SVP, Portfolio Management
About The Position
The SVP, Portfolio Management is a dynamic leadership role with P&L accountability for a multiline property and casualty portfolio of approximately $8 billion. Reporting to the Chief Underwriting Officer, this leader combines expertise in portfolio management, pricing, and analytics with leadership, collaboration, and influence skills to drive profitable growth for the division. The Portfolio Management team manages portfolio health across the digital business through upper middle market, with accountability for new business, pricing, rate and retention management, and account retention. The leader oversees the team, establishes a consistent operating process, prioritizes efforts, and provides clear and regular reporting. The title may be flexible based on the candidate’s experience.
Requirements
- At least 10 years of technical underwriting experience and portfolio management experience in the insurance industry.
- Track record of managing a profitable portfolio and demonstrating portfolio actions developed to maintain and grow profitability.
- Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to foster a collaborative, high-performance work environment that supports strategic business objectives.
- Advanced portfolio analysis skills, including identifying areas of concern and improvement through data analysis and implementing action steps to address vulnerabilities.
- Ability to think strategically and translate business objectives into effective action.
- Strong interpersonal, organizational, analytical, and negotiation skills, with advanced influence management and communication skills.
- Ability to interact effectively with internal and external business partners at all levels and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead prioritization efforts to ensure focus on critical business needs.
- Manage portfolio resources to ensure the team is allocated appropriately based on business needs.
- Oversee the Decision Management Group process, ensuring decisions involve the appropriate constituents, include proper analysis, and are implemented and measured.
- Ensure prompt and effective execution of portfolio management strategies and measure outcomes against expectations.
- Ensure consistent and clear deliverables across teams.
- Collaborate with the Portfolio Insights team to access needed data sets and ensure consistent visualization and tool sets.
- Partner closely with the Lines of Business, Industry Practices, Small and Lower Middle Market, and Field leadership.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package.
- May be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
No Education Listed
