Manager of the Underwriting Centre of Competence

Your tasks

• Design and continuously enhance VIG Re underwriting risk appetite framework, define UW policies, guidance and governance instruments and oversee their application.
• Foster reinsurance contractual quality, provide consultation on contracts’ matters, define VIG Re wording’s standards
• Embrace a strategic perspective on the UW portfolio; foster a risk-return philosophy; steer the book striving for its optimal composition, balancing short- and long-term objectives.
• Guide the team in performing analysis of the development of the UW book (risk profile, AvE, etc.), generating exposure-based analytical insights, assessing performance drivers and managing critical sources of accumulation.
• Promote a forward-looking view on the risks’ landscape; evaluate relevant emerging trends and outline business-oriented, commensurate measures.
• Foster the implementation of the UW Target Operating Model, ensuring effectiveness, efficiency, consistency and quality of processes and data used in UW activities.
• Stimulate the enhancement of UW knowhow across the organisation.
• Promote cross functional collaboration and stakeholders’ alignment.
• Effective team management: secure adequate staffing, proper prioritisation of activities and empowerment.
• Enable the professional growth of the team members: promote a spirit of continuous learning, curiosity and personal accountability; boost the orientation towards modern technologies and data-driven underwriting.

Our expectations

• Track record in designing and leveraging advanced analytics for forward looking decision making.
• Experience in systems’ implementation and roll-out of new technological solutions is a plus.
• Strategic thinking, visionary, solution oriented; autonomous in making decision, effective in conflicts’ resolution.
• Outstanding sense of accountability, strong organization skills, “can-do” attitude.
• Foster an open, collaborative spirit; seek for stakeholders’ inputs and buy-in; motivate the team members to embrace innovation and a customer-centric mindset.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Acquaintance with C-suite engagement.
• Fluency in English. Another major European language is a plus.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in reinsurance underwriting or portfolio management/strategy; focus on Non-Life lines of business (additional experience in Life is a plus).
• Solid leadership experience.
• University degree in Economics, Finance, Actuarial.

What we offer

• Leadership role in one of the leading insurance groups in Central and Eastern Europe
• Innovative environment and continuous learning’s opportunities
• Attractive, performance-oriented remuneration and benefits package
• Be part of a highly motivated, international and agile team
• Flexible working hours and possible Home Office days
• Workplace in the heart of Prague, Paris or Munich