Team Leader Underwriting

Old Mutual Limited; Cape Town; Sur place; ZAR 900 000 - 1 150 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Old Mutual Limited in Cape Town seeks a Team Leader Underwriting to manage a team of underwriters at the Pinelands branch. You will review cases, ensure compliance with underwriting policies, and lead process improvements to boost efficiency.

The role requires 3–5 years in Commercial Underwriting with some leadership experience, plus relevant insurance qualifications. You will coach staff, monitor performance, and support risk and regulatory compliance initiatives.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years' experience in Commercial Underwriting
• 1–2 years' experience in managing a team of underwriters would be advantageous
• Matric or equivalent

Responsabilités

• Underwrite and review assigned new business and renewal cases within authority
• Drive underwriting automation research and improvements to reduce cost and increase efficiency
• Manage organizational risk and ensure compliance with regulatory standards
• Provide leadership, communicate action plans, and motivate the team
• Develop and monitor team performance and budgets; prepare publications as needed
• Contribute to financial policies, guidelines and training across the unit

Connaissances

Accountancy

Budget management

Change management

Data compilation

Executing plans

Financial acumen

Legal practices

Management reporting

Numerical aptitude

Oral communications

Policies & procedures

Presenting solutions

Professional presentation

Risk management

Servant leadership

Formation

NQF Level 7 degree or equivalent

Level 6 qualification in general insurance/diploma

Description du poste

## Team Leader UnderwritingApply: Pinelands: Posted Today: JR-77255**Let's Write Africa's Story Together!**Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.**Job Description***An Exciting opportunity is available for a Team Leader role at our Pinelands branch.***Purpose:*** Manages several underwriting professionals. Reviews and ensures conformance with underwriting policies, guidelines, and procedures by subordinate underwriters. Recommends changes in underwriting policies and procedures. Underwrites the large or more complex risks or provides final approval for those underwritten by subordinates**Responsibilities:*** **Underwriting Insurance Cases**: Review and underwrite assigned new business and renewal cases within prescribed authority level, escalating unusual or complex cases to senior colleagues where appropriate.* **Underwriting Automation:** Carry out allocated research and analysis to support the development, testing, and improvement of automated underwriting processes and systems; recommend new functionalities and/or improvements that reduce cost and/or enhance underwriting effectiveness.* **Organizational Risk Management**: Ensure the organization is not exposed to undue risks by using risk management systems to achieve specific goals within a designated area of the business.* **Regulatory and Compliance Management**: Investigate all kinds of incidents and reports and provide expert advice to more senior colleagues. Minimize risk exposures and ensure adherence with regulatory standards by working with all internal functions to make sure compliance programs are properly implemented.* **Leadership and Direction:** Communicate the local action plan; explain how this relates to the function's strategy and action plan and to the broader organization's mission and vision; motivate people to achieve local business goals.* **Performance Management**: Develop and propose own performance objectives; take appropriate actions to ensure achievement of agreed objectives, using the organization's performance management systems to improve personal performance. Or manage and report on team performance; set appropriate performance objectives for direct reports or project/account team members and hold people accountable for achieving them, taking appropriate corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of team/personal objectives.* **Budgeting**: Deliver a budget for an area of the organization or conduct complex analyses on budget progress in other areas of the organization.* **Document Preparation**: Edit document in line with organizational style guidelines and prepare information for publication.* **Financial Policies, Guidelines, and Protocols**: Develop and deliver financial guidelines and protocols to ensure the company complies with regulations and good financial practice.* **Organizational Capability Building**: Use the organization's formal development framework to identify the team's individual development needs. Plan and implement actions to build their capabilities. Provide training or coaching to others throughout the organization in own area of expertise to enable others to improve performance and fulfill personal potential.**Requirements (Skills & Experience):*** Matric and / or equivalent* Diploma and /or equivalent in Level 6 qualification in general insurance* 3 - 5 years' experience in Commercial Underwriting* 1 - 2 years' experience in managing a Team of Underwriters would be advantageousna**Skills**Accounting, Budget Management, Change Management, Data Compilation, Executing Plans, Financial Acumen, Legal Practices, Management Reporting, Numerical Aptitude, Oral Communications, Policies & Procedures, Presenting Solutions, Professional Presentation, Risk Management, Servant Leadership**Competencies**Action Oriented### ### Business Insight### ### Communicates Effectively### ### Decision Quality### ### Ensures Accountability### ### Financial Acumen### ### Instills Trust### ### Manages Complexity**Education**NQF Level 7 - Degree, Advance Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate or equivalent**Closing Date**15 October 2026 , 23:59***The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.***