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Job description
Portfolio Alignment & Strategic Contribution
The North America Programs team provides underwriting capacity and strategic partnership to leading Program Administrators (MGAs/MGUs) across Property, Casualty and professional lines.
The Program Strategy & Portfolio Development Lead plays a critical role in shaping the composition and direction of the Programs portfolio by leading front-end opportunity triage, portfolio alignment, and strategic deployment of capacity.
This role serves as the initial gateway for all new program opportunities, combining targeted market engagement with disciplined evaluation to ensure alignment with underwriting appetite, risk tolerance, and portfolio objectives.
Beyond origination, the role provides a portfolio-wide lens on opportunity selection, helping guide where and how the organization deploys capital across segments, partners, and structures.
This position works closely with the Head/CUO of Programs and Heads of Property, Casualty, and Professional Programs to ensure consistent, high-quality opportunity selection and strategic coherence across the portfolio.
This position reports to Chief Underwriting Officer, Programs Americas.
What You’ll Be Doing
Opportunity Triage & Portfolio Gatekeeping (Core Focus)
Lead initial evaluation of all new program submissions, acting as the central triage function for the Programs portfolio
Assess strategic fit, underwriting quality, structure, and economics relative to portfolio needs and risk appetite
Identify key risks, structural concerns (e.g., CAT aggregation, selection bias, limits, price, compressed layers), and diligence priorities
Produce concise 1–2 page evaluation memos and deal snapshots for leadership forums
Establish consistent “go / caution / no-go” frameworks for opportunity filtering
Portfolio Strategy & Capacity Deployment
Evaluate opportunities in the context of portfolio composition, diversification, and accumulation management
Support disciplined allocation of capacity toward highest-risk-adjusted-return opportunities
Highlight portfolio gaps, concentration risks, and strategic growth areas
Provide input into annual and forward-looking portfolio strategy
Targeted Origination & Market Engagement
Drive a focused origination approach aligned to priority segments and strategic themes.
Build market intelligence across the programs universe.
Support conference strategy (e.g., Target Markets, WSIA) with a clear targeting framework
Maintain a structured view of priority partners and target segments
Deal Framing & Internal Alignment
Translate external opportunities into clear internal business cases
Prepare concise deal summaries outlining structure, economics, key risks, and strategic rationale
Align early with underwriting, actuarial, and CUO leadership to shape opportunities prior to full diligence
Act as the central conduit between market-facing activity and underwriting decision-making
Pipeline Oversight & Decision Analytics
Maintain ownership of the new business pipeline with a focus on quality, not just volume
Track and report key metrics, including:
Submission quality and strategic alignment
Conversion rates and hit ratios
Speed and efficiency of decision-making
Expected vs. bound premium
Provide forward-looking pipeline insights, not just reporting
Market Intelligence & Strategic Insight
Develop a forward-looking view of the programs landscape, including:
Emerging MGAs and new program structures
Challenging capacity flows and underwriting trends
M&A and platform consolidation
Translate insights into actionable recommendations for portfolio positioning and appetite refinement
Portfolio Alignment & Strategic Contribution
Ensure new opportunities support long-term portfolio construction goals, not just near-term growth
Provide a consistent framework for evaluating risk vs. return across diverse programs
Contribute to broader Programs strategy across:
Distribution strategy
Product development gaps
Partner selection
Governance & Underwriting Discipline
Reinforce early clarity around:
Delegated authority scope
Data/reporting requirements
Underwriting governance expectations
Ensure only opportunities that meet minimum standards of transparency, control, and discipline progress forward
Drive consistency in how opportunities are assessed, documented, and presented
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Worksite address
new york, NY, 10261, US
Who can apply
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