Head of MLC GCCNA (Financial Lines)

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates; primarily in the office

Company

hirify.global provides commercial and personal insurance solutions, including property, casualty, financial lines, cyber, multinational, and specialty insurance.

What you will do

• Manage the Commercial Management Liability & Crime portfolio across the GCCNA region and drive profitable, sustainable growth.
• Support the rollout of new products, policy wordings, facilities, quote pads, bulletins, and strategic initiatives.
• Provide technical underwriting support, including pricing, wording, coverage, exposure analysis, referrals, risk assessment, and underwriting within authority.
• Train underwriters and manage a team while coordinating with Claims, Actuarial, Operations, Distribution, brokers, cedants, and clients.
• Develop broker and client relationships, improve ease of trade, monitor policy issuance, and maintain service standards.
• Ensure compliance with underwriting guidelines, audit and regulatory requirements, internal SLAs, filing standards, and expense budgets.

Requirements

• Degree in business, economics, insurance, or marketing, or an insurance qualification.
• Financial Lines experience is required, specifically Management Liability and Crime underwriting, including Commercial D&O, POSI, Commercial Crime, and EPL.
• Thorough knowledge of the Financial Lines insurance industry.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation, negotiation, and leadership skills.
• Ability to analyse complex problems, interpret operational needs, and develop integrated creative solutions.
• Expertise in risk assessment and pricing, regional distribution and market engagement, and contractual analysis.
• Competence in portfolio management, complex problem solving, business acumen, innovation in risk solutions, and driving results.

Nice to have

• Finance degree or qualifications.
• Experience in Middle East, Africa, and European markets.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time position with primarily office-based collaboration in Dubai.
• Total Rewards benefits cover health, wellbeing, financial security, professional development, and family support.
• Continuous learning and development within an inclusive culture supported by cultural awareness activities and Employee Resource Groups.
• Equal opportunity employment and reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.