Beazley Group
Underwriting & Distribution Technical Lead
Beazley Group, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
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Technical Lead - Underwriting & DistributionDivision:
Beazley Shared Services - Information TechnologyReports To:
Head of Underwriting Technology Delivery Services - Group TechnologyKey Relationships:Group Head of UnderwritingUnderwriting Business Leadership Team across Cyber, Property MAPS and Specialty linesHead of OperationsHead of Strategy Innovation & ArchitectureHead of Enterprise ArchitectureHead of Infrastructure and OperationsBusiness Change leaders and Delivery LeadsTechnical delivery leaders and teamsSoftware vendorsSystem integratorsService providers and business leaders across the organizationRole Overview:As the Technical Leader and Domain Architect for the Pre-Underwriting and Underwriting Division of our Specialty Commercial Lines Insurance Company, you will play a crucial role in driving innovation, efficiency, and technical excellence within the division. You will be responsible for overseeing the technical aspects of underwriting processes, ensuring alignment with business objectives, and leveraging technology to optimize operations and enhance decision-making capabilities.Join us in revolutionizing the underwriting process and driving innovation in the specialty commercial lines insurance industry!Role Summary:As the Technology Lead for the Underwriting value stream at Beazley, you will be responsible for designing the software architecture of the underwriting domain and managing the quality of technology delivery of our development teams through ensuring the use and implementation of technology best practices, standards, patterns, and reference architectures. You will supervise and assist with the design and development of domain-level roadmaps and evolve the architecture strategy for the Underwriting function across all countries and lines of business. Working closely with the enterprise architecture and strategy teams you will be pivotal in the enablement of future underwriting strategy.Your technical expertise, strategic vision, and leadership skills will be instrumental in driving innovation, enhancing operational efficiency, and maintaining the highest standards of information security and integrity. You will collaborate with various business, operations, and technology stakeholders to ensure the efficient and effective utilization of technology to enable seamless underwriting processing and optimize underwriter, customer and broker experience. This role requires a deep understanding of the insurance industry, as well as specific expertise in specialty underwriting technology delivery, support and maintenance.Key Responsibilities:Provide strategic direction and technical leadership to the underwriting division, guiding the implementation of innovative solutions to improve efficiency and effectiveness to enable growth.Define and maintain the technical architecture roadmap for underwriting systems and processes, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.Identify opportunities to streamline underwriting workflows through automation, digitization, and integration of data and analytics.Collaborate with risk management teams to ensure underwriting processes comply with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.Lead the design, development, and implementation of technical solutions to support underwriting workflows, including rating engines, data analytics platforms, and decision support systems.Lead and inspire a team of developers and technical professionals, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.Stay up to date on emerging technologies, industry trends and competitor activity, providing thought leadership, insight into a vision of the possible, recommending and driving adoption of relevant advancements.Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the underwriting domain, including industry trends, regulations, and business challenges.Design and architect scalable, secure, and robust systems that meet the unique requirements of specialty insurance underwriting processes.Foster strong relationships with internal and external partners, ensuring alignment between technology and business strategies.Drive continuous improvement initiatives and innovation to enhance underwriting processes, optimize efficiency and improve decision quality.Personal Specification:The successful candidate will be a natural relationship builder and team player, with high energy and a personal drive and passion that shines through. You will have the ability to influence, inform, and successfully manage senior stakeholders, and possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.Skills and Abilities:Ability to find competitive advantage through the innovative use of new technologies to resolve business challenges, improve operational efficiency and enable business strategy.Ability to work at pace and meet challenging timelines.Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.Knowledge and Experience:Proven experience in designing and implementing complex technical solutions within the insurance or financial services industry, with a strong understanding of underwriting processes and systems.Demonstrated expertise in defining and maintaining enterprise-level technical architectures.Education:Ideally holds Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.The Rewards:The opportunity to connect and build long-lasting professional relationships while advancing your career with a growing, dynamic organization.Attractive base compensation and discretionary performance related bonus.Salary:
The expected compensation range for this position is $110,000 - $140,000 per year plus discretionary annual bonus.Don't meet all the requirements?
At Beazley we're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't perfectly align with every requirement and qualification in the job specification, we encourage you to apply anyway.
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Technical Lead - Underwriting & DistributionDivision:
Beazley Shared Services - Information TechnologyReports To:
Head of Underwriting Technology Delivery Services - Group TechnologyKey Relationships:Group Head of UnderwritingUnderwriting Business Leadership Team across Cyber, Property MAPS and Specialty linesHead of OperationsHead of Strategy Innovation & ArchitectureHead of Enterprise ArchitectureHead of Infrastructure and OperationsBusiness Change leaders and Delivery LeadsTechnical delivery leaders and teamsSoftware vendorsSystem integratorsService providers and business leaders across the organizationRole Overview:As the Technical Leader and Domain Architect for the Pre-Underwriting and Underwriting Division of our Specialty Commercial Lines Insurance Company, you will play a crucial role in driving innovation, efficiency, and technical excellence within the division. You will be responsible for overseeing the technical aspects of underwriting processes, ensuring alignment with business objectives, and leveraging technology to optimize operations and enhance decision-making capabilities.Join us in revolutionizing the underwriting process and driving innovation in the specialty commercial lines insurance industry!Role Summary:As the Technology Lead for the Underwriting value stream at Beazley, you will be responsible for designing the software architecture of the underwriting domain and managing the quality of technology delivery of our development teams through ensuring the use and implementation of technology best practices, standards, patterns, and reference architectures. You will supervise and assist with the design and development of domain-level roadmaps and evolve the architecture strategy for the Underwriting function across all countries and lines of business. Working closely with the enterprise architecture and strategy teams you will be pivotal in the enablement of future underwriting strategy.Your technical expertise, strategic vision, and leadership skills will be instrumental in driving innovation, enhancing operational efficiency, and maintaining the highest standards of information security and integrity. You will collaborate with various business, operations, and technology stakeholders to ensure the efficient and effective utilization of technology to enable seamless underwriting processing and optimize underwriter, customer and broker experience. This role requires a deep understanding of the insurance industry, as well as specific expertise in specialty underwriting technology delivery, support and maintenance.Key Responsibilities:Provide strategic direction and technical leadership to the underwriting division, guiding the implementation of innovative solutions to improve efficiency and effectiveness to enable growth.Define and maintain the technical architecture roadmap for underwriting systems and processes, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.Identify opportunities to streamline underwriting workflows through automation, digitization, and integration of data and analytics.Collaborate with risk management teams to ensure underwriting processes comply with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.Lead the design, development, and implementation of technical solutions to support underwriting workflows, including rating engines, data analytics platforms, and decision support systems.Lead and inspire a team of developers and technical professionals, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.Stay up to date on emerging technologies, industry trends and competitor activity, providing thought leadership, insight into a vision of the possible, recommending and driving adoption of relevant advancements.Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the underwriting domain, including industry trends, regulations, and business challenges.Design and architect scalable, secure, and robust systems that meet the unique requirements of specialty insurance underwriting processes.Foster strong relationships with internal and external partners, ensuring alignment between technology and business strategies.Drive continuous improvement initiatives and innovation to enhance underwriting processes, optimize efficiency and improve decision quality.Personal Specification:The successful candidate will be a natural relationship builder and team player, with high energy and a personal drive and passion that shines through. You will have the ability to influence, inform, and successfully manage senior stakeholders, and possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.Skills and Abilities:Ability to find competitive advantage through the innovative use of new technologies to resolve business challenges, improve operational efficiency and enable business strategy.Ability to work at pace and meet challenging timelines.Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.Knowledge and Experience:Proven experience in designing and implementing complex technical solutions within the insurance or financial services industry, with a strong understanding of underwriting processes and systems.Demonstrated expertise in defining and maintaining enterprise-level technical architectures.Education:Ideally holds Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.The Rewards:The opportunity to connect and build long-lasting professional relationships while advancing your career with a growing, dynamic organization.Attractive base compensation and discretionary performance related bonus.Salary:
The expected compensation range for this position is $110,000 - $140,000 per year plus discretionary annual bonus.Don't meet all the requirements?
At Beazley we're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't perfectly align with every requirement and qualification in the job specification, we encourage you to apply anyway.
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