

You will partner with senior leaders to ensure coherent portfolio strategy, governance and disciplined decision-making across the underwriting functions.

Responsibilities

• Opportunity triage & portfolio gatekeeping (core focus)
• Lead initial evaluation of new program submissions for the Programs portfolio
• Assess strategic fit, underwriting quality, structure and economics
• Identify risks and diligence priorities including CAT aggregation, selection bias, limits, price, layers
• Produce concise 1–2 page evaluation memos and deal snapshots for leadership
• Establish go/caution/no-go frameworks for filtering opportunities
• Portfolio strategy & capacity deployment and diversification
• Evaluate opportunities in context of portfolio composition and risk appetite
• Support allocation of capacity toward high risk-adjusted returns
• Highlight portfolio gaps, concentration risks and growth areas
• Provide input into annual and forward-looking portfolio strategy
• Targeted origination & market engagement aligned to priority segments
• Build market intelligence across the programs universe
• Support conference strategy with a clear targeting framework
• Maintain a structured view of priority partners and segments
• Deal framing & internal alignment to build business cases
• Prepare concise deal summaries outlining structure, economics and risks
• Align with underwriting, actuarial and CUO leadership early in diligence
• Act as central conduit between market activity and underwriting decisions
• Pipeline oversight & decision analytics with quality-focused pipeline
• Track metrics: submission quality, alignment, conversion, speed and premium expectations
• Provide forward-looking pipeline insights beyond simple reporting
• Market intelligence & strategic insight on emerging MGAs and trends
• Translate insights into actionable portfolio positioning recommendations
• Portfolio alignment & strategic contribution toward long-term goals
• Contribute to strategy across distribution, product gaps and partner selection
• Governance & underwriting discipline with clear delegated authority, data/reporting and governance expectations
• Ensure opportunities meet transparency, control and discipline standards
• Drive consistency in opportunity assessment, documentation and presentation

Job description

AXA XL in Exton, PA seeks a Program Strategy & Portfolio Development Lead to shape the Programs portfolio. You will triage opportunities, evaluate submissions, and guide capacity deployment across segments and partners with a view to strategic alignment and risk control.

You will partner with senior leaders to ensure coherent portfolio strategy, governance and disciplined decision-making across the underwriting functions.