Territory Manager, Business Development - Surety (Large Commercial)

Location: Texas; remote role with extensive field travel and possible relocation

Salary: $108,000–$201,000 annually; expected starting range: $108,000–$162,000

Company

hirify.global is a Fortune 100 insurance company offering property and casualty products and services.

What you will do

• Manage primary agency and broker relationships for complex large commercial surety business.
• Underwrite new and renewal accounts, evaluate financial and credit information, select and price risks, and reject unacceptable business.
• Drive territory production, profitability, retention, pipeline development, and cross-selling across business lines.
• Create agency business plans, sales strategies, performance checkpoints, and recommendations for new agency appointments.
• Research market conditions, competitors, industry trends, and account risks to develop business propositions.
• Visit agencies, resolve escalated customer issues, support training, and mentor field underwriting colleagues.

Requirements

• Seven years of progressively responsible surety underwriting experience preferred.
• Thorough knowledge of surety products, forms, underwriting standards, state laws, and regulations.
• Experience evaluating complex risks, financial statements, credit reports, pricing, and underwriting exceptions.
• Strong sales, communication, negotiation, decision-making, and agency relationship management skills.
• Undergraduate degree in business or a related field preferred.
• Employer-sponsored work authorization is not available; the role does not participate in the STEM OPT Extension program.

Nice to have

• Progress toward technical insurance coursework such as AFSB.
• Experience with markets aligned to the company’s underwriting appetite and product portfolio.

Culture & Benefits

• Individual contribution and collaboration in a solutions-oriented underwriting environment.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Paid time off, nine paid holidays, Lifetime paid time off, and Unity Day paid time off.
• 401(k) with company match and a company-paid pension plan.
• Extended or non-standard work hours and extensive field travel may be required.