Algorithmic Underwriting Lead

Location: London, Norwich or Birmingham, United Kingdom; hybrid with at least three days per week in the office

Company

Marsh is a global risk, reinsurance, capital, investment and management consulting company serving clients in 130 countries.

What you will do

• Own and manage the rules engine supporting automated underwriting decisioning for Fast Track.
• Enable automated underwriting decisions, Account Manager recommendations, initial in-scope and out-of-scope assessments, and automated bind processing.
• Ensure decisioning remains within the Underwriting Framework and supports sound judgment when outcomes are not binary.
• Monitor system performance, decision outcomes and exception trends; investigate and correct defects, inconsistencies and logic gaps.
• Partner with the Chief Underwriting Officer, Technical Underwriting Managers and Underwriting Oversight & Controls Manager to improve the rules engine and Underwriting Framework.
• Bridge underwriting strategy, framework design and automation delivery while supporting business goals.

Requirements

• Experience in underwriting automation, pricing model development, decision engines or rules management.
• Strong understanding of underwriting frameworks, referrals and decision-support processes.
• Ability to translate underwriting rules and commercial intent into operational logic.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and technical judgment skills, with a detail-oriented and disciplined approach.
• Experience collaborating with underwriting, controls, technical and operational stakeholders.
• Availability to work from the London, Norwich or Birmingham office at least three days per week.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with automation governance, testing and continuous improvement.
• Experience working in a fast-moving and evolving environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Professional development opportunities and supportive leadership.
• Inclusive and collaborative environment focused on creating solutions and delivering impact.
• Broad career opportunities and benefits designed to support well-being.
• Hybrid work combining office collaboration with remote flexibility.