Primary Details Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

To be accountable and responsible for the overall operational effectiveness within distribution and underwriting across NZ. This includes development and implementation of processes, training and project delivery to drive efficiencies across systems and functions within the business. This role will ensure that NZ distribution function manages risk appropriately providing subject matter expertise and operational compliance. This role requires enterprise thinking, strong leadership and operational delivery to be successful.

Location: Auckland, NZ

Type: Permanent

Your part in a changing world

At QBE, we’re driven by our purpose – to unlock a future full of opportunities, ensure we remain relevant to our customers and keep pace with the changing world around us.

We are an international insurer and reinsurer offering a diverse portfolio of commercial, personal and specialty products, as well as risk management solutions. Our product portfolio includes property, motor, crop, energy, marine and aviation. We employee a team of more than 11,800 people, in 27 countries around the world.

The opportunity

Reporting to the NZ General Manager, be a part of the Senior Leadership team in a National, newly created role to create impact across the distribution and underwriting business. With strategic oversight, you will lead the review and development of operational effectiveness. This includes:

• Development and implementation of processes, training and project delivery to drive efficiencies across systems and functions within the business.
• Manage risk providing subject matter expertise and operational compliance.
• Keep abreast of regulatory, social and economic changes that may impact on underwriting.
• People leadership, creating an environment that fosters high levels of employee engagement, diversity and inclusion.
• Getting people & teams on board the journey for change in processes and systems

This role requires enterprise thinking, strong leadership and operational delivery to be successful.

Your story so far

If you get a buzz out of pulling systems and processes part, seeing how they work and then putting it back together so that it makes everyone’s roles easier, simpler and minimizes risk then you’ll enjoy the opportunity to use your methodical, detail orientated lenses to make real, meaningful change in our NZ business.

You will be:

• An experienced leader, with a strong focus on coaching and goal delivery
• Highly organised, self-starter with desire to drive operational efficiency
• Experienced with implementing processes, systems or tools requiring engagement and collaboration across multiple teams/functions
• An apt problem solver, with ability to identify complex issues and review related information to develop and implement solutions
• Knowledgeable broadly of management & governance principles, control frameworks & regulatory requirements.

We are here to support you

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstance. As a QBE employee, we will offer you:

• Hybrid Working – a mix of working in the office and at home to enhance your work/life balance
• The ability to maximise retirement savings through enhanced superannuation benefits
• Flexible leave options, including the ability to purchase additional annual leave
• Access to ‘Share the Care’ – 12 weeks’ gender-equal paid flexible leave for all new parents, including paid superannuation
• Access to ‘REACH My Best’ - free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, financial and legal advice, and confidential counselling
• Our ‘At My Best’ wellbeing program
• Access to Family and Domestic Violence leave and support through QBE’s Family Domestic Violence First Responder Network

• Discounts on insurance products and a range of lifestyle goods and services.

Join us.

Click APPLY to submit your application.

The successful applicant(s) will need to initiate work rights, police, employment and credit checks through our online provider prior to receiving an offer from QBE. All checks must be completed and cleared prior to your first day.

QBE takes a risk and compliance approach to vaccination and strongly encourages our employees to be vaccinated. We will ask you to share your status as part of the application process. We won’t be able to progress with applications where candidates choose not to disclose their status for roles that require vaccination in line with our risk and compliance approach.

Internal applicants, please advising your manager before making a formal application and please be aware that if successful, you may be required to complete police and credit checks as a condition of offer.

Applications close on: Sunday 20th February

QBE recognise the value of diverse perspectives and experience. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. If we can provide support with access requirements, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our networks please contact us at .

Application Close Date: 19/02/2022 11:59 PM

How to Apply:

To submit your application, click "Apply" and follow the step by step process.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.

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