About this role
Manager, Underwriting Portfolio Management About the Role As an Underwriting Portfolio Manager, you will deliver analysis, conclusions and recommendations that shape the underwriting portfolio, inform capital allocation, support capacity decisions and drive portfolio-steering actions. This is a hands-on analytical role. You will work directly with underwriting data in Palantir and other analytical platforms to investigate portfolio questions, test hypotheses, assess trade-offs and translate evidence into clear portfolio recommendations. You will be expected to form a point of view and remain involved through decision-making, implementation and impact assessment. The role is not limited to coordinating planning processes, preparing presentations or commissioning analysis from engineering colleagues. Key Responsibilities - Own and deliver the Group's underwriting portfolio plan, including the Target Liability Portfolio and Group Capital Allocation Strategy, translating Group objectives, risk appetite, financial ambition and market conditions into explicit portfolio choices. - Assess portfolio economics, risk, return, diversification and capital consumption to produce clear capacity, allocation and steering recommendations. - Work directly with Palantir and other analytical platforms to test hypotheses, interpret underwriting performance and exposure data, and form robust portfolio conclusions. - Identify material risks, concentrations, dependencies and opportunities early enough to drive meaningful management action. - Translate analysis into specific steering actions, support governance decisions, track implementation and adjust where outcomes are not being achieved. - Partner with portfolio engineering, data and analytics colleagues to improve tools, workflows and decision-support capabilities. - Communicate clear recommendations to underwriting, finance, risk, capital management and senior leadership, while developing team capa...