AVP, Product & Portfolio Manager
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Job Location:
Minneapolis, MN - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Department:
Job Summary
Company Details
Berkley Technology Underwriters is a global insurance provider offering property casualty professional and cyber insurance coverage for technology companies.
Responsibilities
The Product & Portfolio Manager will lead strategy and manage the performance of our core domestic commercial lines: Commercial Property Commercial General Liability Commercial Auto Commercial Umbrella and Workers Compensation. They will serve as the leader of one or more assigned line(s) responsible for the full spectrum of product and portfolio management. This includes driving underwriting strategy and standards pricing strategy reinsurance strategy and overall line performance analysis and insights. This position will be considered the expert and trusted advisor to the broader organization for their line(s) of business as well as a key architect of our underwriting guidelines appetite and risk selection criteria ensuring they evolve with market dynamics and reflect our values of curiosity agility and excellence.
- Strategic Line Ownership: Serve as the strategic leader for your line(s) accountable for performance profitability and underwriting excellence. Develop and continuously refine strategies aligned with BTUs Vision Mission Values and Objectives & Key Results.
- Portfolio Management: Lead quarterly line performance reviews identify trends and recommend actionable insights to improve profitability and growth.
- Underwriting Strategy: Develop and maintain underwriting guidelines appetite risk selection criteria and associated documentation (pricing tools underwriting templates supplemental applications etc.).
- Reinsurance Strategy: Manage reinsurance considerations for your line(s) including exposure management expense optimization and use of corporate treaties semi-automatic facilities and individual placements.
- Training & Quality: Serve as the expert-in-residence for your line(s)supporting training conducting underwriting quality reviews and mentoring underwriters.
- Segment Leadership (optional based on experience): Lead one of our industry segments overseeing strategy and performance across all lines within that segment.
- Innovation & Agility: Help us operate more like a tech companyleveraging data automation and design thinking to challenge traditional insurance models.
May perform other functions as assigned
Qualifications
- Underwriting Expertise: Your peers and others would consider you a skilled commercial P&C underwriter with deep knowledge of one or more core lines. 5 years of commercial P&C underwriting experience required.
- Experience in industry specialization -- and specifically the technology sector a plus.
- CPCU or other industry designations a plus
- Curiosity & Courage: You ask why before assuming how and youre not afraid to challenge the status quo.
- Leadership & Influence: You have experience leading initiatives mentoring others and serving as a trusted advisor.
- Strategic Mindset: You are a strategic thinker who thrives on data trends and performance metrics. You can demonstrate your proven ability to think critically connect dots and drive long-term strategy.
- Data Fluency: You find yourself comfortable working with and transforming data to inform decisions and tell compelling performance stories. Strong data skills required; advanced Excel SQL PowerBI or other skills a plus.
Education
Four-year college degree or equivalent experience
Additional Company Details
We do not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiting agencies or firms.
The company offers a competitive compensation plan and robust benefits package for full time regular employees including:
Base Salary Range: $$125k - $175k
Benefits include Health dental vision dental life disability wellness paid time off 401(k) and profit-sharing plans
The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors including the scope complexity and location of the role; the skills education training credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment.
Additional Requirements
Sponsorship Details
Required Experience:
Exec
Key Skills
- Project / Program Management
- Project Portfolio Management
- Portfolio Management
- Credit Analysis
- Banking
- Pricing
- Analysis Skills
- Project Management
- Financial Analysis
- Budgeting
- Property Management
- Contracts
About Company
Berkley is a leader in commercial lines insurance, with over 60+ specialized businesses - each with deep expertise in an industry, product, or regional niche.
