Head of Exposure Management

This is a senior leadership role responsible for setting and embedding the exposure management agenda across WTWs Insurance Consulting & Technology (ICT) business. The role shapes how exposure management is integrated into underwriting portfolio management and risk decision making for clients across the London Market international specialty insurance sectors and General Insurance carriers.

You will lead WTWs exposure management capability beyond remediation or regulatory response establishing a forward looking market credible point of view on exposure aggregation and systemic risk. Climate analytics form one component of the remit but the focus is firmly on enterprise exposure management across property and non property portfolios.

The Role

As Head of Exposure Management you will:

• Set the strategic direction for exposure management across WTW ICT defining frameworks methodologies and best practice across property and nonproperty classes.
• Shape how exposure management informs underwriting strategy portfolio construction and risk appetite rather than operating as a standalone technical function.
• Lead the development and evolution of WTWs exposure management offerings including catastrophe aggregation and systemic risk analytics ensuring they remain relevant credible and commercially impactful.
• Provide senior oversight and judgement on complex exposure topics including catastrophe risk casualty and liability aggregation cyber and systemic risks such as climate change supply chain disruption and clash.
• Act as a senior market representative for WTW contributing to industry dialogue and maintaining strong credibility with insurers reinsurers model vendors and regulators.
• Oversee governance oversight and regulatorydriven exposure requirements (e.g. Lloyds PRA) ensuring these are addressed pragmatically and proportionately within broader exposure strategies.
• Lead develop and inspire a highperforming team of exposure management professionals setting clear direction standards and expectations.

You will operate at the intersection of exposure underwriting portfolio management and risk working collaboratively across WTW and with clients to:

• Advise senior client stakeholders and internal leadership on exposuredriven tradeoffs priorities and decisions.
• Translate complex exposure and modelling insight into clear actionable recommendations for executive audiences.
• Partner with underwriting capital pricing reserving and risk teams to ensure exposure considerations are embedded into decisionmaking processes.
• Engage constructively with regulators model vendors and market bodies where appropriate bringing balanced judgement and commercial awareness.
• Sponsor and steer priority client engagements thematic reviews and internal initiatives that advance WTWs exposure management capability.

Thought Leadership & Market Presence

• Define and champion WTWs exposure management point of view in the market.
• Lead or sponsor the development of thought leadership research and market insight that positions WTW as a trusted authority in exposure and portfolio risk.
• Represent WTW in senior industry forums working groups and client discussions building longterm credibility and influence.

This role offers the opportunity to:

• Shape how exposure management is practised and valued across the business and the wider market.
• Move beyond fixing broken processes into strategic influence and industry leadership.
• Work at senior level across underwriting risk and portfolio decisionmaking.
• Build and lead a marketcredible exposure management capability within WTW.

What youll bring

Were looking for an established exposure management leader with recent credible London Market or specialty insurance experience who brings both technical judgement and strong market presence.

Essential experience and capabilities:

• Significant seniorlevel experience in exposure management within the London Market or specialty insurance sector with responsibility spanning property and nonproperty portfolios.
• A strong understanding of exposure management frameworks aggregation tolerance monitoring and portfoliolevel risk considerations.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders across underwriting portfolio management risk and actuarial functions.
• Experience leading and developing teams of technical specialists setting direction rather than simply delivering analysis.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to convey complex exposure issues clearly and confidently to executive and boardlevel audiences.
• Sound understanding of regulatory expectations relevant to exposure management (e.g. Lloyds PRA) applied with commercial pragmatism.

Desirable experience:

• Familiarity with catastrophe models and their strengths and limitations including experience forming independent views of risk.
• Exposure to capital modelling technical pricing reserving or portfolio optimisation in a commercial insurance context.
• Experience engaging with model vendors regulators or market bodies.
• Understanding of climate risk ESG considerations and systemic risk as part of broader exposure management.

What we offer

Enjoy a benefits package designed to help you thrive both professionally and personally. Youll receive 25 days of annual leave plus an extra WTW day to relax and recharge. Our comprehensive health and wellbeing offering includes private healthcare life insurance group income protection and regular health assessments all giving you peace of mind. Secure your future with our defined contribution pension scheme featuring matched contributions up to 10% from the company.

We support your growth and balance with hybrid working options access to an employee assistance programme and a fully paid volunteer day to make a difference in your community. On top of these you can opt into a variety of additional perks including an electric vehicle car scheme share scheme cycle-to-work programme dental and optical cover critical illness protection and much more. Start making the most of your career and wellbeing with a range of benefits tailored for you.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Were committed to equal employment opportunity and provide application interview and workplace adjustments and accommodations to all applicants. If you foresee any barriers from the application process through to joining WTW please