Senior Underwriting Operations Governance Specialist

AXA SA$109K — $182K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Good understanding of Americas underwriting regulatory requirements
  • Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
  • Strong knowledge of underwriting operations
  • Project management capability
  • Extensive experience in underwriting, underwriting operations, or audit preferred

Responsibilities

  • Work with Americas underwriting leaders to ensure effective governance and controls
  • Implement a sound control environment using best practices and technology
  • Coordinate with various leaders to improve business processes and controls
  • Assist in maintaining compliance with underwriting governance and controls
  • Focus on business unit compliance with underwriting controls set by leadership
  • Leverage processes and technology to drive efficiency across functions
  • Manage scheduling and staff backup effectively

Benefits

  • Enterprise retirement savings plan
  • Health and wellness programs
  • Learning opportunities for professional skills development
  • Support for career progression
  • Comprehensive benefits package
Full Job Description
As the Underwriting Governance & Controls Senior Analyst in the Americas region you will embody these values. Your primary role will be to support the Governance Operations Manager by ensuring that underwriting in the region is provided with timely, accurate and complete management information, analysis and portfolio management. You will also be responsible for ensuring that underwriting activities adhere to internal and external (including regulatory) control and governance standards. The role requires a proven ability to positively and effectively manage a complex blend of global and regional priorities and agendas, while driving consistency of approach and efficiencies.

What you'll be DOING

What will your essential responsibilities include?
  • Work with Americas underwriting leaders, with minimal oversight, to ensure effective governance and controls
  • Implement a sound control environment by leveraging good practices, common processes and technology (collaborating with Global CUO's, GIO etc.)
  • Co-ordinate with Americas CUO, Business Unit Heads and 2nd and 3rd lines of defense (Risk Management, Internal audit) to continuously improve business processes and controls (first line of defense) across all applicable products and functions
  • Assist in maintaining the first line of defense framework and processes to ensure compliance with underwriting governance and controls.
  • Focus on the individual business unit compliance with UW controls set by GCUO and the Americas Segment Leaders.
  • Leverages common processes and technology to drive efficiency and simplicity across products and functions, and where applicable across regions (in collaboration with Global CUO and GIO). Coordinates schedule for sick and vacation time for the unit; effectively manages back up staff as needed

This role will report to the Governance Operations Manager.

What you will BRING

We're looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:

Required Skills and Abilities:
  • Good understanding of Americas underwriting regulatory requirement
  • Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
  • Excellent knowledge of underwriting operations
  • Project management capability
  • Extensive Underwriting, Underwriting Operations or Audit experience preferred


The U.S. base salary range for this position is USD 109,600 -182,600 .

Actual pay will be determined based upon the individual's skills, experience and location. We strive for market alignment and internal equity with our colleagues' pay.

At AXA XL, we know how important physical, mental, and financial health are to our employees, which is why we are proud to offer benefits such as an enterprising retirement savings plan, health and wellness programs, and many other benefits. We also believe in fostering our colleagues' development and offer a wide range of learning opportunities for colleagues to hone their professional skills and to position themselves for the next step of their careers. For more details about AXA XL's benefits offerings, please visit US Benefits at a Glance 2026.

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