General information

Country: Australia

Creation Date: 06-Aug-2026

Employment Type: Permanent

Employment Type: Full time

Ref #: 1234573269

Description & Requirements

Assistant Underwriter, Surety - Sydney

Are you an Assistant Underwriter / Assistant Relationship Manager or a Credit Analyst within the financial services industry?

Liberty Australia is looking for an Assistant Underwriter to join our Surety Mid-Market team in Sydney

Who are we?

Liberty is the number one Surety provider globally, operating in 20 countries with the capability to underwrite in more than 60. Our Asia Pacific

Surety team, with underwriters across Sydney, Brisbane and Hong Kong, helps businesses secure the bonds and guarantees they need to win and deliver major projects - offering a flexible alternative to traditional bank guarantees and cash retentions.

As part of an exciting new strategy, we are growing our Mid-Market team, focused on supporting clients in the Mid-Market segment. It's a genuinely relationship-driven role: our underwriters engage directly with clients and brokers, building long-term partnerships with key decision-makers and differentiating on expertise, service and strategic value rather than price.

Joining the team means being part of a collaborative, growing business backed by a global market leader, with real scope to develop your career in a specialist and highly rewarding line of insurance.

Why Liberty?

• At Liberty, we have the technology to support & aid underwriting decisions; however, you will draw on your technical excellence to truly underwrite the risk and tailor bespoke solutions, delivering world-class insurance across all major markets.
• We empower our Underwriting teams by providing them with local authority to make efficient & impactful underwriting decisions We place importance on nurturing & enhancing your professional reputation, while fostering your personal growth and advancing your career to become a trusted & best-in-class Underwriter.
• NIBA Specialty Insurer of the Year 4 years running (2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025) and NIBA General Insurer of the Year 2021.
• Our underwriting & claims methodologies and technical expertise.
• Local Underwriting/Claims authority.
• Stable, proven leadership.
• Our Market Approach is built on capability, consistency, and personal rapport.
• Market-leading products.
• Our product development team ensures we are quick to address gaps and introduce new products to the market.
• Autonomous, performance-oriented culture.
• Global organisation offering cultural exposure and diverse career opportunities.
• Opportunities for secondments.
• Profitable year on year since establishment.

Key responsibilities

Assistant Underwriters support the growth and profitability of Liberty's surety portfolio. Day to day, you'll conduct pre-underwriting, assist with client and broker meetings, and manage the issuance of surety bonds and the associated administration.

Working closely with the APAC underwriting team, you'll help review existing and new client opportunities in line with Liberty's underwriting appetite.

Relationships are at the heart of the role. You'll establish and maintain strong connections with brokers and clients, supporting the marketing, sale and training of the Liberty brand and products, and ensuring clients receive a level of underwriting service that sets Liberty apart from its competitors.

About you

• Previous relevant experience in an aligned role with a bank, financial services provider, or insurance company. Minimum 2 years of experience.
• Excellent working knowledge of PC based systems and applications such as Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and database systems for managing contacts, schedules and calendars is required.
• Tertiary qualifications in a related finance or accounting discipline.
• Ability to form quality opinions and make sound decisions based on logical reasoning.
• Be a self-starter who can work independently from time to time and who can cover the key aspects of client service when the Senior Underwriter is not in the office and provide support when needed to the wider APAC team
• Attributes - Self-starter, ability to negotiate, strong time management, financial acumen, strong research, and analytical skills.

What's Next?

If you believe you can make a positive contribution to our team and want to be part of Liberty's exciting future, we would love to hear from you.

Please include an updated resume and we will take it from there. APPLY now!