High Net Worth Underwriting Strategy Manager

High Net Worth Underwriting Strategy Manager

Salary: Competitive

Location: Bristol, Norwich, Sheffield or York

Are you an experienced High Net Worth (HNW) underwriting professional who thrives on shaping strategy, influencing underwriting outcomes and making complex risk decisions? If you're looking for an opportunity to play a key role in Aviva's growth ambitions within the HNW market, this could be the perfect next step for you.

A bit about the job:

Reporting to the Head of Underwriting Strategy & Governance, you'll help shape and evolve Aviva's HNW underwriting proposition, ensuring it remains commercially competitive, aligned with risk appetite and delivers great outcomes for customers and brokers.

You’ll act as Aviva's HNW underwriting strategy specialist, bringing deep technical expertise, market insight and a strong understanding of broker requirements to support strategic decision-making. Working closely with Distribution, Pricing, Reinsurance, Proposition and the wider underwriting teams, you'll help translate strategic objectives into HNW underwriting solutions that support profitable growth.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Significant High Net Worth underwriting experience with strong technical expertise and a deep understanding of the HNW market.

• Proven ability to develop and deliver underwriting strategies, balancing risk appetite, commercial objectives, growth opportunities and customer outcomes.

• Strong risk assessment, decision-making and negotiation skills, with experience managing complex cases and influencing multiple stakeholders.

• Excellent relationship management skills, with a track record of building effective partnerships with brokers, reinsurers, business partners and internal stakeholders.

• Strong analytical and commercial acumen, able to translate market insights and data into underwriting actions, business performance and profitable growth.

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Competitive Salary - (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)

• Bonus opportunity - 10% of annual salary, (actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.)

• Generouspension scheme e.g. if you put in 8%, Aviva adds 14%

• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days

• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it

• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products , and other retailer discounts

• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme

• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave

• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work

• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others

• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending at least 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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