Head of Facultative Desk - LatAm

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We are looking for an Head of Facultative Desk - LatAm based in Miami

The Impact You Will Have

As Head of Facultative Desk - LatAm, you will be responsible for leading and managing the (re)-insurance operations in Miami, focusing on strengthening Allianz Commercial's footprint in the Latin American market. This role involves overseeing a team across various (re)-insurance specialties and coordinating with teams based in Latin America. The position is responsible for enhancing technical excellence, governance, and operational resilience, while driving business growth and diversification.

Some Of Your Specific Responsibilities Could Include

• Developing and executing strategies to optimize the LatAm Hub's performance, aligning with Allianz Commercial's objectives for technical excellence and operational resilience.
• Day to day management of a Regional Hub team, including direct reports and matrix management of functional reports as well as managing cost center budget within plan.
• Overseeing and supporting a team, fostering collaboration and ensuring high performance across business functions and lines of business while maintaining close collaboration with global and regional teams.
• Leveraging Miami's strategic advantages to manage large and complex risks, unlocking new business opportunities and enhancing core-market capabilities.
• Building and maintaining relationships with clients, partners, and regulatory bodies to support business success and regional growth.
• Positively representing Allianz Commercial internally within the Allianz Group, and externally to the market.
• Centralizing underwriting decisions and approval processes to strengthen governance and ensure compliance with Allianz's risk appetite and business ambitions.
• Managing reinsurance exposures through relevant channels to enhance operational efficiency and regional oversight.
• Maintaining a lean operational presence by effectively utilizing existing structures and leveraging AGR US infrastructure for booking and (re)-insurance, ensuring efficient resource management and high potential upside.
• Enabling close collaboration with reinsurers to develop tailored regional solutions for core countries, aligning with Group's guidelines on clauses, Mandatory Security List (MSL), and processes.
• Leveraging technology to improve underwriting processes, enhance customer experience, and streamline operations.
• Driving digital initiatives that support business growth and operational efficiency.
• Developing and implementing strategies that align with Allianz's sustainability and ESG priorities, as well as promoting products and practices that support sustainable development and adhere to ESG standards.
  
  

What You'll Bring To The Role

• A minimum of 11 years of experience in (re)-insurance leadership roles, with a focus on commercial (re)-insurance and regional market development;
• Extensive knowledge of the Latin American (re)-insurance market and regulatory landscape;
• Significant experience in Underwriting management, including an understanding of regional / local (re) insurance markets and competitor landscape as well as legal and regulatory framework;
• Significant experience in leadership and development of direct teams internationally and within complex global matrix environments;
• Ability to assess risk inherent exposures and natural hazards relevant to LoB. analyzing current performance against benchmarks applying how the market operates and functions, the business needs and customer needs;
• Robust understanding of policy administration life cycle, information collection, policy issuance, premium bookings, credit control, and cancellation;
• Previous people leadership experience;
• Project management skills, including change management and quality management, with an ability to steer projects accordingly;
• Ability to analyze highly complex data, from multiple sources, in detail, identifying and resolving issues before they transpire;
• Ability to utilize AI tools to support day-to-day tasks, improve efficiency and contribute to data-driven decision making;
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills, with an ability to develop and positively influence key, strategic position holders across locations and functions;
• Bachelor's degree in in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or Risk Management; and
• Proficiency in Spanish is essential for effective communication with stakeholders and teams in the Latin American region. Portuguese proficiency is desirable and considered beneficial.
  
  

The annualized base pay range for this role is $225,000 - $300,000. The annual base salary range represents a nationwide market range. The actual salary for this position may be above and will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate. The base pay is just one component of the AzC total compensation package. As part of our comprehensive compensation and highly rated benefits programs, employees are also eligible for annual performance-based cash incentive awards.

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What's in it for you?

Let's Care About Everything That Makes You, You

We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. We offer a hybrid working model, which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working. Please feel free to discuss flexible working arrangements with us.

Let's care for your financial wellbeing

We believe in rewarding performance with a great compensation and benefits package (details vary by location), including a generous bonus scheme and pension.

Let's care for your opportunities to progress

From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered.

Let's care for life's twists and turns

From our support for flexible working, health and wellbeing (including private healthcare and generous parental leave benefits), to helping people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach. We've got your back.

Let's care for our society and our planet

With opportunities to be engaged in shaping a future that is safe, inclusive and sustainable, we care for the tomorrows of our people, our industry and our clients.

Care to join us?

Allianz Commercial is the center of expertise of Allianz Group, insuring mid-sized businesses, large enterprises, and special risks. Our customers include top consumer brands, financial institutions, industry leaders, the global aviation and shipping industries, as well as family-owned and medium-enterprises. We also cover unique risks such as offshore wind farms, infrastructure projects and film productions. Our clients trust us to provide a wide range of traditional and alternative risk transfer solutions, outstanding risk consulting and multinational services, and seamless claims handling. Allianz Commercial helps customers to prepare for what's ahead.

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At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matters, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of race, ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

Join us. Let's care for tomorrow.

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