Remote Life Underwriting Transformation Lead

Transamerica Corporation; United States; Remote; USD 87,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay Bonus

Benefits Package

Pension Plan

401k Match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Transamerica, part of the Aegon group, is hiring a Lead Analyst in life underwriting transformation to drive modernization initiatives, partner with technology and operations, and deliver cross-functional solutions that improve efficiency and customer outcomes.

The role emphasizes coordinating requirements, testing, deployment, training, and post-launch support across Life Underwriting, New Business, IT, QA, and Sales. Remote options and travel <10% may apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field or equivalent experience.
• Six years of life or health underwriting experience.
• Three years of underwriting experience within Transamerica or three years of high level experience working on an enhanced underwriting project.
• Understanding of the enhanced underwriting user interface.
• In-depth knowledge of industry products.
• Communication and interpersonal skills to interact with multiple business groups, including Life Underwriting, New Business, Project Management, IT, QA, Training & Development, Sales & Marketing, etc.
• Decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Time-management skills to work on multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Willingness to continue education to stay current in the insurance sector.
• Proficiency in MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Lead life underwriting transformation initiatives that support modernization, automation, and operational excellence.
• Partner with technical teams to ensure solutions align with life underwriting objectives and operational needs.
• Facilitate project planning, requirements gathering, solution design, testing, deployment, and stabilization activities.
• Serve as the life underwriting representative on cross-functional initiatives involving Operations, Distribution, Technology, Product, and vendors.
• Develop and deliver training, knowledge transfer, and communication plans to stakeholders.
• Coordinate business readiness activities and implementation support.
• Support release planning, production validation, and post-implementation monitoring.
• Drive issue resolution and escalation management to ensure successful outcomes.
• Evaluate new data sources, rules, and underwriting tools to improve decision-making.
• Assist in managing project timelines, priorities, and stakeholder communication.
• Serves as a primary liaison between New Business, Life Underwriting, Training & Development, Project Management, Technology, QA, Sales & Marketing, vendors, etc.
• Coaches and mentors team members while providing project leadership without direct people management responsibility.
• Keep abreast of relevant events in the insurance sector.

Skills

Underwriting experience

Communication skills

Time management

Problem solving

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in business-related field

Job description

Transamerica, part of the Aegon group, is hiring a Lead Analyst in life underwriting transformation to drive modernization initiatives, partner with technology and operations, and deliver cross-functional solutions that improve efficiency and customer outcomes.

The role emphasizes coordinating requirements, testing, deployment, training, and post-launch support across Life Underwriting, New Business, IT, QA, and Sales. Remote options and travel <10% may apply.