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Tax Underwriter - Transactional Liability
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Senior Tax Underwriter – Transactional Liability (Employee) – Hybrid Role (London)
Collaboration: Hackajob is connecting QBE Insurance with top professionals for this exciting full-time employee role.
The Opportunity
QBE is expanding its transactional liability offering and is hiring a Tax Underwriter to joined their London-based team. This role will support our growing global tax liability program, covering UK, EU, and APAC, working with major trading partners across international engagements.
Positioned to leverage existing relationships with international senior tax underwriting professionals (both in Europe and EMNA, with alignment to the underwriting program in our US hub), this role provides an opportunity to work within a collaborative and empowered environment—shaping how the program expands and delivering real impact as part of a committed team.
Key Responsibilities
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Underwriting Execution:
- Manage the underwriting business in line with the business plan across UK and EU territories.
- Conduct underwriting and portfolio management activities in accordance with all legal and regulatory standards.
- Foster commercial relationships with clients, brokers, and business partners to expand market exposure and drive performance.
- Price and negotiate terms for existing and new business, ensuring alignment with long-term value objectives.
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Risk & Strategic Support:
- Contribute to risk measurement, analysis, and reporting to align with business targets.
- Develop expertise in market dynamics and cycles to inform strategic decision-making.
- Assess the portfolio to identify opportunities for business optimisation and growth.
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Regulatory & Process Compliance:
- Ensure adherence to all underwriting policies, loss models, and regulatory requirements (e.g., Solvency II, GDPR, tax-sharing compliance).
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- Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Work closely with the QBE US tax underwriting team and regional stakeholders to harmonise approach, policy, and coverage across borders.
Who You Are
Technical Requirements
- Proven experience as a Tax Underwriter (M&A tax decisions, interpretations by transaction type, structuring risks).
- Strong grasp of legal frameworks and tax regulations impacting liability programs across jurisdictions.
- Proficient use of risk analysis tools, pricing models, and loss projections to support commercial/portfolio strategy.
- Ability to design programs and bespoke insurance solutions for clients in dynamic tax/transfer pricing environments.
Commercial & Leadership Qualities
- Confident in negotiation, profit-centric decision-making, and driving value.
- Adaptable mindset to adjust for exchange rate fluctuations, currency movements, and evolving political/policy risks (e.g., BEPS, Pillar 2).
- Talent for collaboration in cross-border, fast-paced environments with a sense of personal accountability.
About QBE
When you join QBE, you’re not just securing career growth—you’re contributing to a purposeful, human-centred organisation at a pivotal moment in our global expansion.
As part of over 13,000 employees in 26 countries, we scale big ideas while enabling individual impact. Our approach blends tech innovation with human connection—ensuring genuine solutions to real-world risks.
In 2025 alone, QBE has been recognised as:
- Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year (British Insurance Awards)
- ESG, Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year
- Industry awards spanning insurance leadership, sustainability, and workplace excellence.
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Why Join Us
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Tomorrow’s benefits today:
- 30 days holiday (with option to purchase up to 2 extra days) to fuel your passion for family, side projects, or self-care.
- Flexible working: Part-time, compressed hours, or job share options to align with your lifestyle.
- Pension plan: Automatic 10% employer contribution to our scheme.
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Ongoing support: beyond the bottom line
- Reimagined roles: Every team member is challenged and enabled to shape change—whether within underwriting or beyond.
- Recognition: Our awards reflect an ecosystem committed to transparency, equity, and empathy.
- Impact: work with a multiplier effect
- Every transaction-smart decision you make (whether pricing, wording, or contract structuring) translates into trust and resilience for our clients—stakeholders whose economic well-being ripple worldwide.
Beat constraints, not deadlines. A role at QBE invites you to lead with impact.
How to Apply
Click [Apply Now] [to begin or be referred] to our application portal. We’re looking forward to partnering with exceptional professionals like you. No tired tropes, no hidden biases—just the chance to define a front-row seat in this industry’s future.
Skills inDemand for This Role
Business Management • Tax & Transfer Pricing • Use of ERP Underwriting Systems • Compulsory: Excel, Excel (PivotTables), SAP RiskTools • Adept Liaison with: Corporate Tax Structuring Experts, Brokers / Advisory Firms • Stakeholder Governance • Portfolio Strategy
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