Director, Portfolio Management Lead

What part will you play? If you're looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you've found it.

The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities, and you'll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We're always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs.

Join us and play your part in something special!

Meet Markel:

At Markel, we believe that what we do really matters. And that every one of us has the power to make a difference. To us, insurance is more than a piece of paper. It's a promise to help people get back on their feet. It's a commitment that gives people the courage to take chances. And in uncertain times, it's the fuel that moves the world forward.

Since the very start, we've used our ingenuity to insure risks that others can't. Finding smart solutions to complex problems, so people can live their lives and seize opportunities.

Our style is about focusing on people's needs, not just words on a page. It's about building relationships and connecting as humans. And ultimately, it's about being there for people when they need us most.

In our eyes, our journey is just beginning. Together, we're building a business that supports more people, in more places. But unlike our peers, we'll never lose our people-first focus as we grow. Because you will always be what makes Markel special. And what continues to power this business forward.

Markel Group (NYSE - MKL) is a Fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory, and investment operations around the world.

About the team:

Driving value from data is critical to delivering Markel's strategic ambitions. We are investing in our pricing and portfolio analytics capabilities so that we can deliver sharp insights to support front-end underwriting and claims teams. As part of this effort, we have centralized analytics across the U.S. and Bermuda into a unified Portfolio Analytics team.

Our Portfolio Analytics team will be free from the corporate financial calendar, aligned to regional business priorities and supporting underwriting decision-making when most needed. The Portfolio Analytics team will be comprised of analytics professionals with a wide range of technical skillsets, including actuaries, data scientists, implementation engineers, data engineers, and data visualization developers.

We envision a dynamic, underwriter-centered function that treats underwriters and regional leaders as its core customers-identifying trends early, delivering actionable insights built on reliable data, and embedding actuarial and predictive models into daily workflows.

In the Portfolio Management Lead role, you will serve as a critical bridge between the Portfolio Analytics team and our customers. You will sit within both the Portfolio Analytics team and Markel's U.S. Wholesale & Specialty business, with a dotted-line reporting relationship to Regional Presidents.

What we ask of you:

* Drive the strategic implementation of active portfolio management at the Regional & Product level across Markel US Wholesale & Specialty.

* Make appropriate recommendations and enhancements to ensure the relevant stakeholders are equipped to actively manage their portfolios.

* Bring the underwriting viewpoint via an analytical lens to conversations with actuarial and claims partners.

* Help define and actively monitor the key performance drivers with appropriate segmentation to support underwriting to drive remedial actions where necessary.

* Identify, scope, and evaluate the ROI of high‑impact analytical models and solutions; partner with the team to build and prioritize an analytics project pipeline.

* Drive underwriting engagement during the development, implementation, and adoption of strategic and predictive analytics in partnership with the broader Portfolio Analytics team. Deliver tools and insights to optimize portfolio performance and enable smarter underwriting decisions.

* Support improvements in the sophistication and adoption of…