Underwriter

Primary Details

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

Permanent, full time role

Auckland based location

Hybrid working, 3 days in the office

The opportunity

• An autonomous role within a collaborative and supportive underwriting team
• Grow your leadership experience by mentoring and guiding junior Underwriters
• Based in our central Auckland office
• Enjoy hybrid working – 3 days in the office
• Happy to chat flexible working

Your new role

As a Senior Underwriter, you'll be responsible for:

• Managing a diverse commercial portfolio across Property, Motor, Liability, and Contract Engineering Works.
• This is a high-impact role where you'll help shape strategy and provide expertise to support business outcomes.
• Contribute to strategic planning, execution of policies, and balancing complex portfolios
• Coach and mentor team members to meet or exceed service standards and regional targets
• Underwriting complex risks in line with business plans and within delegated authority levels
• Building and nurturing strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders

More details and the full job profile will be shared during the interview process. Our recruitment steps include an initial phone screen with our Talent Acquisition team, followed by up to 2 interviews (either in person or online via Teams), and background checks.

About you

You're an experienced Underwriter ready to take the next step in your career. You thrive in a team environment and enjoy mentoring others, while continuing to grow your own leadership capabilities.

You’ll bring:

• Proven experience engaging with senior Insurance Brokers and presenting to clients
• A collaborative team player and ability to support team success
• Emotional intelligence, interpersonal and conflict management skills
• Excellent communication, influencing, and negotiation capabilities
• Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills

About QBE

We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.

We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

And our people will be at the centre of our success. We’re proud to work together, and encourage each other enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities.

With more than more than 11,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate and kind.

We believe this is our moment – what if it was yours too?

Your career at QBE — let’s make it happen!

www.qbe.com/nz/about-qbe/careers

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

• ‘Hybrid Working’ – a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance
• Our ‘Thriving at our Best’ wellbeing program, including free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
• 18 weeks’ gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super
• The ability to maximise retirement savings through voluntary super contributions and company matching
• Income protection, trauma insurance & Death and Total Permanent Disability insurance
• Additional leave and support through QBE’s Family Domestic Violence First Responder Network
• Discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services including benefits through our various sports and arts sponsorship partners

Rewards & Recognition

We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

• 2021 LinkedIn Top Employer & HRD Employer of Choice
• 2020 Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion and Excellence Award for Best Health & Wellbeing at the Australian HR Awards
• Gold Employer status for 4 years in a row 2019 - 2022 Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) – the definitive national benchmark on LGBTQI+ workplace inclusion
• Ranked 6th place in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2021 as voted by graduates
• Top 20 Workplaces for Dads in 2019 and 2020 (HBF Direct Advice for Dads)
• Family First accredited employer since 2021

Apply now!

APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen!

Click APPLY to submit your application. Successful applicants will need to complete work rights, police and credit checks through our online provider as a condition of employment.

QBE recognise the value of diverse perspectives and experience. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. If we can provide support with accessibility requirements and adjustments, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our employee networks at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected]

Skills:

Analytical Thinking, Communication, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Customer Value Management, Decision Making, Financial Advising, Financial Products, Insurance Underwriting, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Negotiation, Portfolio Management, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management

Application Close Date: 10/05/2025 11:59 PM

How to Apply:

To submit your application, click "Apply" and follow the step by step process.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.