Commercial Lines Portfolio Management Leader - Hybrid or Remote Opportunity - Philadelphia, PA

As the Portfolio Management Leader, you will be responsible for the followin

Responsibilities: 

Positioning the portfolio for sustained long-term growth and profitability by:

• Ownership of portfolio health by:
  • Partnering with leadership to develop goals and objectives.
  • Evaluating results for the portfolio and using individual or collaborative judgment to ensure that profit and growth goals are achieved.
  • Analyzing, selecting and profitably pricing coverage for new business and determining terms and conditions for assigned agents within the portfolio.
  • Managing portfolio team’s underwriting results by tracking key metrics to achieve individual, territory and niche goals.
  • Identifying obstacles for achieving portfolio goals, determining root cause, and developing pro-active initiatives to overcome them.
  • Monitoring competitive marketplace and industry to identify opportunities and threats requiring strategic adjustments.
  • Coordinating with distribution associates on managing the relationships within the portfolio to maximize business opportunities, disseminating corporate initiatives/strategies, resolve issues, and oversee change management.
  • Communicating the overall health, stability, and opportunities.
  • Provide technical underwriting expertise to other underwriters within assigned portfolio.

• Managing relationships with key distribution partners to drive profitable portfolio growth

• Assessing the needs of the partners to formulate mutually beneficial roadmaps.
• Developing continuous pipeline of new opportunities.
• Analyzing, selecting and profitably pricing coverage for new business and determining terms and conditions for assigned agents within the portfolio.

• Cultivate a High Performing Culture

• Modeling the standard for service and responsiveness for the portfolio team.
• Must be able to clearly and concisely communicate strategy and goals, internally and externally.
• Mentoring support staff and level lower level underwriters throughout their career development.
• Identifying talent development and training needs, facilitating training for the niche, to continually develop underwriting acumen and critical thinking skills.
• Conduct peer audits and approve underwriting decisions (LOAs) for lower authority levels.
• Coordinate the training of new hires and internal promotions by providing continuous mentoring and feedback to foster successful employee development.
• Reviewing, mentoring, and approving referrals for lower authority level associates.
• Leads organizational change as the SME for initiatives or projects.
• Provide backup support for leadership in their absence or during times of increased workload.
• Perform other related work as assigned.

• Competencies and Attributes

• A portfolio management leader must be comfortable with taking ownership of the successes and failures and responsibilities of the team.
• Ability to work autonomously.
• Having strong emotional control will prevent the candidate from reacting and making decisions based on someone else’s feelings rather than facts.
• Lead with a competitive attitude will give the candidate the necessary edge to drive performance and profitability.
• Being anticipatory and decisive, prepared but confident, in decision-making without over-thinking.