Senior Technical Specialist

Primary DetailsTime Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

Accident and Health Technical Specialist

The opportunity

• Sydney, New South Wales / Melbourne, Victoria
• Permanent, Full-Time
• Elevate your career with a global insurer!
• Happy to ‘Talk Flexible Working’

Your new role

QBE is seeking an experienced and dynamic Senior People Risk Technical Specialist to drive product profitability and growth across all Accident & Health Products. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for overseeing and managing all aspects of our underwriting portfolio, ensuring alignment with QBE’s standards within the People Risk division. You will build underwriting capability, lead product design and be a key part of our Transform Agenda for People Risk. Operationally, you will maintain rigorous audit and compliance standards, whilst being a key part of our leadership team. Your responsibilities will also include conducting underwriting training programs, managing technical and client referrals, engaging with our clients and partners, and regularly review underwriting authority levels. Additionally, you will stay abreast of industry trends and regulatory changes, ensuring our practices remain current and compliant. Monitoring and analysing portfolio performance metrics to drive improvements and achieve profitability targets will also be a key aspect of this role.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement effective product strategies, support annual business planning, and ensure alignment with operational objectives and budget goals.
• Perform underwriting activities in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and establish and maintain underwriting guidelines.
• Create and develop new products and initiatives to meet market needs, while managing product wordings and extensions.
• Act as a technical expert to identify opportunities, build relationships with customers and brokers, and stay informed about market dynamics.
• Oversee new product development, monitor portfolio performance, and implement corrective actions based on performance trends.
• Provide technical guidance, mentor the team, and ensure effective resource allocation and performance optimization.
• Maintain effective communication with stakeholders and collaborate with the Product Actuary and Business Unit managers on pricing and reserving processes.

About you

QBE is seeking a candidate with a strong combination of skills, experience, and knowledge. The ideal individual will have a proven ability to build and maintain relationships, communicate, negotiate, and influence at a senior level within the insurance industry. Effective planning and budgeting skills are essential, along with a solid track record of strong customer and broker relationships.

Candidates should hold relevant tertiary or industry qualifications and possess extensive underwriting experience, including a background in national underwriting or portfolio management roles. Advanced knowledge of the industry, risk management, portfolio management, and underwriting is required, along with technical expertise in the specified product area.

About QBE

We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage. 

We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

And our people will be at the centre of our success. We’re proud to work together, and encourage each other enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities.

With more than more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate and kind.

We believe this is our moment – what if it was yours too?

Your career at QBE — let’s make it happen!

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

• ‘Hybrid Working’ – a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance
• Our ‘Thriving at our Best’ wellbeing program, including free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
• 18 weeks’ gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super
• The ability to maximise retirement savings through voluntary super contributions and company matching
• Income protection insurance & reimbursed Death and Total Permanent Disability insurance premiums
• Additional leave and support through QBE’s Family Domestic Violence First Responder Network
• Discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services including benefits through our various sports and arts sponsorship partners

Rewards & Recognition

We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

• 2021 LinkedIn Top Employer & HRD Employer of Choice
• 2020 Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion and Excellence Award for Best Health & Wellbeing at the Australian HR Awards
• Gold Employer status for 4 years in a row 2019 - 2022 Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) – the definitive national benchmark on LGBTQI+ workplace inclusion
• Ranked 6th place in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2021 as voted by graduates
• Top 20 Workplaces for Dads in 2019 and 2020 (HBF Direct Advice for Dads)
• Family First accredited employer since 2021

Apply now!

APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen! 

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QBE recognise the value of diverse perspectives and experience. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. If we can provide support with accessibility requirements and adjustments, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our employee networks at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected]

Application Close Date: 05/10/2024 11:59 PM

How to Apply:

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Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.