National Product Specialist

Primary Details
Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

• Location: Sydney or Melbourne
• 12-month fixed term contract
• Full-time hours
• Hybrid working

The opportunity
As a National Portfolio Specialist within the Chief Underwriting Office, you will report to the National Manager Portfolio Underwriting Support. In this role you be responsible for a wide variety of tasks including system focused work and portfolio analysis on a national basis to ensure the Consumer portfolios achieve their objectives.

Your new role

• Regulatory and PDS updates closely aligned with our disclosure teams
• Underwriting audits
• Product reviews and policy wording reviews along with competitor market analysis
• Close internal stakeholder interactions with underwriting and pricing teams
• Exposure across multiple product lines and deliverables with no two days being the same
• Provide support to the Product Working Group(s) and Product Committee(s)

About You

• Extensive experience within Insurance, Underwriting or Product specialty
• Working knowledge of short tail Motor or Property lines preferred
• Broad knowledge of risk management, portfolio management and underwriting
• A proven self-starter attitude with the ability to adapt, motivation to learn and a willingness to take ownership
• Proven ability to think laterally and analytically to solve problems
• Good organisational skills, an eye for detail and able to plan, prioritise and adapt
• Ability to communicate to and with all levels of the organisation

About QBE
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 to enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities. With more than 13,000 people working across 26 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

Benefits
We 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
• Life Leave, supporting the life events we all experience, leaving your annual leave for rest
• Free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
• 18 weeks' gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super
• Voluntary super contributions and company matching
• Income protection insurance & reimbursed Death and Total Permanent Disability insurance premiums
• A range of discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services

Rewards & Recognition
We value our employees' experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

• 2025 Winner of Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award at the Insurance Business Australia Awards for our program
• 2023 Most Inclusive Workplace at the Australian HR Institute (AHRI) 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
• Platinum employer on the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) – the definitive national benchmark on LGBTQI+ workplace inclusion
• Ranked in the top ten in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2025 for medium sized program as voted by graduates
• Family Friendly Workplace accredited employer since 2021

APPLY NOW and let's make it happen
Click APPLY to submit your application. Successful applicants will need to complete work rights, police and credit checks through our online provider as a condition of employment.

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 access requirements, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our networks please contact us at

Skills:
Coaching, Communication, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Insurance Underwriting, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Negotiation, Portfolio Management, Product Development, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Product Management, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Waterfall Model

Application Close Date: 02/11/2025 11:59 PM

How to Apply:

To submit your application, click "Apply" and follow the step by step process.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.