Chief Underwriting Officer

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October 4

🗽 New York – Remote

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Ford Motor Company

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Transport • Manufacturing • Sustainability

Ford Motor Company is a globally renowned automotive company based in the United States, established by Henry Ford. The company is committed to building a better world where every individual has the freedom to move and follow their dreams. Ford is dedicated to innovation, with a focus on services, experiences, and software alongside its traditional vehicle manufacturing. The company is actively involved in sustainability initiatives and aims to meet ambitious environmental targets. Ford values service, community impact, and strives to combine business success with social and environmental responsibility. With a rich history of over 121 years, Ford continues to adapt and lead in the evolving automotive landscape.

10,000+ employees

Founded 1903

🚗 Transport

💰 Post-IPO Debt on 2023-08

📋 Description

• Primary responsibility for leading the strategic direction and operational management of the underwriting function. • Additional responsibilities include driving underwriting excellence, including general underwriting policy and underwriting management best practices. • This includes advancing underwriting profitability, governance, product and pricing strategies, adoption of new tools, data and analytics and empowering our underwriters to make informed underwriting decisions within that framework. • As a leader within the organization, this individual will help shape the overall direction of the business, identify growth opportunities, innovate our product set, anticipate, and react to market trends, and drive profitability across the portfolio.

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum of 15 years of insurance product and underwriting experience, including a minimum of 5 years of commercial auto insurance experience (while not required, experience with multi-line insurance product and underwriting is a plus) • At least five years of experience leading and developing a team, allocating resources efficiently, and setting realistic timelines • Experience building and/or leading business units with a track record of growth and profitability • Experience leveraging data driven decision making • Continuing progress toward or completion of a professional designation (e.g., CPCU, ARM) preferred • Thorough understanding of state regulations governing commercial auto policy issuance and use, including policy forms and coverage • BA/BS degree or equivalent experience • Strong problem-solving analytical and technical skills to assess risk • Proficient in underwriting and data software/analysis tools • Prior MGA experience a plus • Broad knowledge of P&C and Financial Lines underwriting • Ability to operate in a dynamic and high paced environment with a sense of urgency • Adaptable and able to manage competing priorities • Growth mindset, desire to both learn and teach • Ability to drive data analytics and make appropriate correlations on results • Ability to manage multiple projects and timelines across a variety of stakeholders to meet target deliverable deadlines • Strong communications skills both written and oral. Ability to concisely provide executive summaries to senior management as needed • Experience in corporate governance and controls management including exposure to a wide variety of systems • Wide variety of assignments in operational workflow reviews and systems a plus • Experience in corporate governance controls and supporting infrastructure • Well, organized with relentless attention to detail • Self-motivated • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment • Action oriented and strong work ethic

🏖️ Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage • Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare and more • Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more • Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases • Tuition assistance • Established and active employee resource groups • Paid time off for individual and team community service • A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day • Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.