Life Underwriting Manager (Insurance)

Location: Remote-Wisconsin, United States

Salary: $108,160–$162,240 per year

Company

hirify.global is an insurance company focused on putting clients’ interests at the center of its work.

What you will do

• Plan, direct, and coordinate an Underwriting unit while maintaining service standards, favorable mortality experience, persistence, and cost efficiency.
• Supervise underwriters, oversee risk analysis, and manage performance, career development, coaching, referral processes, case audits, and instruction.
• Lead complex underwriting system, workflow, and process improvement initiatives, including change management and communication plans.
• Coordinate new underwriting guidelines, practices, procedures, and service strategies with insurance operations departments and field management.
• Develop and monitor customer service standards, field visitation programs, and videoconferences supporting Home Office/Field relationships.
• Manage the unit budget and resolve complex or sensitive customer service complaints and technical issues in compliance with National Association of Insurance Commissioners guidelines.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and progressively responsible work experience.
• Experience in people management, Lead Underwriter Consultant work, or developing training for underwriters at all levels that improves performance.
• Track record of obtaining results and a minimum of seven years of operational experience preferred.
• Demonstrated relationship building, planning and directing work, decision-making, communication, and change management skills.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to lead or manage departmental projects and process improvement initiatives.
• Competence in staff selection, assignment, training, development, motivation, and recognition.
• Superior communication and negotiation skills, including the ability to build trusted relationships and resolve issues with field stakeholders, policy owners, and employees.
• Advanced accountability, change adaptability, insurance acumen, learning agility, critical thinking, negotiation, adaptive communication, and customer-centricity.

Nice to have

• Previous life underwriting experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with a focus on client-centered service, accountability, leadership, and continuous improvement.
• Compensation is based on skills, experience, market conditions, candidate location, and other hiring factors.
• Geographic-specific pay structures and compensation may apply to California, New York City, and other eligible locations.
• Equal opportunity workplace committed to inclusion and enabling employees to contribute ideas, pursue challenges, and assume leadership.