Sr. VP, Property
ryansg · Toronto - Ontario · Canada · On-site
Posted Oct 1, 2026
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Position Summary:
The Senior Vice President, Property serves as the Product Head for SSRU's Property portfolio and is accountable for developing and executing the underwriting strategy to drive profitable growth, portfolio performance, and market leadership. This role is responsible for aligning underwriting talent, capital, and operational resources to achieve business objectives while ensuring strong governance, transparency, and performance reporting. Working closely with the President of SSRU, the SVP, Property leads the strategic direction of the Property business, develops and maintains key broker, carrier, and industry partnerships, and ensures the product remains responsive to market opportunities and customer needs. The role provides oversight of portfolio performance, establishes product metrics and reporting standards, and serves as the primary subject matter expert for all Property-related matters within the organization. The successful candidate is a collaborative leader who fosters a high-performance culture aligned with Ryan Specialty's values and is committed to delivering sustainable, profitable results while supporting the continued growth and success of SSRU. This posting is for an existing vacancy. We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in evaluating candidate applications against job-related criteria. AI is not used to make hiring decisions, including decisions about which candidates are contacted, interviewed, advanced, or hired. All recruitment decisions are made by human reviewers.
Location:
Toronto - Ontario
What will your job entail?
What will your job entail?
Develop and execute the underwriting strategy for SSRU's Property portfolio.
Drive profitable growth, portfolio performance, and achievement of business targets.
Align talent, underwriting resources, and capital to support strategic objectives.
Build and maintain strong relationships with brokers, carrier partners, reinsurers, and key stakeholders.
Collaborate with the President of SSRU and senior leadership to achieve business goals and market expansion initiatives.
Monitor portfolio results and establish meaningful metrics, reporting, and performance insights.
Provide Property expertise and strategic support across the organization.
Identify market opportunities, emerging risks, and product enhancements to strengthen SSRU's competitive position.
Lead, mentor, and develop underwriting talent while promoting a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Champion Ryan Specialty's values and ensure sound underwriting discipline, governance, and sustainable business performance.
Drive Product Strategy and Portfolio Performance
Define and execute product underwriting strategy aligned with capital provider appetite, premium objectives, target loss ratios, portfolio mix, and growth goals.
Own portfolio performance across premium, new business, renewals, profitability, geographic distribution,…