AVP, ReFlex Underwriting Solutions

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The AVP of ReFlex Underwriting Solutions serves as the senior business leader responsible for the U.S. market strategy, client value delivery, and overall performance of Hannover Re's automated underwriting platforms-ReFlex and ReFlex Select. This role sets the product vision for the U.S. marketplace, leads client adoption and integration strategies, and ensures the successful execution of underwriting automation capabilities that drive meaningful results for life insurance carriers.

The position combines client leadership, product strategy, and cross-functional delivery oversight to ensure ReFlex remains a market-leading automated underwriting ecosystem for the life insurance industry.

Essential Functions:

(25%) Market & Product Strategy Leadership

• Define and champion the U.S. vision, roadmap, and market positioning for ReFlex and ReFlex Select to ensure the platform's competitiveness and relevance to evolving carrier needs.
• Translate market trends, regulatory shifts, and emerging technologies into actionable product strategies that strengthen Hannover Re's underwriting automation leadership.
• Influence global Hannover Re product direction to ensure U.S. client priorities, regulatory requirements, and business drivers are reflected in long-term development plans.

(35%) Product Operations & Delivery Oversight

• Lead planning and prioritization for U.S. product development, including backlog management, sprint planning, and release strategy.
• Balance client needs, commercial priorities, and resource capacity to ensure the highest-impact features and enhancements are delivered.
• Monitor delivery performance and risk, implementing improvements that increase quality, predictability, and speed.
• Evaluate client integration proposals, ensuring feasibility, clear scope, and alignment with product standards.

(20%) Client Leadership and Growth

• Serve as the executive sponsor for ReFlex clients, leading strategic engagements, alignment meetings, and long-term adoption and growth discussions.
• Develop client-specific integration and automation strategies that accelerate underwriting efficiency, improve customer experience, and enhance client profitability
• Ensure high-quality delivery of new implementations, upgrades, and platform expansions, collaborating closely with clients, technology teams, and underwriting resources
• Proactively identify opportunities for deeper product utilization, increased automation, and expanded features across the client base.

(15%) Organizational Leadership & Team Development

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team spanning underwriting, technical analysts, project delivery, and product operations.
• Cultivate a performance-driven culture focused on client excellence, technical rigor, and collaboration.
• Ensure the organization has the right skills, structure, and capabilities to meet current and future needs of the market and the platform.

(5%) Cross-Functional and Enterprise Contribution

• Provide underwriting automation expertise to broader Hannover Re initiatives, supporting pricing, digital partnerships, strategic market projects, and innovation efforts.
• Represent Hannover Re in industry forums and partner collaborations, strengthening market perception and reinforcing the company's thought leadership position.

You come equipped with

Competencies:

• Plans and aligns
• Drives results
• Ensures accountability
• Collaborates
• Resourcefulness

Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree (MBA, MS, or equivalent) strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex projects or enterprise software delivery across cross-functional teams (IT, underwriting, project management, vendor partners).
• Skilled in agile product planning, backlog prioritization, and iterative development approaches.
• Ability to synthesize market dynamics, client needs, and technical constraints into actionable product and integration strategies.
• Strong financial and business acumen, including understanding of reinsurance economics, pricing considerations, and value drivers for carrier partners

Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• 10+ years of life reinsurance or carrier experience, preferably in underwriting, product, innovation, or digital transformation.
• Knowledge of US life insurance market, products, regulation
• Experience with digital ecosystems, including third-party data sources (prescription histories, motor vehicle records, medical claims, labs), rules engines, and decisioning platforms.
• Skilled at driving agile product planning, sprint management, and execution at scale.
• Deep understanding of client needs and the ability to translate them into product and operational priorities.

Travel:

• Between 5-15% with overnight stay; primarily in the mainland US with one or two annual trips to Europe

Compensation (Inclusive of Base + Bonus):

• $159,400 - $215,600

Benefits Include:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Company provided life insurance and disability benefits
- 401(k) and profit sharing
- Additional ancillary benefits available

Hannover Life Reassurance Company of America (Hannover Re) seeks to attract the best-qualified candidates who support the mission, vision and values of the company and those who respect and promote excellence through diversity. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, physical or mental disability, marital, familial or parental status, genetic information, military status, veteran status or any other legally protected classification. The company complies with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment and prohibits unlawful harassment based on any of the aforementioned protected classes at every location in which the company operates. This applies to all terms, conditions and privileges of employment including but not limited to: hiring, assessments, probation, placement, benefits, promotion, demotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, training and development, social and recreational programs, educational assistance and retirement.

We are committed to making our application process and workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. Upon request, Hannover Re will reasonably accommodate applicants so they can participate in the application process unless doing so would create an undue hardship to Hannover Re, or a threat to these individuals, others in the workplace or the company as a whole. To request an accommodation, email Please allow for 24 hours to process your request.

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