Underwriting Team Lead - NI Commercial Team

Job Title: Underwriting Team Lead - NI Commercial Team

Description:

We are hiring for our client, a well-established underwriting agency, who are seeking to appoint an experienced Underwriting Team Lead to manage and develop their Northern Ireland Commercial Team. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a high-performing team, drive underwriting standards, and contribute to the continued growth of a respected and ambitious organisation.

This Underwriting Team Lead role is ideal for someone with strong technical expertise across commercial lines who also brings a natural ability to lead, mentor and support a team in a fast-paced environment.

Top 3 Things to Know About this Job:

1. Lead a well-established NI commercial underwriting team
2. Blend of technical oversight, team leadership, and strategy input
3. Excellent salary, hybrid working and long-term growth potential

The Role:

• Lead and manage the Commercial Underwriting Team for Northern Ireland, supporting team performance and development
• Provide technical guidance on underwriting queries and referrals across commercial products
• Ensure underwriting activity is compliant, consistent, and within delegated authority
• Monitor and manage workflow and performance KPIs
• Support onboarding and ongoing training of team members
• Collaborate with internal departments (claims, accounts, audit) and broker partners
• Contribute to product development and continuous improvement of underwriting processes
• Act as a senior point of contact for escalated broker queries and complaints
• Ensure internal standards and regulatory compliance requirements are met

The Person:

• Proven experience in commercial underwriting, ideally within motor, liability, property or package policies
• Prior team leadership or senior underwriting experience
• Excellent technical knowledge and decision-making skills
• Strong organisational and communication abilities
• Customer-focused, with experience supporting broker relationships
• Comfortable managing performance, mentoring others and setting team standards
• Adaptable and solutions-oriented with a proactive mindset