Strategic Underwriting Analytics & Ops Partner

WCF Insurance; Sandy (UT); On-site; USD 69,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Company paid life insurance

401K with a 6% employer match

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Time off to volunteer in the local社区

All employees earn 4 weeks of vacation

Job summary

WCF Insurance in Sandy, UT seeks an Underwriting Data & Operations Specialist to partner with underwriting leadership, drive analytics, and develop tools that improve efficiency and reporting. This full-time role collaborates with BI, Operational Analytics, and Business Technology to deliver scalable solutions.

The position reports to the Director, Business Operations Initiatives and requires a proactive, data-driven mindset with strong Excel/SQL skills and experience in underwriting support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, analytics, finance, IS, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• At least two years in business operations or data analytics; insurance commercial lines experience preferred.
• Advanced Excel (Power Query/pivots/models) capable of building workflow tools and templates.
• Working SQL/data fundamentals; able to define requirements and validate BI outputs.
• Continuous-improvement mindset with bias toward simplification and standardization.
• Strong communicator; translate operational/analytic topics for leaders.

Responsibilities

• Partner with underwriting leaders as the SBU-aligned operations/analytics point of contact.
• Own initiative end to end; triage priorities, scope, value, schedule, communicate status and outcomes.
• Own business support for underwriting tools: adoption, usability, and KPI governance.
• Analyze end-to-end process flows within the assigned SBU; identify gaps and drive prioritized improvements.
• Deliver insights via standardized reporting; help drive self-service and reduce ad-hoc requests.
• Translate underwriting needs into tech requirements; partner with Business Technology on delivery, testing, and adoption.
• Develop and maintain lightweight tools such as Excel templates, trackers to improve efficiency, accuracy, and controls.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, BI, Business Technology, and other departments to drive results.
• Lead data-driven improvements: identify issues, implement changes, and facilitate change management.
• Meet commitments and service levels; provide clear status and documented outcomes.
• Drive underwriting tools creation, adoption and maintenance with documented actions and follow-through.
• Drive measurable improvements (cycle time, adoption, reduced ad-hoc reporting, decision support).

Skills

Advanced Excel (Power Query/pivots/reb

SQL fundamentals

Data analytics

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/analytics/IS

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

WCF Insurance in Sandy, UT seeks an Underwriting Data & Operations Specialist to partner with underwriting leadership, drive analytics, and develop tools that improve efficiency and reporting. This full-time role collaborates with BI, Operational Analytics, and Business Technology to deliver scalable solutions.

The position reports to the Director, Business Operations Initiatives and requires a proactive, data-driven mindset with strong Excel/SQL skills and experience in underwriting support.