Senior Risk Underwriter - Project & Export Finance

Your position

As a Senior Risk Underwriter, you will be responsible for the structuring (including credit risk assessment) and closing new insurance projects in a competitive and international insurance environment.

• You will have a wide field of action: export finance (such as buyer credits, supplier credits, letter of credit transactions), project finance, etc.

• You will manage and develop key client relations, both domestic as abroad, and will be responsible for the negotiation with such clients to detect value-added business opportunities and manage the clients’ expectations.

• You will take part in the credit or underwriting decision process, either as an autonomous decision-maker or as a provider of founded proposals towards the appropriate decision-making bodies.

• You will proactively follow up the insurance projects and provide the clients with innovative, tailor-made solutions.

• You will assist and coach other members within the department in their learning process and contribute to the transfer of knowledge.

• Alongside the underwriting tasks, you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of in-hose projects.

Your profile

• You have a Master's degree in economics, applied economics or business engineering and experience in project financing. An additional training in finance or international trade is an asset.

• You have at least 5 years of experience in the financial sector.

• You have an excellent knowledge of Dutch and you show oral and written proficiency in French and English, allowing you to perform in an international environment.

• You combine a strong analytical mindset with a sense of synthesis and good editorial skills.

• You are well organised, accurate and able to cope with tight deadlines.

• You like working autonomously and show team spirit.

• You have a broad interest in international trade, politics, commodity markets and emerging economies.

• You have a commercial approach and experience in negotiating, and you are solution-oriented.

• To enhance and develop the client relationship, you are willing to occasionally travel abroad.

We offer

• An interesting permanent position in a stable, multilingual and international environment.

• Learning opportunities to further develop your skills and expertise.

• A salary according to your profile and experience, including hospital and ambulatory care insurance, extra-legal pension, cafeteria plan and other extra-legal benefits.

• A hybrid working arrangement (three days of teleworking) offering flexibility to maintain a good life balance.

• You will work in a company where the following values are key: respect, customer intimacy and reliability.