Commercial Underwriting Team Manager, Large Risk and Multinational - 12 Month Contract

About Allianz 

We are proud to be one of the world’s most trusted insurance companies, and Ireland’s #1 Property & Casualty Insurer serving over 900,000 customers across Ireland, for over 100 years. Our success is driven by the incredible people we employ, with over 800 people in Allianz Ireland, we are committed to supporting our employees' individual needs and aspirations. 

This role is officially based in Elm Park, Dublin 4, but we embrace a hybrid working model that offers you the flexibility and support you need to excel in your role. 

We are incredibly proud to be recognised as a Great Place to Work having won the Super Large Category in 2025, as well as being one of Ireland’s Best Workplaces for Women and Best Workplaces for Health & Wellbeing. If you're ready to take the next step in your career, apply now and become part of the team!  

The Opportunity 

Reporting to the Senior Commercial Underwriting Operations Manager, you will lead a team of technical experts responsible for underwriting property, liability, and multinational business across all commercial sectors. Additionally, supporting construction. Your role will involve strategic oversight, team leadership, and fostering key relationships to drive business growth and ensure service excellence. You will be instrumental in delivering growth targets, enhancing operational processes, and nurturing a high-performing team environment. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Operational Leadership: Oversee daily operations of the Large Risk and supporting Specialty underwriting team, manage an efficient workflow and processes. Develop a culture of trust and collaboration, motivating the team to deliver the company's growth strategy. 

• Business Case Management: Review and allocate large new business cases, coordinating with Underwriting colleagues, Sales, Pricing, and Portfolio to optimise underwriting decisions and customer outcomes. 

• Renewal Allocation: Assign renewal cases to underwriters based on complexity, experience, and delegated underwriting authority (DUA). 

• SWAT Team Coordination: Initiate cross-functional SWAT teams to address complex new business and renewal cases, facilitating meetings and maintaining communication channels. 

• Growth Workshops: Organise weekly workshops to identify new business growth opportunities, collaborate with Portfolio and Sales teams, and establish action plans for large risk cases. 

• Multinational Business Coordination: Ensure compliance with multinational service level agreements (SLAs) and represent the team in multinational meetings.  

• Performance Management: Conduct performance reviews, set team priorities, and provide coaching and mentoring to ensure staff development and alignment with business goals. 

• Quality Assurance: Implement quality measures, log errors and compliments, and report on team performance at customer quality meetings. 

• Customer Centricity: Collaborate with the wider Underwriting team, Sales, Portfolio, and Claims to embed customer-centric practices. 

• Reporting and Compliance: Deliver regular reporting, ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, and facilitate team meetings to maintain transparency and accountability. 

• Process Improvement: Inspire your team to participate in our Continuous Improvement initiative, encourage discussion and support the implementation of process improvements, represent the team at the relevant meetings to drive strategic enhancements. 

Key Requirements / Skills & Experience 

Essential: 

• Demonstrated ability leading teams and managing people, with a proven record of fostering a collaborative and high-performing work environment. 

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in commercial underwriting or sales. 

• Recognised insurance qualification (CIP, MDI, ACII, or FCII). 

• Experience of delivering through cross-functional teams. 

• Proven track record of achieving P&L related targets. 

Desirable: 

• Knowledge of our existing commercial products, processes and pricing tools.  

• Strong market knowledge and broker relationships. 

• Familiarity with I/90 and proficiency in MS tools (Excel, Teams, PP) and Salesforce. 

• Demonstrated ability to meet challenging targets and deliver exceptional customer service. 

• Multinational exposure across all commercial sectors. 

• At Allianz Ireland, we are committed to staying at the forefront of technological advancements. While this role may not require specific expertise in Data Analytics or Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, having an understanding of their principles and practical uses would be advantageous. 

Our Benefits:  

We offer a competitive remuneration package, generous pension scheme contributions, health insurance, working from home allowance, numerous wellbeing and family benefits, an onsite gym, and a well-connected, accessible location with onsite staff parking and free lunches. 

#LI-Hybrid This is a hybrid remote/in-office role 

Allianz plc. is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. 

Regulatory Notice:  

Appointment to this role will be subject to the requirements provided for by the Central Bank of Ireland. Please refer to the Central Bank of Ireland’s Guidance on Minimum Competency Code: Minimum Competency | Central Bank of Ireland as well as F&P Standards and the Corporate Governance Requirements. See Fitness & Probity | Central Bank of Ireland. This includes the requirements provided for by the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Act 2023. The successful candidate will be provided with the relevant Conduct Standards (including Additional Conduct Standards) training, where required. Full details are available via the Central Bank website at Individual Accountability Framework  | Central Bank of Ireland. 

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.  

At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust. 

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations. 

Join us. Let's care for tomorrow.