AgriSompo National Underwriting Operations Specialist

Sompo has a unique opportunity for a National Underwriting Operations Specialist in our Agri Sompo National Underwriting Department team.

Sompo has a unique opportunity for a National Underwriting Operations Specialist in our Agri Sompo National Underwriting Department team. National Underwriting Operations Specialist supports underwriting consistency, operational efficiency, and employee development through training, system support, and regional underwriting assistance. The role serves as a national resource to help underwriting teams strengthen system proficiency, underwriting knowledge, process consistency, and adoption of national standards across all regions.

This position also partners with Product Owners and System Support teams to support training, system enhancements, issue resolution, testing, and underwriting-related initiatives.

Location:

This position can be based out of our Lenexa KS, Topeka KS, Fargo ND, Batesville MS, our Lubbock TX office or remote. We strive for collaboration which is why we offer a work environment where our employees thrive and develop long lasting careers.

• Deliver underwriting training and onboarding for new and existing underwriting employees.
• Strengthen underwriting knowledge, system proficiency, and procedural consistency across regions.
• Develop, maintain, and improve training materials, job aids, and process documentation.
• Provide underwriting oversight and review of underwriting-facing training content.
• Reinforce national underwriting standards, service expectations, and best practices.
• Serve as a resource for underwriting system functionality, workflow questions, and operational guidance.
• Partner with Product Owners and System Support on underwriting requirements, enhancements, and process improvements.

• Bachelors degree in Business, Agriculture Education, Insurance is preferred, or equivalent related experience.
• 5 plus years of MPCI underwriting experience with strong knowledge of underwriting systems, procedures, handbooks, provisions, and related resources.
• Experience training, mentoring, developing employees, supporting regional underwriting operations, and working across functional teams is also preferred, along with a practical understanding of underwriting workflows, documentation requirements, and service expectations.
• Strong knowledge of MPCI underwriting procedures, crop insurance resources, operating systems, and underwriting workflows, with the ability to translate complex concepts into practical, easy-to-understand guidance.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence outcomes, support process improvements, and work effectively across underwriting, Product Owner, and System Support teams.
• Ability to travel up to 25%

Actual compensation for this role will depend on several factors including the cost of living associated with your work location, your qualifications, skills, competencies, and relevant experience. At Sompo, we recognize that the talent, skills, and commitment of our employees drive our success. This is why we offer competitive, high-quality compensation and benefit programs to eligible employees. Our compensation program is built on a foundation that promotes a pay-for-performance culture, resulting in higher incentive awards, on average, when the Company does well and lower incentive awards when the Company under performs.

The total compensation opportunity for all regular, full-time employees is a combination of base salary and incentives that gets adjusted upfront based on overall Company performance with final awards based on individual performance.

We continuously evaluate and update our benefit programs to ensure that our plans remain competitive and meet the needs of our employees and their dependents. Below is a summary of our current comprehensive U.S. benefit programs:

• Two medical plans to choose from, including a Traditional PPO & a Consumer Driven Health Plan with a Health Savings account providing a competitive employer contribution
• Pharmacy benefits with mail order options
• Dental benefits including orthodontia benefits for adults and children
• Vision benefits
• Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Company-paid Life & AD&D benefits, including the option to purchase Supplemental life coverage for employee, spouse & children
• Company-paid Disability benefits with very competitive salary…