Senior Underwriting Analyst
About The Position
Domestic & General is rapidly expanding across 14 countries, focusing on protecting household appliances and reducing waste by extending product lifespans. The US market is experiencing significant growth, with ambitious plans for continued expansion through new client and customer acquisition. As a Senior Underwriting Analyst, you will be instrumental in driving the profitability and growth of our warranty portfolio for several key accounts. Your responsibilities will include forecasting and managing the performance of both new and existing warranty lines for corporate and consumer products, thereby directly impacting the organization's growth trajectory. This role is crucial for supporting strategic underwriting objectives aligned with FY27 OKRs, producing profitability and pricing projections, and providing essential rating and proposition rules to client-facing teams. You will also lead the regular modeling and reporting of underwriting performance, offering recommendations based on emerging trends, and contributing underwriting insights to financial forecasts, including annual budgets and interim reforecasts. Furthermore, you will establish pricing structures to meet cost and margin targets through accurate costing and modeling, conduct advanced data analysis using SQL, Excel, and Power BI to identify trends and inform recommendations, and ensure adherence to data governance and quality standards. Driving process improvements through automation and enhanced analytics is also a key aspect of this position.
Requirements
- Experience in a commercially focused underwriting or analytical role
- Numerate degree (UK 2:1 / US GPA 3.3+) or equivalent
- Strong grasp of financial modelling, forecasting, and pricing fundamentals
- Advanced analytical skills with large datasets, using Excel
- Proficiency in data analysis/mining tools
- Critical thinking and problem‑solving skills
- Strong commercial acumen
- Effective stakeholder management and influencing skills
Nice To Haves
- Understanding of extended warranty products
- Experience with SQL, Jira, Power BI
Responsibilities
- Support delivery of strategic Underwriting objectives within the FY27 OKRs
- Produce profitability and pricing projections for new and existing products
- Provide rating and proposition rules to client‑facing teams
- Lead regular modelling and reporting of underwriting performance
- Recommend actions in response to emerging trends
- Contribute underwriting inputs to financial forecasts, including annual budgets and interim reforecasts
- Set pricing structures that ensure products meet cost and margin targets through accurate costing and modelling
- Conduct advanced data analysis (SQL, Excel, Power BI) to identify trends and inform recommendations
- Ensure compliance with data governance and quality standards
- Drive process improvements through automation and enhanced analytics
Benefits
- Permanent Position
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
