Underwriting Governance & Controls Quality Lead, Americas

Underwriting Governance & Controls Quality Lead, Americas

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AXA XL is focused on profitable growth through teamwork, underwriting excellence, discipline, and consistent underwriting standards. As an Americas region, we aim to outperform competitors and attract top talent.

In this role, you will support the Head of Underwriting Governance & Controls by ensuring underwriting in the region receives timely, accurate management information, analysis, and portfolio governance. You will oversee the quality review process, trend KPIs, drive remediation actions, and help ensure adherence to internal and external control and governance standards.

• Work with Americas underwriting leaders to ensure effective governance and controls
• Implement a sound control environment leveraging best practices, common processes, and technology (collaborating with Global CUOs, GIO, etc.)
• Coordinate with underwriting teams, Global CUOs and 2nd and 3rd lines of defense (Risk Management, Internal Audit) to continuously improve business processes and controls across all applicable products and functions
• Maintain the first line of defense framework to ensure compliance with underwriting governance and controls
• Support the Americas Head of Underwriting Governance & Controls by preparing communication materials for governance committees and meetings
• Focus on individual underwriting unit performance and compliance with UW controls set by GCUO and the Americas Segment Leaders
• Leverage common processes and technology to drive efficiency and simplicity across products, functions, and regions (in collaboration with Global CUO and GIO)
• Oversee the quality review process, identify thematic actions, and develop remediation recommendations
• Monitor and produce regular reports around KPIs
• Produce dashboards and scorecards to measure performance against governance and controls

• Extensive underwriting and/or audit and/or underwriting operations experience
• Good understanding of Americas underwriting regulatory and governance requirements
• Excellent stakeholder‑management and influencing skills
• Robust knowledge of underwriting operations
• Project‑management experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

AXA XL is committed to an inclusive culture. We have:

• Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity & origins, disability and inclusion with 20 chapters globally
• Robust support for flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced family‑friendly leave benefits
• Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index
• Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter

We offer competitive compensation and personalized benefits covering health, wellbeing, lifestyle and financial security. Our total rewards program is designed to support your long‑term growth and well‑being.

U.S. base salary range: USD 83,500 – 145,500. Actual pay will be determined based on skills, experience and location.

New York, NY

AXA XL is a leading global insurance and reinsurance provider. We combine capital, data and technology to create innovative solutions for clients across property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty. Sustainability is integral to our strategy, focusing on protecting ecosystems, addressing climate change, and embedding ESG into our operations.

AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, origin, marital status, religion, disability or any other protected characteristic.

Not Applicable

Full‑time

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