Head of Farm

• Location: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide or Perth 

• Role type: Permanent, Full time 

• Hybrid role, happy to talk flexible working

The opportunity 

This role will lead the strategic direction, product design and underwriting of QBE’s Farm portfolio for the intermediated channel, ensuring profitable growth, positive customer experience and compliance with underwriting standard. 

The role involves driving profitable growth of Farm embedded insurance through understanding risk appetite, articulating criteria, applying risk appetite to partnerships, and evolving products to support the development of an embedded insurance offering in the farm market. Additionally, the role includes implementing business development strategies, monitoring underwriting results, and ensuring adherence to underwriting guidelines.

About QBE

At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. And we do it all with a human touch.

We’re an international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries – which means we’re big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact. It’s an exciting time. We’re building momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

What if you could have a positive impact – at work and in the world? As part of the QBE team, you’ll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind.

Your new role

As Head of Farm, you will be responsible for designing, leading and executing the Farm product and underwriting strategy across the value chain. You will balance deep technical underwriting leadership with portfolio‑level decision making, ensuring disciplined risk selection, strong pricing outcomes and long‑term portfolio performance.

• Set and deliver the Farm product and underwriting strategy, aligned to QBE’s SME growth ambitions and risk appetite
• Own Farm portfolio performance and P&L, driving sustainable profitability through disciplined underwriting, pricing and portfolio optimisation
• Lead underwriting execution across new and renewal business, applying strong technical judgement, delegated authorities and robust risk controls
• Monitor underwriting outcomes and portfolio trends, using data‑led insights to drive corrective action and improve margin, mix and profitability
• Lead and enable teams of underwriters and technical specialists to support both strategic portfolio management and consistent execution
• Build strong broker relationships and a high‑performance underwriting culture, while ensuring compliance with regulatory, governance and underwriting standards

About you

You are a commercially minded underwriting leader who thrives at the intersection of risk, technology and transformation. You bring the credibility to lead underwriting teams today, and the vision to evolve how underwriting is done tomorrow.

You’ll also bring:

• Proven P&L and portfolio management experience within SME or middle‑market underwriting, with a working knowledge of Farm and Agribusiness
• Deep technical underwriting expertise, with the ability to manage both complex and lower‑complexity risks
• Ability to interpret market and economic changes and their potential impact on Farm and Agribusiness sector
• The ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders, brokers and cross‑functional partners
• A leadership style that builds capability, accountability and continuous improvement

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

• ‘Hybrid Working’ – a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance
• Life Leave, supporting the life events we all experience, leaving your annual leave for rest
• 18 weeks’ gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super
• A range of discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services

To learn more about benefits of working with us, click here. 

Rewards & Recognition

We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

• 2025 Winner of Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award at the Insurance Business Australia Awards for our Respect@QBE program
• Platinum employer on the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) – the definitive national benchmark on LGBTQI+ workplace inclusion
• Ranked in the top ten in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2025 for medium sized program as voted by graduates

APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen! 

If you’re looking for a career that combines your expertise and your empathy, click Apply today. Your career. At the heart of it.

Successful applicants will need to complete work rights, police and credit checks through our online provider as a condition of employment.

QBE recognise the value of diverse perspectives and experience. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. If we can provide support with access requirements, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our networks please contact us at [email protected]

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How to Apply:

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Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.