Team Leader - Commercial Liability

Primary DetailsTime Type: Full timeWorker Type: Employee
The opportunity
Newly created Team Leadership role. Stretch your leadership & strategic capability Auckland based, reporting to the Commercial Underwriting Lead - International. We are looking for a passionate Team Leader – Commercial Liability to drive profitable growth and exceptional service delivery.
Your new role
As Team Leader - Commercial Liability, you will play a pivotal role in underwriting new business and renewals across the Financial Lines and Casualty portfolios, making critical underwriting decisions, and managing a team dedicated to delivering excellence.
This role requires a strong leader who can balance strategic oversight with hands-on management and who is committed to fostering growth, development, and high performance in their team.
You will be responsible for upholding underwriting standards, nurturing relationships with key intermediaries and business partners, and contributing to our long-term business goals.
Key Responsibilities: Underwriting Leadership: Underwrite and authorise risk within guidelines and delegated authority to support profitable growth.
Act as a technical expert and decision-maker for escalated referrals.
People Management: Lead, motivate, and develop a team of underwriters.
Foster a positive team culture through setting behavioural expectations, promoting engagement, and championing continuous development.
Relationship Building: Develop and strengthen relationships with customers, intermediaries, and business partners to support service delivery and innovation.
Team Development: Maintain team expertise by identifying and promoting relevant learning and development opportunities, ensuring technical and market knowledge remains current.
Business Strategy: Contribute to business planning and portfolio analysis to meet and exceed business objectives.
Operational Excellence: Manage team resources efficiently to deliver within SLAs, and ensure alignment with underwriting guidelines and standards.
More information and the full job profile can be shared with applicants during the interview process.
Please note that for the successful candidate, this process will include a phone screen with our Talent Acquisition team, 2-3 interviews (either face to face or online via Teams) and background checks.
About you
To excel in this role, you will be an experienced underwriter in commercial liability (financial lines and casualty).
You will have strong technical skills and a keen eye for identifying profitable growth opportunities.
Skills & Experience: Significant experience in commercial liability (financial lines and casualty) underwriting, with knowledge of risk assessment and profitable growth strategies.
People management skills with a focus on team motivation, engagement, and development.
Strong relationship-building abilities with key intermediaries and stakeholders.
Excellent decision-making and problem-solving skills, with a focus on timely and effective solutions.
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 enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities.
With more than 11,000 people working across 27 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.
Our 'Thriving at our Best' wellbeing program, including free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice.
18 weeks' gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super.
The ability to maximise retirement savings through voluntary super contributions and company matching.
Income protection, trauma insurance & Death and Total Permanent Disability insurance.
Additional leave and support through QBE's Family Domestic Violence First Responder Network.
Discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services including benefits through our various sports and arts sponsorship partners.
Rewards & Recognition We value our employee's experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following 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.
Gold Employer status for 4 years in a row 2019 - 2022 Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) – the definitive national benchmark on LGBTQI+ workplace inclusion.
Ranked 3rd place in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers (medium programs) 2024 as voted by graduates.
Top 20 Workplaces for Dads in 2019 and 2020 (HBF Direct Advice for Dads).
Family First accredited employer since 2021.
Apply now!
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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 accessibility requirements and adjustments, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our employee networks at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us at ******. Skills: Analytical Thinking, Communication, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Customer Value Management, Decision Making, Financial Advising, Financial Products, Insurance Underwriting, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Negotiation, Portfolio Management, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management.
Application Close Date: 22/11/2024 11:59 PM
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