Executive Underwriter / Product Leader ESG
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We are looking for a Senior Underwriter / Product Leader ESG, based in either New York, Zurich, Munich or London.
Your Team
The Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) line of business of Allianz Commercial creates innovative tailored structured insurance, captive reinsurance, and other non-traditional risk management solutions for a wide range of corporate and financial clients globally. We specialize in helping our customers mitigate their most complex risks with bespoke multi-year and multi-line agreements covering a broad range of risks, leveraging our expertise in alternative risk transfer and the global capabilities of the Allianz Group.
The Impact You Will Have
Reporting to the Global Markets Leader ART, you will develop and implement the global ART LoB strategy for ESG solutions, working closely with the rest of the ART LoB and the Allianz Commercial ESG & Sustainability Central Team. You will serve as the Subject Matter Expert responsible for ART LoB ESG global underwriting results, including market management and underwriting. You will develop cross-sell opportunities with AGCS and create innovative and complex solutions in a fast-changing environment. You will be a professional thought leader in ESG risk transfer solutions.
Some Of Your Specific Responsibilities Could Include
- Develop and execute a global ART strategy for ESG underwriting and business development to achieve profitable growth.
- Identify market opportunities, including target markets, segments, and clients, and implement strategic global market management tools.
- Develop and implement global guidelines to enhance underwriting efficiency and accuracy, while managing ESG underwriting results.
- Lead new ESG product development opportunities in ART and interface with Allianz group products, leveraging the strong Allianz brand.
- Represent ART positively within Allianz Commercial, Allianz Group, and externally, while building long-term relationships with key clients, brokers, and other functions.
- Maintain comprehensive client and industry segment insights, deliver market and competitor insights, and implement KPIs and SLAs for global and local business improvement.
- Explore the potential to drive parametric solutions.
- Strategic Underwriting & Planning: Define segmentation and client differentiation strategies; develop innovative solutions and communicate strategies in a fast-changing environment.
- Business Insight & Tools: Implement methodologies for market, competitor, and client insight; utilize experience to manage sales distribution channels effectively.
- Insurance & Transactional Expertise: In-depth knowledge of large and specialty risk insurance; negotiate, structure, and execute complex insurance and financial transactions.
- Entrepreneurial Impact: Demonstrate entrepreneurial behavior that positively influences strategy and results.
- Experience & Track Record: Minimum 5 to 7 years in specialty areas; proven lead underwriter with comprehensive quantitative skills, possibly actuarial.
- Stakeholder & Market Management: Influence strategic position holders across locations and functions; apply knowledge of market operations, business, and customer needs.
- Communication Skills: Clearly express ideas and messages both written and verbally; skilled negotiation at senior levels internally and externally.
- AI: Expertise in integrating AI into various business functions, enhancing efficiency, and fostering a culture of data-driven innovation is crucial.
80342 | Underwriting | Professional | Allianz Commercial | Full-Time | Permanent
What’s in it for you?
Let’s Care About Everything That Makes You, You
We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. We offer a hybrid working model, which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working. Please feel free to discuss flexible working arrangements with us.
Let’s care for your financial wellbeing
We believe in rewarding performance with a great compensation and benefits package (details vary by location), including a generous bonus scheme and pension.
Let’s care for your opportunities to progress
From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered.
Let’s care for life’s twists and turns
From our support for flexible working, health and wellbeing (including private healthcare and generous parental leave benefits), to helping people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach. We've got your back.
Let’s care for our society and our planet
With opportunities to be engaged in shaping a future that is safe, inclusive and sustainable, we care for the tomorrows of our people, our industry and our clients.
Care to join us?
Allianz Commercial is the center of expertise of Allianz Group, insuring mid-sized businesses, large enterprises, and special risks.Our customers include top consumer brands, financial institutions, industry leaders, the global aviation and shipping industries, as well as family-owned and medium-enterprises.We also cover unique risks such as offshore wind farms, infrastructure projects and film productions.Our clients trust us to provide a wide range of traditional and alternative risk transfer solutions, outstanding risk consulting and multinational services, and seamless claims handling.Allianz Commercial helps customers to prepare for what's ahead.
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At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matters, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust.
We therefore welcome applications regardless of race, ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.
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