Lead Underwriter - Sydney
Descartes Underwriting
- New South Wales
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Actively contribute to the growth in Australia and New Zealand in partnership with the commercial team;
- Drive the underwriting strategy by developing in-depth knowledge of the local insurance market along with Descartes’ technical capabilities to identify growth areas;
- Regularly attend meetings with clients and industry conferences with commercial team, drive collaboration with the commercial team;
- Ensure the compliance with the technical standards defined by the software engineering team;
- Closely follow the portfolio performances;
- Actively participate to the design of new technical tools to support the growth of the company;
- Maintain excellent relations with Descartes Underwriting's risk carriers.
- Graduated from a Business or Engineering school/academic institutions with a specialization in data science, computer science, applied mathematics, or related;
- 5-9 years’ of significant experience minimum (post graduation) in data science, probability and catastrophy modelling, risk analysis, and advanced statistics;
- Advanced knowledge of actuarial and pricing concepts used in the evaluation of risks;
- Prior experience in structuring, pricing & underwriting (parametric) insurance covers for climate risks is a plus;
- Knowledge of coverage forms and policy language;
- Understanding of the insurance market, including the compliance framework.
- Proficiency in statistics, probabilities, applied mathematics and machine learning methods;
- Eye for quality, autonomous and attention to detail;
- Fluency in English (written and verbal communication) is required;
- Good command of one additional language (e.g. Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish…) is valued.
- Interested in insurance industry and emerging risks modeling (climate);
- Strong team spirit and ability to work under pressure;
- Eagerness to solve complex problems and technical challenges;
- Rigorous, creative and meticulous mind;
- Strong desire to learn and acquire responsibility;
- Results oriented with the ability to work in a fast-paced and multi-cultural environment.
- Opportunity to work and learn with teams from the most prestigious schools and research labs in the world, allowing you to progress towards technical excellence;
- Commitment from Descartes to its staff of continued learning and development (e.g annual seminars, training etc.);
- Work in a collaborative & professional environment;
- Be part of a dynamic international team, passionate about diversity;
- Join a company with a true purpose – help us help our clients be more resilient towards climate risks;
- A competitive salary, bonus and benefits : 80-110k full package;
- Local Visa sponsorship (existing 482 Visas only) will be approved for the right candidate on a case-by-case basis.
- Step 1: HR Interview with our Head of Recruitment
- Step 2: In person team interview to meet our team and discover our offices