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Time Type: Full timeWorker Type: EmployeeSenior Product role
Permanent, full time role
Auckland based, but for the right person, will consider other locationsThe opportunity
- An experienced Underwriter or Product Manager with experience in portfolio management to create and lead our strategy for our connected and non-negotiated business.
- Fantastic opportunity to provide thought leadership and direction in this very crucial & visible part of our long-term strategy.
- This is a unique, greenfield role, which will allow you to intersect your 2 passions underwriting commercial lines of business with technology.
- Engage with new ways of working (agile) alongside our technology and other teams, so that we move faster and are accountable for continuous delivery. Whilst the preference is for the role to be Auckland based, for the right person, we would consider other locations.
- Happy to talk flexible working.
Reporting to the General Manager of Product & Underwriting, you will be part of a tenured and highly experienced team of National Product Managers and Product Specialists. Key aspects of your role include:
- Working closely with your peers and stakeholders of the business, to streamline our underwriting rules, & determine efficiency gains, leading to a simpler and streamlined process for our Underwriters and broker partners
- Communicate the Product plans and ensure all Underwriters are aware of risk appetite and understand the Underwriting Rules.
- Monitoring portfolio results and individual product performance, identifying trends and opportunities, and taking corrective action as necessary. High level of portfolio oversight and attention to lead indicators
- Ensuring adequate pricing, underwriting standards and appropriate risk acceptance including ownership of all pricing models relating to the relevant product
More information and the full job profile can be shared with applicants during the interview process. this process will include a phone screen with our Talent Acquisition team, 2 interviews (either face to face or online via Teams) and background checks.
About you- An experienced Underwriter or Product Manager with experience in portfolio management in commercial insurance
- Strategic thinker with ability to use initiative to create new & better ways of working.
- Excellent at building relationships and influencing at a senior level within the insurance industry.
- Interest in technology and ways in which it can improve our customer experience and processes for the business.
We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.
We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.
And our people will be at the centre of our success. We’re proud to work together, and encourage each other enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities.
With more than more than 11,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate and kind.
We believe this is our moment – what if it was yours too?
Your career at QBE — let’s make it happen!
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BenefitsWe offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:
- ‘Hybrid Working’ – a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance
- Our ‘Thriving at our Best’ wellbeing program, including free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
- 18 weeks’ gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super
- The ability to maximise retirement savings through voluntary super contributions and company matching
- Income protection, trauma insurance & Death and Total Permanent Disability insurance
- Additional leave and support through QBE’s Family Domestic Violence First Responder Network
- Discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services including benefits through our various sports and arts sponsorship partners
Rewards & Recognition
We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:
- 2021 LinkedIn Top Employer & HRD Employer of Choice
- 2020 Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion and Excellence Award for Best Health & Wellbeing at the Australian HR Awards
- Gold Employer status for 4 years in a row 2019 - 2022 Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) – the definitive national benchmark on LGBTQI+ workplace inclusion
- Ranked 6th place in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2021 as voted by graduates
- Top 20 Workplaces for Dads in 2019 and 2020 (HBF Direct Advice for Dads)
- Family First accredited employer since 2021
APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen!
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QBE recognise the value of diverse perspectives and experience. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. If we can provide support with accessibility requirements and adjustments, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our employee networks at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us at ***********@qbe.com
Application Close Date: 09/03/2024 11:59 PMHow to Apply:
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Equal Employment Opportunity:
QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.
