Underwriting Services Manager

2 months ago


North Sydney, Australia Zurich Insurance Full time

**A new adventure awaits**

How does 5 weeks leave per year, an impactful career that you’ll truly love, and working for a great organisation that empowers wellbeing sound like to you?

At Zurich we’re on a journey towards a brighter futureA brighter future for you - focused on your career, your wellbeing, and your community - as well as our customers and the planet.

This exciting adventure will drive positive impact. So, if you want to be part of a values led organisation, that is a leader in the insurance industry with a track record of making a real difference and continuously taking steps toward a sustainable future for our people, customers, communities, and our planet read on

**Let’s create a brighter future together, let’s make a difference**

Work is something you do, not only somewhere you go. The way we work continues to evolve and at Zurich we are committed to creating ways of working that ensure you are helping to create a brighter future. It’s important to know, what you do matters.

An exciting opportunity exists to join Zurich’s General Insurance Underwriting Services team as an Underwriting Services Manager.

This diverse role is responsible for the management of a specialised area, being local policy issuance in Australia and New Zealand on behalf of Zurich Australia. You will lead a team of 11 Assistant Underwriters, driving effective workflow and process improvement both onshore and offshore. Collaborating with Internal stakeholders, you will ensure policies align with local standards as you oversee a portfolio of customers across multiple lines of business and broking partners.

If you are an Insurance professional with strong leadership capability, this unique role will be the ideal opportunity to elevate your career.

***Important to your success - let's grow together**
- Strong Insurance background across various lines of business
- Solid knowledge of the Underwriting life cycle
- Demonstrated leadership experience; ability to mentor a team
- Collaborative and solution focused mindset
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

**Belong. Zurich is here to support you**

There are so many reasons why Zurich is a great place to be, but here are just a few:
5 weeks leave per year for permanent staff through our new Z leave initiative, as well as 15 days personal/carer’s leave (as we empower our people to manage their own wellbeing); Grow, and thrive in your career (we support and encourage it) with award winning training programs; Work with global, diverse, and inclusive teams; Explore your passions, fuel innovation, drive equity, collaborate and make a positive difference beyond your role; Access programs to stay healthy and feel healthier along with receiving a AUD$500 wellbeing payment per year, plus a AUD$295 new starter e-voucher for your WFH set up (flex work - hybrid working), and other great benefits through our Shine portal; Access to Family Care (parental leave); Volunteer; Work in our state-of-the-art Green Star rated offices (when you are in the office); and dress for your day. We also plant a tree for every new employee - one of many local initiatives driving our contribution to ambitious global sustainability targets

We could go on, but the main point is that Zurich is a great place to be, where you can truly belong and thrive.


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