Remote Powerpoint Coordinator Jobs in Chicago, IL

About the role:

At Vantage, the AVP, Corporate Underwriter partners with Underwriting teams and Insurance Leadership to strengthen underwriting standards, governance, and technical discipline across the organization. This role is ideal for an experienced underwriter who enjoys applying deep technical expertise, reviewing files for quality and compliance, and helping teams operate with consistency and strong controls. You will play a key role in underwriting audits, peer reviews, and guideline oversight, and you’ll be trusted to identify trends, raise issues early, and recommend practical improvements that support profitable growth. This role reports to the Chief Underwriting Officer, Insurance and is a flexible remote opportunity, or hybrid based in one of Vantage’s office locations. Vantage’s US colleagues have the flexibility to work anywhere in the United States (excluding US territories and possessions).

The base salary expectation for this role is between $150,000 and $190,000. The actual base salary for the selected candidate may be higher, commensurate with the candidate's commercial property experience and location of employment. Additionally, Vantage offers its colleagues performance-based bonus potential, strong health & welfare benefits, retirement plans with company match, competitive time off plans, a highly flexible work environment, and much more. 

Responsibilities & Accountabilities:

• Strong collaboration with Underwriting teams, Insurance Leadership and all company functions to ensure all business groups have clear underwriting guidance and standards of underwriting governance.  
• Design, implement and monitor critical governance controls across all Insurance lines of business.  
• Support key stakeholders across all Insurance lines of business as well as the centralized capabilities to drive efficiency and excellence.  
• Coordinate post-bind peer reviews of underwriting files, participate in bi-annual departmental underwriting audits and assist in the review of business unit underwriting guidelines. 
• Help develop and then lead internal systems to support key governance processes including an internal review framework and underwriting statements of authority.  
• Support new product innovation including development of Product Innovation framework, workflows, processes, and reports.  
• Manage communication between the Chief Underwriting Office and other Vantage stakeholders and serve as coordinator of intracompany SharePoint site resources.  
• Design metric dashboards and tools for management reporting.  
• Provide timely support of various procedures / processes including capturing issues / risks, action items and solutions.   
• Perform special projects and other duties as assigned. 
• Occasional travel will be required. 

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred (e.g., CPCU and/or other industry designations a plus). 
• Significant commercial underwriting experience (7+ years preferred), with demonstrated strength in technical underwriting judgment. 
• Working knowledge of underwriting governance (guidelines, authorities, referrals, documentation standards) and the operational workflows that support strong controls. 
• Experience performing (or supporting) underwriting file reviews, peer reviews, and/or audit activities, able to assess adherence to guidelines and identify root causes and trends. 
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and coach underwriters and partners supporting skill development in technical underwriting, documentation, and guideline adherence. 
• Steady, collaborative leadership style; comfortable leading through influence, sharing best practices, and helping teams adopt consistent standards and controls. 
• Clear, practical communicator, able to document findings, deliver constructive feedback, and influence stakeholders on underwriting quality and consistency. 
• Strong organization and follow-through, comfortable managing multiple reviews, deadlines, and cross-functional coordination with minimal supervision. 
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint (and Word) for analysis, audit workpapers, and management reporting; comfortable working with dashboards/metrics. 

Our Vantage Values

Do What’s Right – be a force for good, for our customers, shareholders, colleagues, industry and communities.
Be Relentlessly Curious – ask questions, listen to understand, challenge the status quo, look for ways to say YES, drive innovation, be opportunistic and disciplined.
We’re Better Together – collaborate, be inclusive, supportive, respectful and humble, be a trusted partner internally and externally.
Be Transparent – in who you are, what you think, and how you work, seek and provide alternative points of view, be true to yourself.
Make A Difference – focus on impact, embrace technology, leverage data and analytics as critical assets, act intentionally to deliver on our mission.