Senior Director, US Program Management

Canopius

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 200,000 - 232,800

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Discretionary bonus

Insurance (medical, dental, vision)

Job summary

Canopius is seeking a US Head of Programs to lead the growth and profitability of our US MGA partnerships, combining deep P&C underwriting expertise with cross-functional leadership. You will shape strategy, pricing, and governance while coaching the program team.

The role requires 10+ years in production underwriting, strong leadership, and a proven ability to manage complex stakeholder groups across underwriting, operations, legal, claims and actuarial. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

10+ years production underwriting experience with a proven track record in the delegated authority program segment.
Strong leadership skills, with the ability to train, mentor, and oversee underwriting team.
Understanding of US legal environment and insurance regulatory requirements.
Sound knowledge of the US insurance market, trends, and emerging issues.
The ability to independently prioritise tasks and meet tight deadlines.
Familiarity with financial statements and management reporting systems.
Strong analytical skills, enabling insight through data and regular reporting of operations, book performance, and leading indicators.
Strong communication skills, oral and written
Willingness to travel as necessary

Responsibilities

Devise and execute a cohesive long-term strategy for the US Programs business within the Canopius USA and Global Product frameworks.
Annually create the US Programs Business plan for CUO and Product Leadership approval.
Implement and proactively manage the underwriting activities and operational metrics/KPIs to ensure financial targets are met and performance against the business plan is achieved.
Develop the appropriate underwriting parameters and guidelines for our MGA partners and ensure strict adherence via regular partner meetings, oversight by audit and referral and by swiftly and proactively working to remediate issues as they arise.
Developing a culture of underwriting excellence within the team by growing the product knowledge, underwriting capability and overall business acumen of your team.
Create sound underwriting decisions in context of our evolving market, legal landscape, and broader macroeconomic environment.
Meet routinely with MGA and distribution partners to gather market intelligence and insights into developing market trends and product developments, which can be fed back to your team as well as US Underwriting leadership colleagues.
Maintaining a strict culture of compliance by effectively delegating and managing underwriting authority, appropriate file documentation, and ensuring the division complies with necessary internal frameworks and guidelines, e.g. outwards RI purchasing, risk appetite, etc.