Senior Surety Manager

Atradius

The Atradius Group provides trade credit insurance surety and collections services worldwide and has a presence through 160 offices in 52 countries. The products offered by Atradius protect companies around the world against the default risks associated with selling goods and services on credit.

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Surety

Job Description

Atradius is entering the Canadian Surety market and is actively recruiting for a Surety professional based in Toronto. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the introduction and development of an established product within a new market. The role will have overall accountability for leading Surety Canada and shaping its growth and market presence.

The ideal candidate will bring an entrepreneurial mindset strong leadership capability and demonstrated success in relationship management and business acquisition. This role requires a selfstarter with a clear vision the drive to deliver high performance and the ability to build a new operation from the ground up.


In this position your key responsibilities will be:

• Lead and oversee Surety operations in Canada.
• Establish the Canadian Surety office including operational setup and market entry activities.
• Drive acquisition of new customers both directly and through broker relationships.
• Build and manage strong relationships with brokers customers and key stakeholders.
• Achieve and exceed annual performance targets while managing within established budgets.
• Recruit and develop team members as the business grows.
• Draft and implement procedures and operational frameworks.
• Deliver key milestones within short timeframes to support successful market entry and sustainable growth.

What qualification should you have The ideal candidate will have the following profile:

• Surety Canada underwriting experience and/or equivalent surety related business experience preferred such as commercial/investment banking private equity or other analytical financial industries.
• Specific experience of participating in/running major financial services/insurance business lines teams or business units directly and via brokers at a senior level. Solid experience in credit analysis.
• Strong numeracy oral and written communication (i.e. report writing) skills.
• Excellent leadership visioning and relationship management skills able to make recommendations and consistently deliver results backed up by appropriate information and data.
• Ability to start up and drive acquisition of new customers working under own initiative ensuring a clear understanding and focus ins kept to the task at hand. Professional confident sociable pragmatic trustworthy and committed. Determination to deliver the introduction and growth of Surety business in the Canadian market.
• Experience in managing a team or business units.
• Qualified to at least Degree level within Finance Economics Business or equivalent.
• Ability to travel is required for this role.

We reserve the right to close vacancies early if we receive a high number of quality applications. Therefore we encourage you to apply early.

What do we offer

• Competitive Salary: $250000 annually with a 25% bonus potential.
• Paid Time Off: 3 weeks vacation 8 floating holidays 6 sick days maternity and parental leave office closure holidays.
• Flexible Working: Hybrid model with 3 days remote and 2 days onsite.
• Insurance: Medical and dental plans with shared premiums Vision Disability and Life Insurance fully paid by company.
• Retirement Plan: with 100% company match up to 6% of salary contributions and annual profit share pre-tax and Roth options.
• For more information check out our career page at: United States - Working at Atradius

Equal opportunities for all

The success of our organization stands with the quality of our people and the ideas they have. Insights and innovative solutions for our customers are the result of an interplay of cultures knowledge and experience. That is why diversity is extremely important to Atradius. To ensure that all colleagues within Atradius can develop their qualities we promote an inclusive culture in which everyone feels involved and valued. We encourage and welcome everyone to apply to our positions.

Do you have any questions about our offer
Susan PAULSON Human Resources is available by e-mail

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