Head of Underwriting Governance and Controls - Contract

You will establish a lean but effective First Line of Defence (FLOD) capability that will give Underwriting Leadership the oversight and assurance they need to effectively and efficiently manage risk across the taxonomy. About the role Embed and own the Risk and Control Matrix for Underwriting; ensure risks are well understood and ownership is clear, ensure inherent risk is quantified, risk appetite is defined and ensure adequate controls are operating effectively to bring residual risk into appetiteEstablish efficient governance that allows the Underwriting leadership team to see an aggregated view of the risks they are accountable for and how effectively controls are mitigating those risks, supplemented by other Key Risk Indicators (e.g. audit points) that facilitates timely and effective management interventions Build an assurance framework that ensure the ongoing effectiveness of the Risk and Control matrix and highlights any corrective actions needed Establish an effective FLOD operating model; centralizing control operation where it is beneficial to do so and ensuring oversight and assurance where it makes more sense to for controls to be operated by specialist functions Ensure we can evidence an effective UW FLOD About you Must be able to engage with multiple levels of management and stakeholders – both internal and external, and influence them to drive change Highly organised with the ability to balance competing priorities and work to meet tight deadlines Able to work with a level of autonomy and pro-activity Resilient and able to operate effectively and accurately under pressure Good communications skills, courtesy and patience Confident, energetic and assertive Ability to understand their work in the broader context of CFC’s strategy Core Values Love what you do: We show up each day ready to take on the world. Our passion and intensity set us apart and makes the difference to our colleagues, customers, brokers and carriers. Challenge everything: We’re never afraid to question the way that things are done and we constantly challenge ourselves and others to makes things better. Have fun, be good: Insurance is a serious business, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We make it fun to work at CFC, we welcome all viewpoints, and we treat everyone how we would expect to be treated.