Corporate Careers Hiring for Division of Northwestern Mutual Job at VP, Underwriting Full Time

Summary

• Drive forward Company’s vision of automation within underwriting operations while delivering best in class quality and client experience.
• Contribute to the development of the overall New Business Department strategy which includes leading multiple large teams to deliver operational excellence
• Responsible for attracting, developing and retaining high performing talent; creates a diverse and inclusive team and culture; leads team to embrace innovation mindset and create forward-looking solutions that drive business value across a large staff of professional underwriters.

Primary Responsibilities

• Catalyst for innovation; advocates and carries forward our strategic automated underwriting vision.
• Builds strategic, collaborative relationships with enterprise stakeholders, including leaders across Insurance, Client Experience, Data Science, and Technology.
• Utilizes technology in tandem with the insurance company’s underwriting guidelines to execute automated underwriting processes ensuring risk assessment accuracy which significantly impacts the Company’s dividend performance
• Serve as business liaison with regard to communications to the Field regarding all aspects of underwriting and new business, issuing and reporting which includes responding to case appeals/inquiries and providing assistance to help place business. This includes representing the Department at Field meetings and Network Office visits.
• Independently leads projects and applies cross-functional business skills as a significant contributor to intra-departmental efforts, such as new product series introductions and product changes.
• Cultivates peer and industry relationships incorporating innovation and industry best practices into the strategic direction of the company’s operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, education, or a related field or an equivalent combination of professional related work experience.
• Ten or more years of insurance, risk management (underwriting preferred) and management experience.
• Comprehensive understanding of insurance risk management, insurance products and overall insurance operations.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with other business units to integrate work, and leverage people and organization design in a customer-centric fashion.
• Demonstrated ability to establish clear underwriting direction and strategy.
• Possess the ability to effectively build teams by attracting and building talent.

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