Director/Sr. Director, Lawyers Professional Liability (Insurance)

TL;DR

Director/Sr. Director, Lawyers Professional Liability (Insurance): Provide leadership, direction, and support to underwriting teams for the Lawyers Professional product line with an accent on underwriting governance, product development, strategy, and portfolio management. Focus on handling account referrals, negotiating with brokers, auditing compliance, achieving financial goals, and cross-functional collaboration with claims, actuarial, and regulatory teams.

Location: New York NY, Chicago IL, Red Bank NJ. US Work Authorization required. No visa sponsorship.

Salary: $162.8k–$223.8k/year for Director + 55% incentive; $188.8k–$259.7k/year for Sr. Director + 55% incentive (national average base).

Company

hirify.global Group (NYSE: MKL) is a Fortune 500 holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory, and investment operations with over 60 offices in 20+ countries.

What you will do

• Assist in product development, strategy, and portfolio management for Lawyers Professional Liability.
• Manage account referrals from underwriters and assist in broker negotiations on structure, premiums, retentions, and terms.
• Handle product development, language, endorsement drafting, and maintenance.
• Conduct account auditing and ensure compliance.
• Work with product leader to achieve financial goals, metrics, and underwriting optimization.
• Act as industry trends expert, deliver underwriter training, and collaborate with claims, actuarial, regulatory, and other teams.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years experience in underwriting, claims, and/or brokering in Lawyers Professional Liability.
• Four-year degree in business or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Strong customer service, interpersonal, communication, negotiation, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Solid understanding of professional liability marketplace, emerging risks, and regulatory landscape.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• 25% travel required. US Work Authorization required; no visa sponsorship.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive benefits including multiple health, dental, vision plans, life, disability, AD&D insurance.
• 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate and floating holidays, parental leave.
• Support for work-life balance in line with hirify.global values: people-focused, collaborative, striving for better.