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Ethos Life is a leading life insurance technology company transforming how life insurance is bought, sold, and underwritten. The company offers instant, accessible products with a seamless online process requiring no medical exams, democratizing access to life insurance for consumers while empowering agents and carriers through a robust three-sided technology platform.
This hybrid Manager role in Bangalore combines hands-on underwriting with team leadership. The position is approximately 50% case underwriting and 50% management and strategic work. You will lead a developing underwriting team with a focus on mentorship, quality, and continuous improvement.
Key responsibilities include:
- Perform life underwriting on complex cases (50% of time)
- Recruit, hire, mentor, and develop underwriting staff domestically and internationally
- Assess team quality and headcount needs; perform hiring analysis to support growth
- Create and improve onboarding and underwriting training programs
- Develop performance management and quality control systems with feedback and reviews
- Guide underwriting staff in developing technical and decision-making skills while maintaining core values
- Drive strategic optimization of underwriting workflows and rules implementation
- Collaborate on quality assurance testing of automated rules and processes
- Work closely with Chief Underwriter and senior leadership on team development
You will need 8+ years of life underwriting experience (US-based experience preferred) and 5+ years in an underwriting leadership or development role. Underwriting certifications (LOMA/ALU) are highly beneficial. The ideal candidate is data-oriented, execution-focused, with strong communication and leadership skills, and deep knowledge of life insurance trends and emerging technology.
