Senior Manager, Life Underwriting

Ethoslife
Bangalore, India

Who this role is best for

Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • Recruit and develop underwriting staff
  • Optimize underwriting workflows
  • Ensure adherence to core values
Typical background
10+ years in life underwritingLeadership experience in underwriting

Skills & requirements

Required

Life UnderwritingTeam LeadershipRecruitmentTraining ProgramsQuality Control

Preferred

Life Insurance TrendsTechnology Integration

Stack & domain

Life UnderwritingUnderwriting LeadershipUnderwriting DevelopmentUnderwriting CertificationLife Insurance TrendsUnderwriting EngineQuality Assurance TestingUnderwriting WorkflowsUnderwriting Training ProgramsPerformance ManagementQuality ControlTechnical And Decision Making SkillsLeadershipCommunicationMentorshipTeam ManagementDecision MakingLOMAALULife InsuranceUnderwritingAgentsCarriersConsumers

About the role

Original posting from Ethoslife via Greenhouse

About Ethos

Ethos is a leading life insurance technology company on a mission to protect families by democratizing access to life insurance and empowering agents at scale. With its robust three-sided technology platform, Ethos is transforming the life insurance experience for consumers, agents, and carriers alike. Ethos offers instant, accessible products and a seamless online process that requires no medical exams and just a few health questions; it eliminates traditional barriers, making it easier than ever for everyone to protect their families. Ethos is redefining how life insurance is bought, sold, and underwritten.

About the role:

Do you want to make the world a better place for underwriters? Are you a natural leader who loves to mentor and guide? This role seeks a dynamic, hands-on individual who has the energy and vision to guide a developing team to high levels of success.

Duties and Responsibilities:

50% of this role will be dedicated to case underwriting

Ability to lead the team with passion, positivity and continual improvement

Work closely with Chief Underwriter, Sr. Director/Director of Underwriting Operations to recruit, hire, mentor, and develop underwriting staff both domestically and internationally

Assess quality and headcount 

Perform hiring analysis to flex with our growth

Create and improve onboarding and underwriting training programs

Develop performance management and quality control system to provide feedback, guidance and reviews to underwriting team members

Assist underwriting staff to develop their technical and decision making skills, while ensuring adherence to our core values

Drive strategic efforts to optimize underwriting workflows, including work to implement rules within an underwriting engine, recommending solutions and best practices as appropriate

As needed, work with Underwriting Strategies to perform quality assurance testing of automated rules and processes 

Qualifications and Skills:

10 to 15 years in Life underwriting (US based underwriting experience is preferred)

7+ years of experience in an underwriting leadership or development role

Underwriting certification such as LOMA/ALU are highly beneficial

Extensive knowledge of life insurance trends and new technology

Sharp focus on execution and an owner mentality with a track record of delivering success in a timely manner

Data oriented decision making skills and great intuition 

Outstanding written and verbal communication skills

Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills

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Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. At Ethos we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Pursuant to the SF Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider employment for qualified applicants with arrests and conviction records.

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Recruitment Notice: Please be aware of recruitment scams. All legitimate communication from our team will only come from email addresses ending in @ethos.com or @getethos.com.

We will never ask for payment, banking details, or sensitive personal information during the hiring process. If you are contacted by someone claiming to represent us from a different email address, please treat it as fraudulent.

Source: Ethoslife careers (Greenhouse)

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