Manager, Business Operations (Finance)
Manager, Business Operations, North American Underwriting Group
Location: New York City (Manhattan)
Summary:
Join a team focused on business growth through support of Underwriters. Business Operations identifies and delivers on opportunities for continuous improvement. Key focus areas of this role:
• Supporting Allied World's Global Placement team to ensure they are equipped to support underwriters to win multinational insurance program business
• Designing and overseeing processes to manage producer data and ensure underwriters can efficiently do business with their broker partners
• Understanding and driving delivery of data insights to underwriters
Key responsibilities:
• Understand Underwriter and Global Placement team opportunities and challenges for growth within focus areas
• Understand and document business requirements, and work with offshore and onshore Operations, IT and other support centers to deliver support in focus areas
• Work with offshore Operations to manage and enhance their delivery of operational support
• Identify and deliver on opportunities for continuous process improvement
Skills and experience:
• 5+ years of experience in the insurance industry.
• Experience in driving delivery of process improvement and change projects, working with IT and cross-functional teams.
• Experience in delivery of data and analytics to business users.
• Excellent organizational skills to ensure timely delivery.
• Ability to understand, document and communicate requirements to turn opportunities for improvement into solutions.
• Strong, demonstrated influencing skills, written & verbal communication.
• Able and willing to identify and propose new approaches and ideas for improvement.
About Fairfax
Fairfax is a holding company which, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance and investment management.
About Allied World
Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd, through its subsidiaries, is a global provider of insurance and reinsurance solutions. We operate under the brand Allied World and have supported clients, cedents and trading partners with thoughtful service and meaningful coverages since 2001. We are a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, and we benefit from a worldwide network of affiliated entities that allow us to think and respond in non-traditional ways. Our capital base is strong, our solutions anticipate rather than react to changing trends, and our teams are focused on establishing long-term relationships that are mutually beneficial. Learn more about how we can help you manage your risk by visiting: Web: www.awac.com | Facebook: www.facebook.com/alliedworld | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/allied-world
Our generous benefits package includes: Health and Dental Insurance, 401k plan, and Group Term Life Insurance. Allied World Insurance Company is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion or belief, sex, age, genetic information, marital or civil partnership status, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or their protected veteran or disability status. Please visit www.awac.com for further information on Allied World.
