Director of Energy Underwriting

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Utilize Allianz Trade’s commercial underwriting rules and guidelines; structure and price new business and renewal policies, ensuring compliance while driving the energy business towards Allianz Trade’s retention, growth and profitability objectives.
• Provide highest possible level of customer service to internal and external customers.
• Support the team in maximizing approvals for our portfolio of policyholders.
• Manage a portfolio of non-cancellable and cancellable clients.
• Manage and support customer relationships with brokers and Energy leadership.
• Support and drive revenue and growth goals.
• Mentor and provide guidance / training for team members.
• Work independently on other tasks assigned.
• Steer and provide a pro-active exceptional service level, by regularly meeting customers and brokers.
• Contribute to support Commercial in steering customers loss ratio and implement necessary actions to ensure or restore profitability of portfolio.
• Build and drive projects and initiatives as assigned.
• Build relationships with other core functions.
• Attend Association and industry conferences and networking events.
• Understand and remain current on Energy specific contracts and updates in the market.

Required Qualifications And Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, finance or related discipline. Advanced degree, MBA or MS Finance preferred.
• 5+ years’ experience in financial management experience in banking, credit insurance brokerage or a credit insurance environment.
• Proficient computer skills, with an understanding of financial software and spreadsheet packages.
• Strong analytical and research skills.
• Ability to build long term customer relationship, even in a context of restrictive decisions and deteriorated market.
• Strong planning, organizational and workflow prioritization skills.
• Strong communicator and able to convince others of decision taken; ability to hold visits and contacts including difficult meetings with high profile seniors.
• Interact effectively with our Risk Underwriters, Direct Sales Force, and other departments within Allianz Trade.
• Good interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Market Knowledge: Expert knowledge in the Credit / Insurance industry, strong broker and industry relationships, strong business expertise and business/finance assessment skills. Energy contract experience preferred.
• Leadership Skills: Ability to build, train and motivate teams, retain high performing employees, looking for candidates that possess a basic awareness of Artificial Intelligence technologies and are enthusiastic about learning and integrating AI into everyday business processes.

Pay

Total Compensation Range: $160,000 - $190,000

Schedule

Full-Time

Benefits

We value your goals and needs, at work and in life. As an associate, you’ll be supported with resources, benefits, and work-life balance so you can thrive in ways that matter to you. Featured Employee Benefits To Enrich Your Life:

• Competitive compensation
• Annual bonus eligibility and/or commission structure opportunities
• 401(k) discretionary match of up to 6%
• Flexible work schedules
• Health and wellness benefits
• Paid time off for vacation, illness, Birthday Day Off and Volunteer Day Off
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Family care resources, including fertility and adoption benefits

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