Onboarding & Governance Manager

This is your opportunity to join AXIS Capital – a trusted global provider of specialty lines insurance and reinsurance.  We stand apart for our outstanding client service, intelligent risk taking and superior risk adjusted returns for our shareholders. We also proudly maintain an entrepreneurial, disciplined and ethical corporate culture.  As a member of AXIS, you join a team that is among the best in the industry.

At AXIS, we believe that we are only as strong as our people. We strive to create an inclusive and welcoming culture where employees of all backgrounds and from all walks of life feel comfortable and empowered to be themselves. This means that we bring our whole selves to work. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, civil union status, family or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Accommodation is available upon request for candidates taking part in the selection process.

Onboarding & Governance Manager
Job Family Grouping: Underwriting
Job Family: Underwriting


How does this role contribute to our collective success?

The Evaluation & Governance Manager is responsible for leading the Evaluation & Implementation of new programs across the North American Programs department,

What will you do in this role?

Program Evaluation & Implementation
• Lead the Evaluation & Implementation process for proposed new programs, adhering to the North American Programs Department’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for both Specialty and Property & Casualty (P&C) Programs.
• Ensure new MGAs and programs align with department best-in-class ethos of People, Product, and Platform.
• Manage submission ingestion and recording.
• Collaborate with departmental Product Leaders on Evaluation of new programs, the creation of underwriting guidelines, and product development.
• Produce Proposal Summaries and Evaluation Papers by Evaluation Phase.
• Lead a cross-functional Implementation Team consisting of key internal stakeholders (legal, finance, reinsurance, product, underwriting, operations, claims, etc.).
• Lead engagement with MGA/program and key external stakeholders during Evaluation & Implementation.
• Lead negotiation of Program Management Agreements and other agreements necessary to the implementation of a new program.
• Ensure timely and effective completion of onboarding processes and procedures.
• Transfer responsibility for new programs to the assigned Program Underwriting Manager upon completion of Onboarding.

Departmental Governance Oversight
• Ensure departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) are current, adhered to, and updated annually.
• Ensure departmental SOP includes all corporate guidelines and regulations.
• Oversee the annual review and updates of Underwriting Authorities and Underwriting Guidelines and keep them current.
• Manage Underwriting File Audit and Underwriting File Inspection process, templates, and standards per the departmental SOP.
• Lead department internal audit process.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to address and implement identified issues and recommendations, ensuring timelines are achieved.

You may also be required to take on additional duties, responsibilities and activities appropriate to the nature of this role.
About You:

We encourage you to bring your own experience and expertise to the table, so while there are some qualifications and experiences, we need you to have, we are open to discussing how your individual knowledge might lend itself to fulfilling this role and help us achieve our goals.

What you need to have:
• Direct experience in underwriting and managing Delegated Underwriting Authority.
• Comprehensive underwriting experience with a strong understanding of both admitted and non-admitted programs.
• Demonstrated success in leadership roles, fostering a collaborative environment among various stakeholders
• 10+ years in MGA/programs with a proven track record in program management.
• Ability to negotiate contracts, develop business plans, and manage external stakeholders in the deliverance of business plans.
• In-depth financial and underwriting understanding of programs business with the ability to assess and develop financial projections and forecasts on existing and prospective programs.
• Confidence and comfort meeting, working with, and presenting to both internal and external senior leadership.
• Proficiency in Excel (build models and conduct analyses), PowerBI, PowerPoint, and Word.

What we prefer you to have:
· Ability to effectively interact at all levels of internal and external business partners
· Ability to bring order to a dynamic and ambiguous environment
· Sense of urgency and a “can do” attitude
· Ability to collaborate and mindfully communicate in a matrixed organization
· Ability to think in an original and creative way
· Analytical and methodical personality
· Bachelors degree
· Industry Accreditations
Role Factors:

In this role, you will typically be required to:
• Work in the New York office at least two weeks per month
• Travel domestically 1-2 times per quarter
• Attend industry events over weekends occasionally

What we offer:

For this position, we currently expect to offer a base salary in the range of $230,000 to $287,000 (NY), Your salary offer will be based on an assessment of a variety of factors including your specific experience and work location.

In addition, you will be offered competitive target incentive compensation, with awards based on overall corporate and individual performance. On top of this, you will be eligible for a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes medical plans for you and your family, health and wellness programs, retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation, and much more.

Where this role is based in the United States of America, this role is Exempt for FLSA purposes.