Lead Platform Owner , New Business & Underwriting
Core
Lead the strategy, stability, and evolution of the New Business & Underwriting platform for individual life insurance, enabling efficient, compliant, and scalable onboarding and underwriting.
Role type
Director-level Platform Owner (Strategy & Operations)
Builds
Enterprise platforms for new business intake, underwriting, case management, and downstream integrations
Domain
Insurance (Life Insurance) + Platform Engineering
Required skills
Enterprise platform leadership, cross-functional team management, platform roadmap execution, regulatory compliance, stakeholder management, Agile delivery, operational health monitoring, AI strategy implementation
Preferred skills
Life insurance New Business/Underwriting domain expertise, policy-lifecycle systems knowledge, digital application intake, underwriting workflows, third-party data integrations, document management
Technologies
Artificial Intelligence, automated testing, observability tools, vendor management platforms
Responsibilities
Define and execute platform roadmap aligned with business priorities; partner with architecture and data teams to advance capabilities and reduce complexity; lead planning and execution of initiatives while balancing delivery and stability; manage vendor relationships and delivery quality; establish and track KPIs for cycle time, straight-through processing, and productivity; drive responsible AI adoption for decisioning and automation; lead and develop a team of full-stack and quality engineers
Seniority
Director, hands-on leadership with strategic oversight