Portfolio Specialist – Financial Lines Sydney or Remote (APAC)
Visa sponsorship available for the right candidate

We’re working with a leading digital insurer that dominates the SME market through a fast, easy-to-use platform for business insurance. Recognised for innovation and growth, they make cover simple and accessible for small businesses.


About the Role:
Reporting to the Head of Customer Acquisition & Product, you will lead a suite of Financial Lines products and provide strong leadership within the Product Team. You will play a hands-on role in strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and end-to-end delivery of key initiatives. This role suits a senior product specialist with solid Financial Lines experience, confident leadership skills, and a proven ability to turn strategy into execution.


The Opportunity – Portfolio Specialist, Financial Lines:
 

• Lead Financial Lines products, managing insurer relationships, product performance, and enhancements
• Coordinate product delivery from scoping to release, including documentation and testing
• Use data insights and industry feedback to drive product improvements and innovation
• Monitor product metrics and report on outcomes with recommendations
• Collaborate with technology, analytics, and operations teams on strategic changes
• Support underwriting guideline development and ensure insurer compliance
• Contribute to internal documentation and training materials
• Assist with audits and maintain operational alignment across the business

About You We’re looking for someone with: 
 

• Minimum 5 years’ experience working with Financial Lines insurance products (PI, ML, D&O, Cyber) in either underwriting or broking.
• Strong technical knowledge of financial lines product structures, performance, and insurer offerings.
• Proven experience collaborating across technical and non-technical teams, including product, compliance, and tech delivery.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with strong time management and prioritisation skills.
• Naturally detail-oriented, with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Exposure to or understanding of product lifecycle and delivery processes is highly regarded.
• Experience leading or mentoring within teams.

Legal, claims, or underwriting backgrounds with strong product experience will be considered.

 
Why Apply?
 

• Join a high-energy, fast-paced environment focused on delivery and innovation
• Collaborate with leading insurer partners and contribute to meaningful product enhancements
• Flexible work model – ideally Sydney-based, with hybrid setup (Tuesdays and Fridays in-office)
• Open to remote applicants across APAC for the right experience
• Visa sponsorship available

Next Steps If you’re passionate about insurance products and want to play a key role in shaping performance, strategy, and delivery across Financial Lines, we’d love to chat.

 
Brogan Mullally
Senior Recruitment Consultant
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