Sr Director Life Underwriting

Location: Work from home, United States; occasional travel of less than 10%.

Salary: $200,000–$233,000 annually, plus eligibility for an annual bonus of 25%.

Company

hirify.global is an international financial services company providing life insurance, retirement, investment, annuity, and employee benefit solutions.

What you will do

• Lead life underwriting risk assessment processes, procedures, guidelines, forms, and manuals across insurance products and distribution systems.
• Set underwriting strategy and transform risk selection processes while balancing mortality and morbidity results, customer service, and regulatory compliance.
• Manage specialty underwriting teams, including vendor management, international business, forensic underwriting, research and development, and medical functions.
• Use data analytics, audits, and performance monitoring to evaluate underwriting experience and decisions.
• Set departmental goals, manage budget needs, resolve escalated issues, and lead integrated workflow and system development initiatives.
• Hire, develop, counsel, and evaluate staff while building an inclusive and high-performing department culture.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a business field or equivalent experience.
• Expert knowledge of life insurance underwriting processes and procedures.
• At least eight years of leadership experience, preferably in life insurance.
• FALU, FLMI, CLU, or a similar professional designation.
• Experience developing, executing, and measuring strategic plans.
• Strong business judgment, negotiation, relationship-building, influencing, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of mortality risk factors, insurance principles, actuarial theory, insurance and privacy regulations, FINRA regulations, reinsurance treaties, pool agreements, retention limits, and individual life insurance products and riders.
• Project management experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work environment with paid time off and ten paid holidays annually.
• Medical, dental, vision, disability, pension, and 401(k) matching benefits.
• Annual bonus eligibility, employee stock purchase plan, tuition reimbursement, and employee discounts.
• Parental leave, adoption assistance, backup care, wellness programs, and an employee assistance program.
• Career training, employee resource groups, inclusion and diversity programs, volunteer PTO, and employee recognition initiatives.