Underwriting Manager Jobs

Explore Underwriting Manager jobs on Ladders, where professionals can find vetted opportunities with salaries of $100,000 or more. Underwriting managers lead teams that evaluate applications, assess risk, and make sound decisions across insurance, mortgage, commercial lending, and other financial services. Browse roles that match your leadership experience, industry expertise, and career goals.

What Does an Underwriting Manager Do?

Underwriting managers oversee the review of applications and risks, set or apply underwriting guidelines, and help ensure decisions are consistent, well documented, and aligned with business objectives. They may coach underwriters, monitor team performance, resolve complex cases, and work with sales, claims, compliance, credit, or operations teams.

Skills and Qualifications

Employers commonly seek experience in underwriting within the relevant industry, strong people-management and decision-making skills, and the ability to interpret financial, medical, property, or other risk information. Familiarity with regulatory requirements, underwriting systems, portfolio analysis, and process improvement can also be valuable. Requirements vary by employer and specialty.

Underwriting Manager Career Paths

Underwriting managers work in areas such as property and casualty, life and health insurance, mortgage lending, commercial credit, and specialty finance. With experience, professionals may advance to senior underwriting leadership, director or vice president roles, portfolio management, risk management, or broader operational leadership.

Find Underwriting Manager Jobs Paying $100K or More

Search Ladders for Underwriting Manager opportunities that meet your experience and compensation goals. Review role requirements, compare employers and specialties, and identify positions where you can lead teams while strengthening risk decisions and business outcomes.

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$110K - $130K *

Unlock your potential as an underwriting leader, managing a national team to drive profitable growth in complex self-insured workers' compensation programs while enhancing relationships and developing...

2 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$111K - $172K *

Shape the future of healthcare underwriting by managing new and renewal business, leading a team, and driving profitability through strategic risk assessment and relationship building in a dynamic env...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$110K - $150K *

Help us lead our Underwriting team by developing policies, managing risk, and fostering relationships to drive profitable growth. Utilize your expertise to mentor underwriters and enhance our portfoli...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$110K - $130K *

Join a team that’s dedicated to leading underwriting excellence, managing a skilled group of professionals to ensure compliance and deliver top-notch service while enhancing team performance and opera...

Reposted 2 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Education, Government & Non-Profit

$90K - $110K *

Lead the underwriting support team by optimizing operations, ensuring compliance with guidelines, and enhancing risk management strategies. Collaborate with stakeholders to drive efficiency and mainta...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$88K - $105K *

Lead a dynamic underwriting support team, enhancing operational efficiency and ensuring compliance with guidelines while fostering collaboration across departments to drive strategic initiatives and d...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$102K - $148K *

Elevate your career by leading a dynamic underwriting team, driving operational excellence and fostering a collaborative culture. Shape strategic initiatives while enhancing team performance in a fast...

Yesterday

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$95K - $115K *

Join us to lead a dynamic underwriting team, driving excellence and growth while fostering strong agency relationships and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Your leadership will shape the f...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$100K - $120K *

Champion the successful delivery of complex tech and business initiatives. Lead multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced environment, ensuring projects meet scope, schedule, budget, and quality require...

United StatesRemote

4 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$90K - $110K *

Lead the charge in managing risk and claims support activities, guiding a team to enhance risk profiles and loss performance. Collaborate with stakeholders to evaluate concerns and implement effective...

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$95K - $115K *

Lead risk management initiatives by analyzing performance, guiding teams, and implementing strategies to enhance loss performance and compliance. Collaborate with stakeholders to address concerns and...

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$100K - $150K *

Shape the future of portfolio solutions by driving underwriting excellence, managing data insights, and fostering client relationships within a dynamic global team focused on innovative product develo...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$100K - $150K *

Optimize portfolio solutions by managing underwriting, analyzing data, and engaging clients. Collaborate with teams to develop innovative products and ensure compliance while leveraging insights to in...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$95K - $115K *

Lead the charge in developing and managing P&C insurance products, optimizing performance and compliance while collaborating across teams to meet customer needs and drive profitable growth throughout...

Today

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$90K - $110K *

Drive a high-performing team of underwriters, ensuring sound risk decisions and productivity while fostering collaboration and business development to meet territory objectives and enhance underwritin...

Yesterday

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$130K - $155K *

Transform underwriting operations by leading national initiatives that enhance efficiency, integrate technology, and develop talent. Collaborate with stakeholders to drive modernization and foster a c...

Toronto, ONIn-Person

Reposted 1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$130K - $155K *

Drive national initiatives that enhance underwriting operations through technology integration, capability development, and modernization. Lead a high-performing team to identify opportunities and tra...

Reposted 1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$95K - $115K *

Champion the underwriting operations by leading actuarial functions, driving strategic decisions, and enhancing client solutions. Leverage your expertise to impact business metrics and foster growth i...

4 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Business Services

$90K - $134K *

Take ownership of a complex delegated portfolio, leveraging your underwriting expertise to drive profitable growth and manage relationships with brokers and coverholders in a collaborative environment...

Toronto, ONIn-Person

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$88K - $105K *

Unlock potential by leading underwriting teams to ensure risk appetite alignment, enhance customer service, and drive innovative solutions. Collaborate with leadership to achieve strategic goals and o...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$97K - $226K *

Champion the underwriting process by leading a dynamic team, enhancing workflows, and managing complex risks to drive financial performance and strengthen external relationships in a fast-paced enviro...

Yesterday

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$97K - $226K *

Join our dynamic underwriting team to lead and manage support staff, enhance workflows, and drive financial performance while handling complex risks and fostering key external relationships. Your lead...

Yesterday

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$225K - $275K *

Lead the charge in developing a high-performing underwriting team while managing a profitable retail middle market property portfolio. Leverage your expertise to drive strategic initiatives and foster...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$225K - $275K *

Shape and lead a dynamic team of Underwriters, managing a profitable retail middle market property portfolio while serving as a key resource for clients and brokers, leveraging your expertise in comme...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$225K - $275K *

Lead and develop a high-performing underwriting team, managing a profitable retail middle market property portfolio while serving as a key resource for clients and brokers, leveraging deep technical e...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • What does an Underwriting Manager do?question toggle

    An Underwriting Manager leads underwriting professionals and oversees how applications and risks are evaluated. Responsibilities often include setting or applying guidelines, reviewing complex cases, ensuring consistent decisions, monitoring performance, and collaborating with other departments.

  • What qualifications are typically required for an Underwriting Manager job?question toggle

    Requirements vary by industry, but employers often look for relevant underwriting experience, leadership skills, sound judgment, and knowledge of applicable guidelines and regulations. Some roles may prefer a degree, professional credentials, or expertise in a specific underwriting specialty.

  • Which industries hire Underwriting Managers?question toggle

    Underwriting Managers work in insurance, mortgage lending, commercial banking, credit, and specialty finance. The precise responsibilities and technical knowledge required depend on the employer and type of risk being assessed.

  • How much do Underwriting Manager jobs pay?question toggle

    Pay varies based on industry, location, experience, and the scope of the role. Ladders focuses on vetted professional jobs paying $100,000 or more, making it a resource for candidates seeking higher-paying Underwriting Manager opportunities.

  • What career paths can follow an Underwriting Manager role?question toggle

    Experienced managers may move into senior underwriting leadership, director or vice president positions, risk or portfolio management, or broader business and operations leadership.