This is your opportunity to join AXIS Capital – a trusted global provider of specialty lines insurance and reinsurance. We stand apart for our outstanding client service, intelligent risk taking and superior risk adjusted returns for our shareholders. We also proudly maintain an entrepreneurial, disciplined and ethical corporate culture. As a member of AXIS, you join a team that is among the best in the industry. At AXIS, we believe that we are only as strong as our people. We strive to create an inclusive and welcoming culture where employees of all backgrounds and from all walks of life feel comfortable and empowered to be themselves. This means that we bring our whole selves to work. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, civil union status, family or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Accommodation is available upon request for candidates taking part in the selection process. **Job Description: Senior Claims Specialist** AXIS seeks a Senior Claims Specialist to join our Bermuda Insurance Claims team. The selected candidate will report to the Head of Bermuda Claims and work closely with colleagues across AXIS Insurance, including Underwriting and North American and International Claims, to ensure effective and efficient claims handling and an industry-leading claims experience for our insureds. **The selected candidate will be responsible for:** + Handling and managing a wide variety of Professional Liability claims, including Directors & Officers, Employment Practices, Wage & Hour, Fiduciary, Crime, Financial Institution Errors & Omissions, Cyber, and Lawyers and Accountants Errors and Omissions claims. Experience with Excess Casualty claims would be a plus. + Investigating, analyzing, and evaluating coverage, liability, and damages, within best practices. + Providing technical advice, training, and guidance to junior team members. + Developing and maintaining relationships with internal and external partners. + Recommending outside coverage counsel for approval, where warranted. + Formulating claims and litigation strategies. + Assigning and managing outside counsel. + Collaborating with the Litigation Management and Vendor Management teams to ensure effective management of panel counsel and costs. + Liaising with external claims administrator that handles small number of casualty claims to ensure timely and appropriate reserves, effective settlement strategy, and timely payment of claims. + Fostering relationships and communicating with senior executives, brokers, reinsurers, actuaries, underwriters, insureds, and auditors (both external and internal). + Supporting underwriters by drafting policy language, reporting claim trends, analyzing data, and assessing risks. + Participating in presentations and discussions with underwriters and insureds concerning large losses and claim trends. + Participating in claim audits. + Participating in special projects and department initiatives. + Identifying liability and coverage trends and issues with both specific insured and portfolio impact and formulating the processes and strategies for handling such claims, as well as ensuring accurate and consistent claims management across implicated underwriting segments and lines of business. **We seek a professional with the following qualifications:** + Minimum of 7 to 10 years of experience handling Professional Liability claims. + Juris Doctorate or other legal degree strongly preferred. + Experience across multiple jurisdictions, with a strong focus on the United States, is preferred. + In-depth knowledge of claims, litigation, arbitration, and trial processes, as well as excellent analytical, investigative, and negotiating skills. + Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team, meet deadlines, and successfully perform in a changing and, at times, challenging work environment. + Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate at all organizational levels, both internally and externally, as well as the ability to identify and resolve complex, disputed claims. + Ability to balance immediate claim issues with the broader portfolio and customer impact of coverage disputes and issues. + Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to deal positively and effectively with people with conflicting expectations and differing opinions.