Job Opportunity: Regional Underwriting Manager – Spokane, WA

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of commercial underwriters across the region.
• Serve as the highest level of underwriting authority and technical resource within the territory.
• Partner with regional leadership to drive profitable growth and execute business strategy.
• Review and approve complex commercial risks and provide guidance on challenging underwriting decisions.
• Ensure compliance with underwriting guidelines, company policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor underwriting quality, service standards, and portfolio performance.
• Delegate and oversee underwriting authority levels across the team.
• Provide training, coaching, and technical support to underwriters to enhance performance and development.
• Analyse market trends and regional opportunities to support growth initiatives.
• Establish and track key performance metrics to measure underwriting results and business objectives.
• Collaborate with agents and brokers to strengthen relationships and support production goals.

Key Skills & Qualifications

• Extensive commercial underwriting experience with strong technical expertise.
• Proven leadership experience managing, mentoring, or developing underwriting teams.
• Strong knowledge of underwriting guidelines, risk assessment, and portfolio management.
• Ability to evaluate and make decisions on complex or large commercial accounts.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with both internal teams and external agency partners.
• Strategic mindset with experience contributing to business planning and growth initiatives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience driving underwriting profitability while balancing growth objectives.
• Ability to work collaboratively in both virtual and in-office environments.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

What They’re Looking For

• 8-10+ years of commercial underwriting experience.
• Prior leadership, management, or mentoring experience.
• A strong technical underwriting background combined with a business-development mindset.
• Someone who enjoys building relationships, developing talent, and influencing regional growth strategy.