Underwriting Quality Assurance Manager

Underwriting Quality Assurance Manager -

Salary London: Up to £90,000, National: Up to £65,000

This is a great role for someone with strong Commercial Lines underwriting experience who is passionate about governance, risk, and driving high quality underwriting standards. It would suit someone looking to step into a broader oversight role with real influence across a large commercial portfolio.

A bit about the job

Reporting to the Underwriting Quality Assurance Lead, you'll play a key role in providing oversight of underwriting risk and quality assurance processes across our UKGI Commercial business.

You'll help shape and maintain robust underwriting governance frameworks, ensuring they effectively mitigate risk and operate as intended, while driving action to address any weaknesses. You'll also represent Aviva externally, engaging with stakeholders such as regulators, reinsurers, and market bodies to influence and inform key discussions.

This is a highly visible role, giving you the opportunity to embed best practice, support regulatory compliance, and strengthen the overall control environment across Commercial Lines.

Skills and experience we're looking for

• Strong knowledge of Commercial Lines underwriting, risk, and control frameworks

• Good understanding of regulatory requirements and how they apply to underwriting activity

• Experience of reviewing and improving governance frameworks and risk controls

• Ability to analyse complex information and identify key risks and themes

• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across teams

What you'll get for this role

• Salary - London: Up to £90,000, National: Up to £65,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)

• Bonus opportunity - 12% of annual salary. Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva's.

• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.

• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days

• Aviva funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it

• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts

• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme

• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer's leave

• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work

• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others

• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

We're inclusive and welcome everyone - we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don't, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working - spending at least 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.