Transactional Lead

Primary Details Time Type: Full time Worker Type: Employee The purpose of this role is to provide strategic direction for underwriting portfolios in the region, ensuring growth and profitability. This role involves managing a team of underwriters, writing guidelines, underwriting complex new businesses, and offering specialist advice. Additionally, the role is responsible for building and maintaining broker relationships, applying technical expertise, contributing to business results, and staying informed about industry standards and new product introductions. The Opportunity The Transaction Liability Underwriting Lead provides strategic direction for underwriting portfolios in the region, with a focus on growth, profitability, and risk management in the M&A insurance space. This role develops underwriting guidelines, underwrites complex new business (including warranty & indemnity and tax liability insurance), and offers specialist advice. This role is responsible for building and maintaining broker and client relationships, applying technical expertise, contributing to business results, and staying abreast of industry standards and new product developments in transaction liability insurance. Your new role Underwriting Leadership & Standardisation Lead and influence the standardisation of underwriting across transaction liability products by defining risk assessment parameters and setting quality service standards. Oversee the underwriting of representations & warranties (R&W), warranty & indemnity (W&I), tax liability, and contingent liability insurance policies for M&A transactions across multiple sectors and jurisdictions. Structure and negotiate bespoke policies with lawyers, brokers, and clients, both domestically and internationally. Relationship Management Develop and maintain strong relationships with brokers, lawyers, bankers, and clients to drive new business opportunities and win new accounts. Establish and strengthen stakeholder relationships to maximise influence and achieve business objectives. Business Planning & Delivery Support the development and execution of the annual business plan for the transaction liability portfolio. Contribute to the team's business plan to maximise productivity and performance. Compliance & Risk Management Ensure compliance with underwriting guidelines and conduct regular portfolio reviews. Effectively assess and price risks, considering factors such as business sector, deal structure, jurisdiction, and indemnification obligations. Technical Expertise & Due Diligence Act as a technical expert, supporting the identification of issues and opportunities within the transaction liability space. Manage and evaluate due diligence, review transaction materials, and provide preliminary terms for M&A transactions. Market Awareness & Innovation Maintain awareness of competitive market dynamics and emerging risks in transaction liability insurance. Monitor market trends and adjust underwriting strategies to address evolving risks and regulatory changes. Learning & Development Continually develop expertise and technical knowledge through appropriate learning and development activities. Mentor and coach junior underwriters to build team capability. Resource Management Manage resources across the team to ensure business requirements and service standards are achieved. About QBE What if you could have a positive impact - at work and in the world? At QBE, we're enabling a more resilient future - for our customers, communities, environment, and for our people. We're building momentum to achieve something significant and know our people are at the centre of our success. Our industry offers interesting and varied careers where you can help people to protect what matters most. As part of the QBE team, you'll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind. And with more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, our scale means we're big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact. QBE Asia's operations is part of the QBE International Division, and has had a presence in Asia for more than 130 years with offices in: Singapore, Hong Kong & Macau, Malaysia and Vietnam. We continue to be recognised for our ongoing focus on digital innovation to deliver exceptional value and operational excellence for our customers, business partners, people and the community. We support ESG efforts through the QBE Foundation, which helps to create strong, resilient and inclusive communities, by focusing investment and efforts on two key areas where we believe we can have the greatest impact - climate resilience and inclusion. Benefits Excited to share our comprehensive benefits package at QBE Flex and hybrid working options Work from home policy Paternity leaves matching with maternity leave ♀ Well-being programs Pensions Medical benefits Globally, access to online learning via LinkedIn Learning On top of annual leaves, 3 additional days off (Family care leaves) Study leave Marriage leave Internal Appreciation program with points to redeem nice merchandize and life experiences Join us and enjoy a work environment that values your well-being and personal growth #EmployeeBenefits #WorkLifeBalance #CareerDevelopment Join us now, so you can be part of our success - and we can be part of yours. Your career at QBE - Let's make it happen. Global Disclaimer The duties listed in this job description do not limit the assignment of work. They are not to be construed as a complete list of the duties normally to be performed in the position or those occasionally assigned outside an employee's normal duties. Our Group Code of Ethics and Conduct addresses the responsibilities we all have at QBE to our company, to each other and to our customers, suppliers, communities and governments. It provides clear guidance to help us to make good judgement calls. Skills: Analytical Thinking, Coaching for success, Communication, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Financial Advising, Influencing, Insurance Underwriting, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Navigating ambiguity, Policy Development, Portfolio Management, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management How to Apply: To submit your application, click "Apply" and follow the step by step process. Equal Employment Opportunity: QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.