# SVP Transactional Risk

**Company**: DUAL North America
**Location**: New York, NY
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $250,000 to 350,000
**Category**: Insurance
**Industry**: Insurance

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## Description

DUAL North America is seeking a commercial and ambitious Senior Underwriter for the Transactional Risk division.

In this role, you will provide expertise in risk evaluation, manage submissions, lead on underwriting transactions in various sectors and support profitable portfolio growth.

As a key, senior member of the transactional risk team, you will be specializing in Representations and Warranties Insurance (RWI).

**Role Responsibilities:**

- Manage analysts and junior underwriters in their evaluation of submissions for active private M&A transactions and the preparation of customized term sheets outlining proposed pricing and key underwriting considerations.

- Lead the underwriting process, collaborate with buyer’s counsel and advisors to review due diligence materials and negotiate policy terms.

- Analyze target company materials including due diligence reports, confidential information memoranda, and iterations of the M&A agreement to assess risk and inform policy terms.

- Supervise and mentor more junior underwriters and analysts supporting the underwriting process.

- Deliver training to junior underwriters and analysts to ensure they are delivering best in class products and services to insureds.

- Coordinate with DUAL’s deal counsel (where appropriate) to review legal findings and incorporate feedback into underwriting decisions.

- Taking a lead on and responsibility for the general performance of the team in achieving its financial goals.

**Relationship Management:** Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key brokers through regular communication, industry event participation, and strategic networking to support business development and deal flow.

**Key Requirements:**

- Bachelor’s degree in risk management, Finance, Business, Law or a related field preferred

- Ideal candidates will have a background in one or more of the following areas: (i) legal practice, particularly in M&A or corporate law; (ii) M&A-related roles in private equity, investment banking, or financial advisory; or (iii) insurance roles with exposure to private equity or financial transactions

- 8-15 years of M&A or relevant underwriting experience

- Professional certifications such as CPCU, AU, or similar designations preferred

- In-depth understanding of technical underwriting principles and risk assessment

- Strong analytical, negotiation, and decision-making skills

- Proven ability to manage and build broker and client relationships

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)

- Demonstrated ability to handle complex risks with sound judgment

- Highly self-motivated with strong attention to detail

**What we offer:** A career that you define. Yes, we offer all the usual rewards and benefits - including medical, dental, vision, a wide variety of wellbeing offers, competitive salary, unlimited PTO, 401k with company match, paid volunteer days and more.

## Skills

### Required
- risk management
- Finance
- Business
- Law
- M&A
- underwriting
- Microsoft Office Suite

### Nice to have
- CPCU
- AU
- professional certifications

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