SME Property and Liability Portfolio Lead

SME Property and Liability Portfolio Lead – Salary is Competitive

Locations – Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Sheffield, Norwich, Glasgow

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an SME Property and Liability Portfolio Lead.

We’re looking for someone to lead the performance of the Property and Liability business within the SME team. You’ll work closely with our Performance Management team to shape underwriting strategy, improve products, and deliver on our goals for growth, profitability, and service.

This role is all about making sure we stay ahead – by setting clear technical standards, supporting brokers, and driving great customer outcomes. You’ll also play a key role in developing our people and sharing your expertise across the team.

A bit about the job:

• As the SME Property and Liability Portfolio Lead you will be responsible for developing, reviewing and maintaining underwriting strategy and frameworks, whilst adhering to controls, regulation and relevant legislation.

• You will support the underwriting teams to handle complex technical referrals and queries, undertake technical development, audits and process reviews and support the implementation of changes within the team to policies and processes.

• Review and develop products, propositions and related documentation whilst developing risk appetite and guidance.

• Collaborate with other teams to resolve complex technical underwriting issues and demands on the SME business, acting as a point of escalation for more junior staff.

• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and regulations, provide guidance, training and support to the broader SME teams, participate in various projects and initiatives as required.

• Support the delivery of good customer outcomes through all activities and deliverables, enabling us to act in good faith towards customers, avoid causing foreseeable harm and enable and support our customers to pursue their financial objectives.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Strong background in Property and Liability underwriting.

• Comfortable managing performance and delivering results.

• Experience of leading teams or mentoring others.

• Confident working with senior stakeholders and driving strategy.

• Excellent understanding of the insurance industry with a broad knowledge of external regulators

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too.  And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you.  We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Salary is Competitive (depending on location, skills, experience and qualifications).

• Bonus opportunity - Competitive % of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.

• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.

• 29 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days

• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts

• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme

• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave

• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work

• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others

• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Dylan Wood a call on 07385 426164 or send an email to Dylan.wood@Aviva.com.