Underwriting Business Development Manager Jobs

Sollers Consulting

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France, Paris

Category:
Insurance

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Job Description:

About the role. You will: Own the Underwriting Competency’s market success: Develop, execute, and monitor strategic initiatives to ensure the adoption and profitability of our underwriting solutions offering. Define core positioning and messaging: Shape how we communicate the value of our underwriting offerings to internal and external stakeholders. Build and maintain a sales pipeline: Identify and pursue new business opportunities – both with existing and prospective clients – to grow our footprint in underwriting solutions. Establish and manage partnerships: Collaborate with external third parties and evaluate potential alliances or licensing opportunities to enhance our underwriting portfolio. Act as a trusted advisor: Provide expert guidance on underwriting related IT projects for financial institutions, ensuring best practices and efficient processes. Serve as a knowledge authority: Offer leadership and insight on underwriting methodologies, tools, and industry trends that shape modern underwriting processes. Participate in agile project teams: Work closely with international clients throughout the development lifecycle, applying agile principles to deliver robust underwriting solutions. Collaborate with internal competences: Join forces with other internal teams (e.g., Process Automation, Data, Cloud) to build synergy and create integrated solutions for our clients. Engage directly with clients: Actively contribute as part of an agile project team, ensuring client satisfaction and solution alignment with business needs.

Job Responsibility:

Own the Underwriting Competency’s market success: Develop, execute, and monitor strategic initiatives to ensure the adoption and profitability of our underwriting solutions offering
Define core positioning and messaging: Shape how we communicate the value of our underwriting offerings to internal and external stakeholders
Build and maintain a sales pipeline: Identify and pursue new business opportunities – both with existing and prospective clients – to grow our footprint in underwriting solutions
Establish and manage partnerships: Collaborate with external third parties and evaluate potential alliances or licensing opportunities to enhance our underwriting portfolio
Act as a trusted advisor: Provide expert guidance on underwriting related IT projects for financial institutions, ensuring best practices and efficient processes
Serve as a knowledge authority: Offer leadership and insight on underwriting methodologies, tools, and industry trends that shape modern underwriting processes
Participate in agile project teams: Work closely with international clients throughout the development lifecycle, applying agile principles to deliver robust underwriting solutions
Collaborate with internal competences: Join forces with other internal teams (e.g., Process Automation, Data, Cloud) to build synergy and create integrated solutions for our clients
Engage directly with clients: Actively contribute as part of an agile project team, ensuring client satisfaction and solution alignment with business needs

Requirements:

Proven track record in underwriting or underwriting-related solution sales: Hands-on experience in introducing or selling underwriting platforms or services to large organizations
At least 3 years in Business Development or Sales roles in IT/Insurance: Experience driving sales results, ideally within the insurance industry or related sectors
Experience with underwriting platforms and analytics: Familiarity with software solutions and platforms (e.g., underwriting workbenches, pricing engines, process automation platforms, policy admin systems)
Technical understanding of underwriting tools and market trends: Ability to discuss technical aspects with stakeholders and remain current on emerging technologies in underwriting
Strong business case development skills: Capable of translating underwriting improvements into tangible ROI and efficiency gains for clients
Familiarity with enterprise architecture: Understanding how underwriting solutions integrate within large-scale, distributed systems
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills: Able to effectively engage and inspire both technical and non-technical audiences
Analytical and problem-solving capabilities: Adept at diagnosing issues in underwriting workflows and proposing actionable improvements
Team-oriented mindset: Experience working collaboratively in a Product Team environment, as well as the capacity to work independently
Proactive attitude: Willingness to take initiative, adapt, and operate in a fast-paced, evolving landscape
Fluency in French and English (C1 or higher): Written and spoken
Leadership experience: Demonstrated ability to manage and guide teams, ensuring alignment with strategic goals
Strong organizational and project management skills: Able to juggle multiple projects and meet deadlines in an agile environment
Eligibility to work in the European Union

Nice to have:

Experience building underwriting teams: Proven success in recruiting and mentoring team members to drive underwriting excellence
Familiarity with Cloud solutions (AWS, Azure, GCP): Understanding of modern hosting and deployment environments
Mentorship capabilities: A track record of coaching individuals and fostering professional growth
Deep knowledge of underwriting trends and tools: Awareness of the competitive landscape and emerging technologies in the insurance sector
Expertise in financial services: Familiarity with insurance carriers, bancassurance models, or reinsurance markets
Exposure to RPA and Process Mining: Experience identifying and automating manual underwriting tasks
Consulting or IT background in insurance: Experience in consulting, implementation, or tech projects related to underwriting transformation
Fluency in German: Highly valued for engagements with international clients

What we offer:

Flexible working hours and a hybrid home office model (2-3 times per week in the office) as work-life balance is crucial at Sollers
A chance to be promoted twice a year and a clearly defined career path with salary forecast
Opportunities for growth with a training budget that you can use for courses and conferences. We also provide access to an online training platform and co-fund language classes
An internal coach to guide you through the onboarding, further training and career opportunities, plus a budget to be used for your lunches together
A chance to #domore for the planet and the community as part of Sollers Change Makers – our volunteering program
Lots of teambuilding activities, trips, hobby groups and cultural events to create a company powered by teamwork

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 12, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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