Director, Enterprise Underwriting

What You'll Do: Provide leadership and oversight for enterprise-wide commercial underwriting practices and execution. Manage underwriting authority structures and ensure consistency in underwriting decision-making across the organization. Lead the Quality Assurance Underwriting Program, driving accountability, consistency, and continuous improvement. Oversee the Strategic Underwriting referral process and support complex underwriting decisions across the field organization. Partner with line of business leaders to establish, maintain, and continuously enhance underwriting guidelines, rules, and best practices. Champion underwriting education and professional development initiatives, helping build technical expertise across underwriting teams. Identify skill gaps and collaborate with underwriting education and field leadership to develop targeted training solutions. Analyze financial results, loss trends, and portfolio performance to support underwriting strategy and market responsiveness. Support product enhancements, form revisions, book roll initiatives, and other underwriting transformation efforts. Lead key underwriting initiatives and serve as a subject matter expert on enterprise projects and cross-functional business initiatives. Drive operational efficiencies through process improvements and effective management of underwriting resources. Serve as a trusted partner and communication bridge between Enterprise Underwriting and regional underwriting teams. What Makes You Successful 8+ years of commercial property and casualty underwriting experience, including progressive leadership responsibilities. 3+ years of leadership experience managing teams, programs, or strategic underwriting initiatives. Strong knowledge of commercial underwriting principles, portfolio management, risk assessment, and underwriting operations. Experience driving underwriting quality, governance, training, or operational excellence programs. Demonstrated ability to influence business outcomes through collaboration and strategic leadership. Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial and loss performance data. Excellent communication and relationship-building skills. Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Risk Management, or a related field preferred, or equivalent experience. CPCU, CIC, or other advanced insurance designations strongly preferred. Why Utica National? For more than 100 years, Utica National has built a reputation for financial strength, underwriting discipline, and exceptional service. We are committed to creating an environment where talented professionals can grow, lead, and make a meaningful impact. When You Join Our Team, You'll Find A respected and financially stable organization Opportunities to influence enterprise-wide underwriting strategy A collaborative and supportive leadership culture Ongoing professional development opportunities Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits Performance-based incentive opportunities Compensation Director, Enterprise Underwriting $190,000 - $233,000 This position is eligible for participation in the Company's Variable Compensation Bonus Plan. Final compensation is based on factors including experience, geographic location, education, professional designations, scope of responsibilities, and overall qualifications.

Benefits: We believe strongly that talented people are core to our success and are attracted to companies that provide competitive pay, comprehensive benefits packages, career advancement and challenging work opportunities. We offer a Comprehensive Benefits Plan for full time employees that include the following Medical and Prescription Drug Benefit Dental Benefit Vision Benefit Life Insurance and Disability Benefits 401(k) Profit Sharing and Investment Plan (Includes annual Company financial contribution and discretionary Profit Sharing contribution based upon annual company financial results) Health Savings Account (HSA) Flexible Spending Accounts Tuition Assistance, Training, and Professional Designations Company-Paid Family Leave Adoption/Surrogacy Assistance Benefit Voluntary Benefits - Group Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Legal, ID Theft Protection, Pet Insurance Student Loan Refinancing Services Care.com Membership with Back-up Care, Senior Solutions Business Travel Accident Insurance Matching Gifts program Paid Volunteer Day Employee Referral Award Program Wellness programs

Additional Information: This position is a full time salaried, exempt (non overtime eligible) position.