About the role
My client is seeking an experienced Underwriting Performance Manager to support the Underwriting Portfolio Director in leading a portfolio within the Underwriting Management function of a Lloyd’s managing agency environment. This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for performance oversight across a subset of managed Lloyd’s syndicates, driving business planning, and developing a high-performing team of analysts and assistants.
What you’ll do
1. Drive performance oversight for a portfolio of Lloyd’s syndicates—monitor results vs. plan, diagnose deviations, and implement corrective actions.
2. Lead the business planning cycle end-to-end, coordinating submissions with syndicate stakeholders, internal functions, and Lloyd’s to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and validation.
3. Act as the key interface between the managing agency, managed clients, and Lloyd’s on planning, strategy, and underwriting performance.
4. Provide strategic portfolio insights that influence planning and decision-making at senior levels.
5. Enhance MI and reporting—partner with MI & Analytics to evolve underwriting reporting, dashboards, and performance packs.
6. Oversee regulatory deliverables—ensure accurate, relevant data for underwriting-related Lloyd’s returns within deadlines.
7. Represent underwriting at relevant boards and committees; brief the Underwriting Portfolio Director and CUO as required.
8. Act as SME on underwriting performance for business projects and cross-functional initiatives.
9. Lead and develop the team—coach analysts/assistants, build capability, and drive a culture of high standards and continuous improvement.
10. Support new syndicate onboarding with a focus on underwriting strategy, performance, and planning.
11. Step in for the Underwriting Portfolio Director when required and manage key Lloyd’s and client relationships.
What you’ll bring
12. Strong understanding of Lloyd’s—how syndicates operate within the market and managing agency framework.
13. Highly numerate & precise—able to produce accurate work to tight deadlines with strong attention to detail.
14. Confident communicator—credible with senior stakeholders, comfortable presenting to management, clients, and regulators.
15. Organised & proactive—able to prioritise, manage competing deadlines, and progress issues independently while knowing when to escalate.
16. Collaborative relationship-builder with strong commercial awareness and the ability to see the bigger picture.
17. Tech-fluent—advanced Excel skills with the aptitude to learn new systems quickly.
18. Qualifications: ACII (or equivalent) preferred.