Assistant Vice President, Energy

**Job Duties**
- Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with brokers and clients to facilitate the marketing and sale and training of the Liberty brand and products.
- Reviewing, rating and underwriting target new business and renewal business in line with Liberty’s quality selection and adequate pricing guidelines.
- Executing selling & negotiation strategies to ensure profitability & growth of specialty product line(s).
- Ensuring the provision of an excellent underwriting service to the broker community both personally and through the supervision of underwriting employees.
- Contributing to an effective team environment by interacting professionally with all team members and providing development, support and assistance as required.
- Manage team of direct reports effectively by setting appropriate goals, providing regular coaching and feedback, identifying development gaps, mentoring and leading by example whilst ensuring adequate communication across the team.
- Providing strategic input into product development and marketing plans.
- Reviewing and negotiating policy terms and conditions, assisting with policy wordings and endorsements.
- Preparing branch and portfolio reports for dissemination to senior management.
- Participating in the execution of marketing plans.
- Representing Liberty at industry social events, conferences and other relevant market related presentations.
- Compile and present training to brokers and industry stakeholders on relevant topics as required.
- Building the Liberty Brand and own profile within the market.
- Working closely with claims department, risk management and all other key internal stakeholders to promote Liberty’s “integrated business unit approach” and ensure seamless delivery of underwriting services.
- Liaise with Business Operations and Compliance regarding streamlining administrative processes and creating efficiencies
- Coordination of and administering work flow via Processing Services Team (PST)
- Managing and maintaining the Online Quotation System and Certificate Issuance System
- Articulating Liberty’s value proposition and testing rating elasticity during the underwriting process
- Providing input into the financial and strategic planning process relative to the product line.
- Acting as a referral point to other relevant employees within the department.
- Providing technical training and guidance to underwriters and senior underwriters

**Experience and Qualifications**
- Significant previous relevant experience in the General (non-Life) Insurance industry.
- Significant previous relevant experience in an aligned role with a broker or insurance company.
- HSC (or equivalent) essential.
- Tertiary qualifications in a related discipline would be desirable.
- Technical Underwriting Skills
- Highly proficient relationship building and influencing skills
- Highly developed verbal and written communications and presentation skills
- Extensive negotiation skills and selling skills
- Extensive decision making skills
- Demonstrated ability to drive for results
- Strong organizational skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Proven ability to manage and grow a successful profitable portfolio
- Strong business acumen skills and financial skills
- Strong strategic agility skills
- Strong leadership skills
- Proven ability to manage people and build successful teams
- Proven ability to develop direct reports
- Highly proficient interpersonal and emotional intelligence skills