VP, Product Management Underwriting Performance - Excess & Surplus/Specialty and Commercial Lines (Insurance)

Location: Columbus, Ohio, One hirify.global Plaza, or remote within any of the lower 48 U.S. states. Normal office environment and/or remote location; travel is required.

Salary: $225,750–$376,250 annually.

Company

hirify.global is a Fortune 100 insurance company focused on protecting customers and delivering property and casualty insurance solutions.

What you will do

• Lead product governance, forms management, regulatory filings, product maintenance, and implementation across the Commercial Lines and Excess & Surplus/Specialty portfolio.
• Develop operating strategies, governance frameworks, controls, prioritization models, and service standards aligned with business and regulatory objectives.
• Direct a product management organization of approximately 60 leaders and professionals, including talent development, succession planning, workforce planning, and capability building.
• Partner with Business, Underwriting, Legal, Compliance, Technology, and Operations leaders to translate strategic objectives into executable priorities and ensure operational readiness.
• Establish performance metrics, service-level expectations, throughput measures, and quality standards while driving simplification, standardization, automation, and continuous improvement.
• Champion technology and artificial intelligence solutions that improve productivity, quality, compliance, and speed to market.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, insurance, risk management, finance, economics, management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant industry experience.
• At least 15 years of insurance industry experience with significant leadership experience in product management, product operations, product development, regulatory management, underwriting operations, or related functions.
• Experience leading large-scale product organizations and managing leaders and teams.
• Deep knowledge of insurance product construction, forms, endorsements, filings, regulatory requirements, and governance.
• Demonstrated success in operational excellence, process improvement, cross-functional initiatives, and technology, automation, or AI-enabled business solutions.
• Professional insurance designations such as CPCU, AU, CIC, or ARM are preferred; a master’s degree is also preferred.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employee position with medical, dental, vision, 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.
• Business-casual work environment and remote work option within the eligible U.S. states.
• Inclusive workplace committed to equal employment opportunity and respect for employees and applicants.