Head of Underwriting Enablement

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**Head of Underwriting Enablement - Commercial Division | Location - flexible**

We’re seeking a
** Head of Underwriting Enablement **to join our Commercial Division, which is Allianz Australia’s largest distribution channel whose customers include local, national and international brokers, and buying groups throughout Australia and New Zealand.

You will be asked to enable the performance of underwriting across Commercial through the creation of a value proposition underpinned by the establishment of appropriate strategies, systems, processes and controls in order to maximise the benefit to Allianz and deliver customer outcomes.

**You'll be responsible for**:

- Ensure a robust control environment exists to manage Insurance Risk across the Commercial Division.
- Manage the identification of problems and opportunities and lead the formulation and implementation of appropriate strategies, systems and underwriting controls through the analysis of underwriter performance.
- Act as the point of co-ordination to represent and prepare Underwriting submissions within technology discussions including the preparation of information packs for consideration.
- Develop and maintain underwriter onboarding and training activities including regular reviews of capability planning.
- Overview Peer Review Process as well as audits and reviews to ensure compliance with agreed guidelines/performance criteria.
- Liaise as required with Group and other OEs on matters related to underwriting and cross border business.
- Establish a framework to promote a culture of continuous improvement within the underwriting function through regular assessment of processes.
- Work with and understand the relevant data points (both internal and external) to create strategies and propositions to lift and maintain customer advocacy through iteration of underwriting practice.
- Design and establish a programme to actively manage underwriting change within the business to ensure smooth and efficient implementation.

**Important to your success**:

- Relevant tertiary qualifications and accreditations.
- Extensive insurance industry experience at a senior level.
- Comprehensive understanding of underwriting and relevant regulatory and/or legislative compliance requirements that impact the organisation.
- Demonstrated ability to plan complex activities involving the co-ordination of activities with other departments.
- Good knowledge of company guidelines, underwriting acceptance levels and systems and significant knowledge of company infrastructure.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of communicating with audiences at all levels with clarity, impact and influence.
- Demonstrated commercial acumen by using insights related to the market, opportunities, risks and competitors within the insurance industry as well as the dynamic levers that influence these factors.
- Demonstrated strategic mindset to explore and understand underwriting trends and establish plans to capitalise.

**What's on offer?**
- Access on-demand lifelong learning and take control of your career development.
- Learn through being supported and encouraged to take on new challenges that will help you to develop new skills
- Be part of a team that’s open-minded, supportive, approachable and genuinely focused on customer outcomes
- We understand about work-life balance, we are always willing to discuss flexible & remote working options with our employees. Allianz is an accredited FlexReady employer.
- Access a range of benefits, such as discounts at retailers, travel firms, health insurers, gyms and financial institutions, alongside a significant discount on Allianz insurance products.

**About us**

At Allianz, we care for all the things that make you, you. For feeling like you belong. For a place where learning never stops. For growing new skills and opening exciting possibilities. For your curiosity to thrive and help transform an industry. And when life twists, there’s flexibility for balance and the support you need. We know that flexible work comes in different forms, that’s why we’re embracing hybrid teams - enabling employees to maintain a balance of wor