Hybrid Underwriting Team Lead - Schemes (Brighton)

Benefact group; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance group is seeking an Underwriting Team Leader for their Brighton office. The role involves managing a team to ensure sustainable growth while collaborating on underwriting strategies. Candidates should have commercial underwriting experience, effective stakeholder management skills, and the capability to analyze data. The position offers a competitive salary, hybrid working, and various generous benefits including a bonus scheme and study support for professional qualifications.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Hybrid working

Group Personal Pension – up to 12% employer contribution

Generous annual bonus scheme

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Health and wellbeing benefits

Annual personal grant to charity

Volunteering day per year

Employee Assistance Programme

Full study support

Access to virtual GP

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Qualifications

• Significant trading and negotiation experience is essential.
• Experience managing underwriting or customer service teams is required.
• Must have previous experience in a commercial scheme environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage team to deliver objectives with sustainable profitable growth.
• Collaborate on new schemes and manage existing ones.
• Monitor and review processes for team performance improvement.
• Set and monitor team targets to maximize performance.

Skills

Commercial underwriting experience

Effective stakeholder management

Data analysis and MI reporting

Confident and influential communication

Education

Minimum Dip CII qualified

Job description

A leading insurance group is seeking an Underwriting Team Leader for their Brighton office. The role involves managing a team to ensure sustainable growth while collaborating on underwriting strategies. Candidates should have commercial underwriting experience, effective stakeholder management skills, and the capability to analyze data. The position offers a competitive salary, hybrid working, and various generous benefits including a bonus scheme and study support for professional qualifications.