Deputy CUO/Portfolio Solutions

Location London
Discipline: Finance & Strategy
Job type: Permanent
Contact email: sonny@weareedenbrook.com
Job ref: J5496
Published: about 12 hours ago
Reporting into the Group Executive Team, this role plays a critical part as the senior executive responsible for the design, governance, and performance of underwriting across all Citadel Group entities. You will ensure delivery of group-level gross and net underwriting profitability, drive disciplined underwriting, capital efficiency, and AI-enabled decision-making, while maintaining strong governance and regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions. Key Responsibilities • Lead the Group underwriting strategy, identifying profitable opportunities and expanding the underwriting footprint across facultative, direct, and treaty business. • Own delivery of gross and net underwriting profitability and sponsor new growth initiatives, including product development and distribution opportunities. • Build and maintain strong relationships with brokers, clients, carriers, and MGAs to secure profitable opportunities. • Design diversified underwriting portfolios and deploy group capacity dynamically in line with capital, solvency, and retrocession frameworks. • Champion AI-assisted underwriting tools and the Group’s single data layer to improve decision-making and operational efficiency. • Maintain and enforce the Group-wide Underwriting Guidelines and Manual across all entities and jurisdictions. • Chair or co-chair underwriting committees, ensuring adherence to delegated authorities, governance, and internal/external peer reviews. • Oversee exposure management, risk aggregation, and capital alignment, ensuring underwriting operates within board-approved risk appetite. • Support quarterly reserving cycles, maintain high-quality underwriting data, and ensure regulatory compliance across all platforms. • Sponsor the Group’s retrocession strategy, overseeing structure, counterparties, capacity, and alignment with capital and RoE objectives. Core Skills and Experience • Extensive senior underwriting leadership experience across international insurance and reinsurance platforms. • Proven track record of delivering profitable growth while maintaining disciplined underwriting and governance. • Deep knowledge of underwriting strategy, portfolio construction, capital management, and retrocession structures. • Experience with multi-jurisdictional regulatory frameworks and compliance requirements. • Strong relationship management with brokers, clients, and internal/external stakeholders. • Skilled in leveraging technology, including AI-assisted underwriting tools, to enhance decision-making. • Strategic thinker with strong analytical, risk management, and decision-making capabilities. • Effective leader with experience managing global underwriting teams and setting performance standards.