Delegated Governance Strategy Lead

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Reporting to the Head of Quality and Delegated Governance, the Delegated Governance Lead will be responsible for supporting the organization's Delegated Underwriting Authority (DUA) arrangements. This role will partner with underwriters, business leaders and stakeholders to evaluate, onboard, cultivate and manage a diverse portfolio of partnerships that advance Global Specialty's delegated underwriting strategy and service objectives.

• Collaborate with business units and key stakeholders to evaluate, perform due diligence and implement new delegated relationships.
• Partner with the business unit delegated program leads and stakeholders throughout the organization to monitor, govern, evaluate, and assess the performance of existing programs.
• Ensure profitability and set and attain growth and rate targets through the review and coordination of the end-to-end underwriting program administration requirements.
• Develop and maintain delegated program monitoring and governance tools to proactively monitor the progress of the programs, handling escalations, assisting in resolving issues, identifying booking errors, developing and enforcing corrective actions when required in conjunction with the necessary Global Specialty business partners and key stakeholders across the organization (i.e. Actuary, Finance, Legal, Agency Compensation, IT, etc.).
• Engage and influence leadership to drive execution of both short and long term priorities aligned with strategic objectives for delegated authority arrangements.
• Coordinate with the international delegated team to promote consistency in delegated governance and reporting.
• Collaborate closely with the Quality Management team to ensure timely and thorough completion of Delegated Underwriting Authority quality reviews.
• Represent The Hartford at MGA-related conferences and events to enhance visibility and leadership in the delegated space.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience, with focus and experience in a variety of Casualty and Property Lines a plus
• Strong project management, negotiation, influencing, critical thinking and analytical skills
• Demonstrate strategic thinking as well as "roll up your sleeves" action with strong multi-tasking ability
• Ability to influence diverse teams and building strong relationships with business partners and leadership team
• Ability to collaborate with and understand the needs of senior leadership and their staff and translating those needs into actions
• Ability to absorb multi-disciplinary input and translate into effective actions
• Demonstrate strong data analytic skills and familiarity with key business tools and data management systems
• Understanding of the underwriting processes, inclusive of information risk analysis, rating methodology, underwriting guidelines and risk decision making, insurance coverage terms and conditions, and document administration (i.e. Quotes, Binders, Policy)
• Superior oral and written communications skills
• Strong presentation skills
• Ability to collaborate to drive effective partnerships and deliver successful business outcomes
• Bachelor's degree