Lead Enhanced Life Underwriting Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead initiatives for transforming life underwriting to support modernization, automation, and operational excellence.

• Collaborate with technical teams to ensure solutions meet life underwriting objectives and operational requirements.

• Oversee project planning, requirements gathering, solution design, testing, deployment, and stabilization.

• Represent life underwriting in cross-functional initiatives with Operations, Distribution, Technology, Product, and vendors.

• Create and present training, knowledge transfer, and communication strategies.

• Manage business readiness and provide implementation support.

• Assist in release planning, production validation, and monitoring post-implementation.

• Lead issue resolution and manage escalations effectively.

• Assess new data sources, rules, and underwriting tools.

• Aid in managing project timelines, priorities, and stakeholder communications.

• Act as a liaison among New Business, Life Underwriting, Training & Development, Project Management, Technology, QA, Sales & Marketing, and vendors.

• Mentor and coach team members while leading projects without direct people management.

• Stay informed about significant developments in the insurance industry.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related discipline or equivalent experience.

• Six years of experience in life or health underwriting.

• Three years of underwriting experience at Transamerica or three years of high-level involvement in an enhanced underwriting project.

• Familiarity with the enhanced underwriting user interface.

• Comprehensive knowledge of industry products.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for interaction with various business groups.

• Effective decision-making and problem-solving abilities.

• Time-management skills to handle multiple priorities simultaneously.

• Commitment to ongoing education to remain updated in the insurance industry.

• Proficiency in MS Office applications.

• Experience with life underwriting workbench platforms, rules engines, and automated decision-making systems.

• Background in supporting vendor integrations and underwriting data sources.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the capability to translate technical concepts into business terminology.

• Demonstrates a strong sense of initiative and accountability.

• Completion of FALU courses or LOMA courses is preferred.

• FLMI designation or related coursework is advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive Pay

• Bonus for Eligible Employees

• Pension Plan

• 401k Match

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Disability Insurance

• Medical Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Employee Discounts

• Career Training & Development Opportunities

• Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service

• Ten (10) paid holidays per year

• Be Well Company holistic wellness program, including Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars

• Parental Leave – fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year for eligible employees with at least one year of service

• Adoption Assistance

• Employee Assistance Program

• Back-Up Care Program

• PTO for Volunteer Hours

• Employee Matching Gifts Program

• Employee Resource Groups

• Inclusion and Diversity Programs

• Employee Recognition Program

• Referral Bonus Programs

• Occasional Travel <10%