Commercial Surety – Underwriting Performance Director

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Hanover

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1996

🎯 Recruiter

💼 Consulting

Recruitment • Consulting

Hanover is an executive search and talent solutions firm focused on recruiting, developing, and placing senior leaders and advisory teams, primarily within financial services. The firm offers executive search, strategic consulting on talent strategy, coaching, outplacement, board services, workshops and leadership development, and market intelligence. With offices in London, New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, Hanover partners with banks, asset managers, insurers, wealth managers, fintechs and private equity firms to support the full talent lifecycle and build diverse, high-performing leadership teams.

📋 Description

• Drive and support underwriting excellence across Commercial Surety • Manage account-level and portfolio underwriting activities with a high degree of autonomy • Develop, implement, and execute underwriting strategies with senior leadership • Serve as a technical authority and trusted advisor to underwriting teams and business leaders • Lead underwriting initiatives and projects aligned with business growth, profitability, and risk management objectives • Monitor portfolio performance, identify trends, and take appropriate underwriting actions • Participate in underwriting, compliance, and internal audits as needed • Identify and address economic, regulatory, and legal issues impacting underwriting results • Collaborate with Product, Risk Management, Actuarial, Legal, and Claims partners to support underwriting quality and innovation • Mentor and develop underwriters through coaching, guidance, and technical support • Contribute to the development and delivery of underwriting tools, resources, and training programs • Support agency engagement, market development, and key meetings through required travel • Deliver underwriting excellence, maintain standards, support portfolio profitability and growth, provide technical guidance, and develop talent

🎯 Requirements

• Significant Large Account Commercial Surety underwriting experience • 10+ years of underwriting experience in Commercial Surety • Demonstrated success in leading underwriting strategy, portfolio oversight, or underwriting excellence initiatives • Proven leadership and mentoring experience, with the ability to influence without direct authority • Strong strategic thinking, problem-solving, and execution skills • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across functions • Advanced proficiency with underwriting tools, systems, and analytical platforms • Advanced knowledge of Commercial Surety underwriting principles, practices, and risk assessment • Strong understanding of portfolio management, performance monitoring, and underwriting controls • Awareness of market trends, competitive dynamics, and regulatory requirements • Ability to evaluate complex risks and apply sound underwriting judgment • Experience leveraging underwriting systems, data, and analytics to drive decision-making • Ability to travel as needed

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements, including hybrid or fully remote work • Ability to travel as needed to support agency engagement, market development, and key meetings • Inclusive work environment • Career growth opportunities • Mentoring and professional development through coaching, guidance, technical support, tools, resources, and training programs