Director, Health Underwriting

Who We Are At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people. We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We’re data-driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you. We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team. Our Values If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in. Who You Are You are a natural leader with an eye for detail. You proactively seek out answers to improve processes instead of waiting for them to come to you. You know the ins and outs of underwriting health insurance. As Director of Health Underwriting, you will be responsible for supporting new business processes, renewal strategies, and year round book of business analysis and reporting for Medical Dental and Vision coverages with multiple carriers. This role will work cross-functionally, partnering with colleagues in Sales, Operations, Customer Success, and Finance. Your Success Profile What You Will Work On Assist in renewal strategies and reporting support for Medical Dental and Vision Insurance insurance across multiple national carriers. Serve as a subject matter expert and provide direction to underwriting staff, sales teams, and other departments on the principles and practices of new business underwriting and rating. Drive achievement of business goals through articulation and application of sophisticated underwriting policies, initiatives, and long-term vision. Architect and lead high-impact, cross-functional strategic projects, fostering robust partnerships across the organization. Drive innovation and deliver transformative, solution-oriented outcomes that directly advance Justworks’ overarching strategic goals." Proactively identify, analyze, and mitigate complex risks that could materially affect financial results, driving sound, unbiased, and strategically informed actions. Balance membership growth and profitability targets for specific groups, industries, and/or markets. Collaborates with other constituents on product and pricing strategies. Assists team members in handling difficult and/or complex sales/renewal situations. Builds strong cross-functional relationships with internal organizations and sales/account management. Innovate and champion next-generation underwriting methodologies and processes, continuously optimizing efficiency, accuracy, and profitability by leveraging advanced internal and external resources. Demonstrated success in communicating effectively with internal and external partners. Perform other related duties as assigned. Please note: This is an individual contributor position How You Will Do Your Work As a Director of Health Underwriting, how results are achieved is paramount for your success and ultimately result in our success as an organization. In this role, your foundational knowledge, skills, abilities and personal attributes are anchored in the following: Detail-oriented - exercises extreme attention to detail; is thorough, accurate, organized, and productive and seeks to understand both the cause and effect of a situation. Ethical practice - the ability to integrate core values, integrity and accountability throughout all organizational and business practices. Clear communication - the ability to articulate thoughts and express ideas effectively using oral, written, visual and non-verbal communication skills, as well as listening skills to gain understanding. Analytical - uses a logical reasoning process to break do ... (truncated, view full listing at source)