Director, Head of Underwriting

Job Description: Director, Head of Underwriting will bring a record of leading complex life underwriting organizations, deep technical credibility, and the executive judgment to balance prudent risk management, growth objectives, and an exceptional experience for distribution partners and customers. This opportunity is well suited for a strategic, collaborative leader who can influence across the enterprise, navigate complexity, and translate underwriting expertise into sustained business performance. This candidate will be an accomplished underwriting executive to serve as Director, Head of Underwriting and a key member of the Operations Leadership Team, reporting to the Vice President, Operations. This highly visible role carries enterprise-level influence over underwriting strategy, risk appetite, and decisions involving complex and high-value life insurance cases. The Director will set the direction for underwriting quality, risk selection, and market competitiveness while helping position the business for disciplined, profitable growth. As the senior leader accountable for execution of the underwriting program, the Director will advise executive stakeholders and partners across Distribution, Product, Actuarial, Legal, Compliance, Claims, and Operations. The role leads a team of underwriting consultants, builds leadership and technical capability, and serves as a trusted partner to Home Office Distribution, field partners, reinsurers, and the medical director. Your role and impact Here's a glimpse of your responsibilities and the meaningful impact you'll create as the Director, Head of Underwriting: Provide strategic and technical leadership for large and complex life insurance cases involving $10+ million of risk, applying sound judgment to balance risk appetite, competitive positioning, customer outcomes, and profitable growth within reinsurance treaty guidelines and authority limits. Lead strategic initiatives and third-party relationships involving vendors and reinsurers, establishing clear governance, performance expectations, and accountability. Leverage underwriting data, analytics, and emerging trends to provide actionable management insights, identify opportunities, and improve risk selection, operational effectiveness, and business performance. Build and sustain a high-performing underwriting organization by setting a clear talent strategy, strengthening succession and capability planning, and coaching, mentoring, and developing underwriters. Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and disciplined decision-making aligned with enterprise priorities.

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