[Remote] Lead Enhanced Life Underwriting Analyst

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Transamerica is a financial services company providing insurance, retirement, and investment solutions. The Lead Enhanced Life Underwriting Analyst will lead life underwriting transformation initiatives, including requirements gathering, solution design, testing, implementation, training, and post-launch support, while coordinating with cross-functional teams and vendors. The role also drives process improvements, issue resolution, stakeholder communication, and modernization of underwriting operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead life underwriting transformation initiatives that support modernization, automation, and operational excellence
• Partner with technical teams to ensure solutions align with life underwriting objectives and operational needs
• Facilitate project planning, requirements gathering, solution design, testing, deployment, and stabilization activities
• Serve as the life underwriting representative on cross-functional initiatives involving Operations, Distribution, Technology, Product, and vendors
• Develop and deliver training, knowledge transfer, and communication plans to stakeholders
• Coordinate business readiness activities and implementation support
• Support release planning, production validation, and post-implementation monitoring
• Drive issue resolution and escalation management to ensure successful outcomes
• Evaluate new data sources, rules, and underwriting tools to improve decision-making
• Assist in managing project timelines, priorities, and stakeholder communication
• Serves as a primary liaison between New Business, Life Underwriting, Training & Development, Project Management, Technology, QA, Sales & Marketing, vendors, etc
• Coaches and mentors team members while providing project leadership without direct people management responsibility
• Keep abreast of relevant events in the insurance sector

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in a business-related field or equivalent experience
• Six years of life or health underwriting experience
• Three years of underwriting experience within Transamerica or three years of high level experience working on an enhanced underwriting project
• Understanding of the enhanced underwriting user interface
• In-depth knowledge of industry products
• Communication and interpersonal skills to interact with multiple business groups, including Life Underwriting, New Business, Project Management, IT, QA, Training & Development, Sales & Marketing, etc
• Decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Time-management skills to work on multiple priorities simultaneously
• Willingness to continue education to stay current in the insurance sector
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Experience working with life underwriting workbench platforms, rules engines, and automated decisioning systems
• Experience supporting vendor integrations and underwriting data sources
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to translate technical concepts into business language
• Demonstrates a high degree of initiative and accountability
• Completion of FALU courses or LOMA courses
• FLMI designation or related coursework

Benefits

• Annual Bonus of 12.5% based on the Company Bonus Plan/Individual Performance and at the Company’s discretion.
• For eligible employees, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support both the personal and financial well-being of our employees.
• Bonus for Eligible Employees
• Pension Plan
• 401k Match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Disability Insurance
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Employee Discounts
• Career Training & Development Opportunities
• Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.
• Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).
• Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars
• Parental Leave – fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.
• Adoption Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Back-Up Care Program
• PTO for Volunteer Hours
• Employee Matching Gifts Program
• Employee Resource Groups
• Inclusion and Diversity Programs
• Employee Recognition Program
• Referral Bonus Programs

Company Overview

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