Commercial Motor Portfolio Manager

About the Opportunity

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity to join the Allianz Commercial Motor Team as a Commercial Motor Portfolio Manager, reporting to the Head of Motor. The Commercial Motor portfolio is one of the largest lines of business in Allianz UK making it integral to the continued success of Allianz Commercial.

The role provides an exciting opportunity to work alongside the Portfolio Steering Team to shape the go-forward framework for portfolio monitoring and steering within Allianz Commercial, through the utilisation of latest tooling, developing improved segmentation and optimising the use of pricing data assets.

This role gives you’re the opportunity to continue developing your professional and technical skills working across Allianz’s Mid-Market and e-traded Commercial Motor portfolios.

This role will be hybrid from our offices in either Guildford, London or Southampton.

Salary Information

Pay: Circa £80,000 per year.

Pay is based on relevant experience, skills for the role, and location. Salary is only one part of our total reward package.

About You

Your role will vary day to day, but here is a bit of what you can expect:

• Supporting the delivery of growth and profitability in line with the portfolio objectives.
• Your responsibilities will include product development, underwriter development, thought leadership as well as supporting our regional offices.
• Supporting the development of superior technical underwriting and analytical skills.
• Developing and applying appropriate risk management offerings and techniques.
• Maintaining and improving underwriting standards.
• Ensuring that appropriate targets, objectives and development plans to support the accounts aspirations to grow profitably.

Essential Skills

To be a success in this role, you will have a strong commercial background as well as the following:

• Outstanding Commercial Motor technical underwriting ability
• In depth knowledge of the Commercial Motor market
• Strong leadership skills
• Proven account management skills
• Strong negotiating/influencing skills
• Engaging and confident communication skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Excellent numerical and analytical ability

We Are Looking For Somebody With

• Experience of Underwriting Motor Fleet business
• Experience of working within a general insurer environment with responsibility for top and bottom line performance of a portfolio or suite of portfolios
• Supervisory/management/team leadership experience
• Strong record of delivery against challenging objectives
• Proven ability to understand key underwriting concepts and principles
• Professional qualified such as ACII or equivalent would be preferable

What We Will Offer You

Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that’s perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That’s on top of enjoying all the benefits you’d expect from the world’s number one insurance brand, including:

• Flexible buy/sell holiday options
• Hybrid working
• Annual performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• Development days
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
• Retail discounts
• Volunteering days

Our Ways of Working

Do you need flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it’s right for our customers, our business and for you, then we’ll do everything we can to make it happen. Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.

Integrity, Fairness, Inclusion & Trust

At Allianz, we believe in fostering an inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our commitment to equal opportunities, gender equity, and balanced gender representation, is demonstrated by our numerous accreditations: EDGE certified for gender inclusion, Women in Finance Charter members, Disability Confident employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, Business in the Community’s Race at Work Charter signatories, and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard employer.

We embrace neurodiversity and welcome applications from neurodivergent and disabled candidates, offering tailored adjustments to ensure your success.

We encourage our employees to advocate for their needs, whether it’s assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, mentoring, coaching, or flexible work arrangements.

Accessible Application for All

As part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we support candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions through the Offer an Interview Scheme, for those meeting the essential skills for the role.

Contact our Resourcing team to opt into this scheme or for assistance with your application, including larger text, hard copies, or spoken applications.

Contact: Matthew McKevitt

Closing date: 06/10/2025

We reserve the right to close the advert early if we reach enough applications.

Job ID: 82255 | Category: Underwriting | Level: Professional | Type: Non-Executive | Company: Allianz UK | Employment: Full-Time | Duration: Permanent

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