Director, Construction Services Business Development - Commercial Lines (Middle Market Construction Field Underwriting Director)

Location: Remote/WFH in the United States, with a strong preference for candidates located in CT, DC, DE, NJ, NY, NC, MA, MD, PA, or VA. Requires heavy travel throughout the territory, including conferences, leadership meetings, and overnight trips.

Salary: $152,000–$269,000 annually. Expected starting range: $152,000–$228,000.

Company

hirify.global is a Fortune 100 property and casualty insurance company focused on customer protection, commercial insurance, and operational improvement.

What you will do

• Lead Territory Managers and Field Underwriters responsible for commercial middle market construction accounts.
• Analyze portfolio and individual performance to drive profitable growth, retention, and effective risk selection.
• Direct underwriting pricing standards, practices, processing quality, and account review activities.
• Develop territory sales plans, financial goals, budgets, timelines, and strategies for new business and retention.
• Build relationships with agencies, brokers, and internal partners across Loss Control, Claims, Marketing, and Technology.
• Manage department operations, service standards, staffing, performance, training, development, and disciplinary processes.

Requirements

• Prior commercial underwriting experience with underwriting authority is required.
• Ten years of commercial lines underwriting, sales, marketing, agency management, or middle market experience is preferred.
• Strong people leadership and business management experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of property and casualty insurance operations, commercial lines products, rating, loss control, field underwriting, and underwriting standards.
• Strong analytical, communication, decision-making, relationship-building, and execution skills.
• Valid driver's license and safe driving record required; the role does not qualify for employer-sponsored work authorization.

Nice to have

• Construction insurance expertise.
• Formal people leadership experience.
• Existing broker or agency relationships in the market.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• CPCU or CIC designation.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work arrangement with substantial travel and extended stays as needed.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Paid time off, paid holidays, Lifetime paid time off, and Unity Day paid time off.
• 401(k) with company match and a company-paid pension plan.
• Inclusive workplace focused on respect, diversity, and equal opportunity.