Senior Wordings Technician

We're working with a leading global insurer to hire a Senior Contract Wordings Technician to join their high-performing Technical Wordings team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work within the Office of the Chief Underwriting Officer (OCUO), partnering closely with underwriters, senior leadership, and technical specialists to support the delivery of a growing and evolving underwriting portfolio.

For the right individual, there is a clear pathway to progress into a Head of Wordings position, making this an excellent opportunity for someone looking to step into a more strategic leadership role over time.

Sitting within a central, high-impact function, you'll play a key role in ensuring underwriting wordings are technically robust, compliant, and aligned with market and regulatory developments.

You'll collaborate across underwriting, legal, compliance, and product governance teams, providing expert guidance on wording development, interpretation, and best practice.

• Review and advise on a range of insurance wordings, including products, binding authorities, and broker wordings

• Support underwriters with technical wording expertise to help deliver business plans

• Monitor and interpret legal, regulatory, and market developments, advising on their impact

• Maintain and manage the central wordings repository and reporting

• Ensure consistency and best practice across all product wordings

• Lead the development of bespoke clauses for complex or large risks

• Conduct post-bind thematic reviews of product lines

• Support audits, regulatory change, and strategic projects

• Deliver training and share technical knowledge across the business

• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to a range of stakeholders

• Experience in insurance policy drafting or legal contract wordings

• Strong knowledge of Specialty lines wordings, particularly within Casualty, Marine, and Energy

• Strong knowledge of the insurance market and terminology

• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including working with senior leadership

• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently

• A collaborative mindset with strong organisational skills

• Clear and concise communication style

• Opportunity to work in a highly visible, strategic function

• Clear progression path into a Head of Wordings role

• Exposure to senior stakeholders and complex risks

• Collaborative and supportive team environment

• Chance to contribute to product innovation and underwriting excellence