Underwriting Program Leader

Overview

Lead a program of your own design on Nirvana's AI-native insurance platform, owning its strategy, underwriting, distribution, P&L and team, in partnership with senior leadership.

What you'll do

• Develop a focused market thesis into the program's strategy, risk appetite, underwriting guidelines and operating rhythm with senior leadership.
• Act as the program's lead line underwriter, evaluating and pricing risks and owning new business and renewals.
• Own brokerage relationships by building the wholesale and retail distribution network, setting production goals and representing the program in the market.
• Work with senior leadership, engineering, product and data science to shape the platform, underwriting workflows and operating procedures.
• Own the relationship with reinsurers and capacity partners, and be accountable to them for portfolio performance, reporting and renewals.
• Build and lead the program team (underwriting, distribution and operations) as the program grows.
• Be accountable for the program's P&L, top line and bottom line.

What you'll need

• 10+ years of underwriting in a specialty or commercial line, with deep expertise in a defined niche.
• A track record of managing a large portfolio, ideally $50M+ in premium, profitably and at scale.
• A clear program thesis explaining the niche you would target, why it is profitable, why now, and how data and technology would give the program an edge.
• Proven underwriting discipline, including having written underwriting guidelines and appetite before.
• Experience owning distribution, having built and run broker relationships that drive production.
• An entrepreneurial mindset, comfortable with ambiguity and using AI and technology to underwrite smarter and scale faster.

Nice to have

• Experience launching a program or new segment.
• Experience working directly with reinsurers or capacity partners.
• Experience leading an underwriting team.

Details

• Work from home friendly.
• Willingness to get on the road to meet broker partners.
• Estimated total compensation range of $137,000 to $196,000, with base salary varying by location, experience and interview assessment; equity offered to all full-time employees and not included in this range.