Assistant Vice President, Specialty Insurance

Role Overview: You are invited to apply for the role of Assistant Vice President Specialty Insurance (London Market). As a niche leadership position, you will be responsible for overseeing end-to-end Finance & Accounting (F&A), Underwriting Support (UWS), and Claims operations for a global Specialty Property & Casualty Re/Insurance provider with a presence across the UK (including London Market), Europe, Bermuda, the US, and Latin America. Your role will involve managing a large span of approximately 250 professionals across various functions including RI UWS, Insurance UWS, Delegated Authority, Claims, R2R, I2C, P2P, FP&A, Tax, and Statutory Reporting for both Assumed and Ceded operations. Key Responsibilities: - Provide functional leadership across Insurance and Reinsurance operations, focusing on London Market processes. - Deliver value through business transformation, automation, and analytics initiatives. - Ensure smooth, predictable, and outcome-focused operations with zero surprises to clients. - Own and manage relationships with senior client stakeholders, including CXO-level engagement. - Lead service delivery across all F&A and UWS functions, ensuring performance against SLAs/KPIs. - Mentor and develop a high-performing team, fostering strong career development pathways. - Collaborate cross-functionally with teams in Operations, HR, Transitions, Transformation, Digital, and Compliance. - Support the end-to-end lifecycle of new business from solutioning and pricing to transition and stabilization. - Apply Lean Six Sigma or similar methodologies for continuous performance improvement. - Take ownership of client delivery governance and full P&L accountability. Minimum Qualifications: - Extensive leadership experience in managing outsourced Insurance and F&A operations. - Hands-on experience with underwriting and reinsurance operations (RI/Insurance UWS). - Strong expertise in P&L management, client relationship handling, and growth strategy. - Proven track record of successfully managing large teams (150-250+). - Experience with complex transitions and ramp-ups in a global delivery environment. - Ability to lead cross-functional discussions and strategic transformation initiatives. Preferred Qualifications: - Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) or Graduate/Postgraduate from a top-tier commerce/finance institution. - 10+ years of relevant experience, with at least 4-5 years in large-scale F&A and insurance delivery leadership. - Understanding of London Market insurance operations is highly desirable. - Familiarity with new-age technologies such as Gen AI and data analytics in the insurance domain. - Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to lead internal and external stakeholder conversations.,