Senior Life Underwriting Leader — Remote

Guardian Life; Richmond (VA); Remote; USD 95,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Guardian Life is seeking a senior underwriting leader for a fully remote, full-time role in the United States. You will provide expert judgment on highly complex cases, oversee escalations, and lead a team of underwriters to ensure timely, high-quality decisions aligned with mortality objectives.

Responsibilities include leveraging analytics dashboards, piloting new underwriting technologies, and coaching staff to build digital fluency and efficient workflows across product, distribution, and

Qualifications

• Extensive life underwriting expertise with authority on complex cases.
• 5+ years leading underwriting teams and decisions.
• Knowledge of automated underwriting platforms and QC processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert judgment on highly complex cases and oversee escalations.
• Supervise adjudication during peak volumes with consistent quality.
• Lead a team of underwriters, set priorities, ensure SLAs.
• Use analytics dashboards to monitor mortality, placement, cycle time, referrals.
• Pilot and validate new underwriting tech and vendor solutions.
• Coach underwriters in analytics, digital tools, and customer focus.
• Negotiate appeals with professional judgment and industry knowledge.

Skills

Life underwriting leadership

Team coaching

Analytics literacy

Stakeholder management

Collaborative culture

Ethical/regulatory compliance

Tools

RHO

PIA

Job description

Guardian Life is seeking a senior underwriting leader for a fully remote, full-time role in the United States. You will provide expert judgment on highly complex cases, oversee escalations, and lead a team of underwriters to ensure timely, high-quality decisions aligned with mortality objectives.

Responsibilities include leveraging analytics dashboards, piloting new underwriting technologies, and coaching staff to build digital fluency and efficient workflows across product, distribution, and