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AVP, Product & Portfolio Manager
full-timeMinneapolis$125k - $175k

Summary

Location

Minneapolis

Salary

$125k - $175k

Type

full-time

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Company Details

 

Berkley Technology Underwriters is a global insurance provider offering property, casualty, professional and cyber insurance coverage for technology companies. 

Responsibilities

The Product & Portfolio Manager will lead strategy and manage the performance of our core domestic commercial lines: Commercial Property, Commercial General Liability, Commercial Auto, Commercial Umbrella, and Workers Compensation.  They will serve as the leader of one or more assigned line(s), responsible for the full spectrum of product and portfolio management. This includes driving underwriting strategy and standards, pricing strategy, reinsurance strategy, and overall line performance analysis and insights. This position will be considered the expert and trusted advisor to the broader organization for their line(s) of business, as well as a key architect of our underwriting guidelines, appetite, and risk selection criteria – ensuring they evolve with market dynamics and reflect our values of curiosity, agility, and excellence. 

  • Strategic Line Ownership: Serve as the strategic leader for your line(s), accountable for performance, profitability, and underwriting excellence.  Develop and continuously refine strategies aligned with BTU’s Vision, Mission, Values, and Objectives & Key Results. 
  • Portfolio Management: Lead quarterly line performance reviews, identify trends, and recommend actionable insights to improve profitability and growth. 
  • Underwriting Strategy: Develop and maintain underwriting guidelines, appetite, risk selection criteria, and associated documentation (pricing tools, underwriting templates, supplemental applications, etc.). 
  • Reinsurance Strategy: Manage reinsurance considerations for your line(s), including exposure management, expense optimization, and use of corporate treaties, semi-automatic facilities, and individual placements. 
  • Training & Quality: Serve as the expert-in-residence for your line(s)—supporting training, conducting underwriting quality reviews, and mentoring underwriters. 
  • Segment Leadership (optional based on experience): Lead one of our industry segments, overseeing strategy and performance across all lines within that segment. 
  • Innovation & Agility: Help us operate more like a tech company—leveraging data, automation, and design thinking to challenge traditional insurance models. 

May perform other functions as assigned

Qualifications

  • Underwriting Expertise: Your peers and others would consider you a skilled commercial P&C underwriter with deep knowledge of one or more core lines. 5+ years of commercial P&C underwriting experience required.
  • Experience in industry specialization -- and specifically the technology sector – a plus.
  • CPCU or other industry designations a plus
  • Curiosity & Courage: You ask “why” before assuming “how,” and you’re not afraid to challenge the status quo.
  • Leadership & Influence: You have experience leading initiatives, mentoring others, and serving as a trusted advisor.
  • Strategic Mindset: You are a strategic thinker who thrives on data, trends, and performance metrics. You can demonstrate your proven ability to think critically, connect dots, and drive long-term strategy.
  • Data Fluency: You find yourself comfortable working with and transforming data to inform decisions and tell compelling performance stories. Strong data skills required; advanced Excel, SQL, PowerBI or other skills a plus.

Education 

  • Four-year college degree or equivalent experience

 

Additional Company Details

The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiting agencies or firms. The company offers a competitive compensation plan and robust benefits package for full time regular employees including: • Base Salary Range: $$125k - $175k • Benefits include Health, dental, vision, dental, life, disability, wellness, paid time off, 401(k) and profit-sharing plans The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment.

Additional Requirements

Travel: Some travel required

Sponsorship Details

Sponsorship not Offered for this Role

Other facts

Tech stack
Underwriting Expertise,Leadership,Strategic Mindset,Data Fluency,Innovation,Agility,Portfolio Management,Reinsurance Strategy,Training,Quality,Commercial Property,Commercial General Liability,Commercial Auto,Commercial Umbrella,Workers Compensation,CPCU

About Berkley

Founded in 1967, W. R. Berkley Corporation is an insurance holding company that is among the largest commercial lines writers in the United States and operates worldwide in two segments of the property casualty insurance business: Insurance and Reinsurance. Each of the Berkley companies, or operating units, within Berkley participates in a niche market requiring specialized knowledge about an industry, product or territory.

Team size: 5,001-10,000 employees
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Industry: Insurance
Founding Year: 1967

What you'll do

  • The Product & Portfolio Manager will lead strategy and manage the performance of core domestic commercial lines, including underwriting and pricing strategies. They will also serve as a trusted advisor and expert for their assigned lines of business.

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