Underwriting Team Manager

Allianz Commercial South Region is looking for a dedicated Underwriting Team Manager to support one of our Southampton underwriting teams. The right candidate will be a strong operational team leader who will work within an established team of Mid-Market Fleet underwriters, taking ownership of all day-to-day operational results. They will have the skill set to lead the team in a professional way delivering, a high standard of service to both external and internal customers. This role is based in Southampton and will report into the Branch Manager. This is a hybrid working role with 3 days a week in the office. You will also be willing to travel to other offices and external visits., You should have experience to effectively prioritise and organise work to maximise opportunities and deliver the business result by:

• Empowering your team to operate utilising best practice in operational efficiency.
• Enabling your team to operate to best advantage by ensuring technical training, authority level advancement and underwriting capability is maximised.
• Monitoring and reporting of relevant KPIs
• Positively roll out new processes as required.
• Project management as required.
Collaboration and Best Practice:
• Providing support to all stakeholders.
• Enthusiastically embrace One Allianz and understand the range of propositions that we have to offer, both within Allianz UK and globally.
• Ensure compliance, both personally and in your team, with corporate governance, Allianz Standards Underwriting (ASU) and regulatory requirements.
• Support Compliance and Corporate Governance across underwriting discipline.
  
  This is an excellent position for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our Mid-Market Leadership Team in Southampton Branch. You will be working with a team of Insurance professionals who are recognised as experts within their field.
We offer a great environment to support and nurture development. This is an ideal opportunity for an individual constantly looking to develop and enhance their own skill set who will ensure the technical and professional development of their team is an ongoing priority and instil an ethos of continuous development. Skills and Experience Leadership and People Management
• Experience of leading a team, monitoring performance and ensuring your team is focussed on the key challenges at all times ideally within an insurance environment is desirable but not essential.
• You must enjoy interacting with others, building strong internal and external relationships and have excellent communication skills to drive and foster a team culture.
• You should be confident handling, analysing and interpreting data.
• You should thrive in a fast-paced environment and get a sense of achievement meeting goals and targets.
• Evidence of personal and professional development and commitment to study for and the Chartered Insurance Institute exams (ACII) is essential.
  
  Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.
Diversity & Inclusion At Allianz, we prioritize diversity and inclusion, demonstrated by our numerous accreditations: EDGE certified for gender inclusion, Women in Finance Charter members, Disability Confident employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, Business in the Community's Race at Work Charter signatories, and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard employer. We embrace neurodiversity and welcome applications from neurodivergent and disabled candidates, offering tailored adjustments to ensure your success. We encourage our employees to advocate for their needs, whether it's assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, mentoring, coaching, or flexible work arrangements.

Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that's perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That's on top of enjoying all the benefits you'd expect from the world's number one insurance brand, including:
• 25 days holiday
• Flexible buy/sell holiday options
• Hybrid working
• Annual performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• Development days
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
• Retail discounts