Manager, Underwriting Compliance

Our Sandy Utah based client in in search of a Manager of Underwriting Compliance. This position will be responsible for all data-exchange programs between our client's Underwriting department and its vendors, ratemaking bureaus and regulatory agencies, as well as and quality assurance for our client's underwriters.

Job Responsibilities

• Act as the primary contact for underwriting compliance and reporting.
• Oversee the business side support of reporting compliance and other data exchange for the underwriting department.
• Manage the construction, maintenance, and optimization of incoming and outgoing data feeds between company and its business partners.
• Identify the reporting implications of changes to product offerings, company strategy, vendor partnerships, state regulations, bureau requirements, published reporting standards, etc.
• Oversee the process of implementing necessary changes, from requirement gathering to testing to implementation.
• Coordinate the development and delivery of training on reporting-related topics.
• Monitor data fields for accuracy and completeness in all required reports.
• Research, diagnose, and remediate reporting errors. Refine feeds to reduce future errors.
• Gather, prepare, and submit state-specific underwriting data.
• Interact with users, system professionals, training partners, ratemaking bureaus, and state regulators.
• Query data using SQL to audit reporting issues.
• Work Closely with IT Department to program data fixes and/or perform data conversions as needed.
• Work Closely with Legal Department to remediate any compliance issues, including fixing data, notifying policy holders and/or vendors when appropriate.
• Primary responsibility for ensuring that the underwriting department has the business-side structure, systems, and processes to maintain an excellent level of reporting compliance and data flow.
• Manage a small team of reporting and compliance specialists.
• Subject-matter expert on all underwriting reporting standards, regulatory requirements, and data-exchange methods.
• Responsible for ensuring effective collaboration between underwriting and its internal and external partners.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• At least seven years of work-related experience; supervisory experience preferred.
• Outstanding research skills and ability to study technical manuals to understand, communicate, and help implement technical specifications.
• Expertise in complex business processes, system design, operations, company applications.
• Detail oriented and flexible to changing needs.
• Good troubleshooting, problem solving, and analytical skills.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with both business and technical partners.
• Able to work in a team environment and prioritize and balance multiple projects simultaneously.