Vice President, Field Underwriting (InsurTech)

Location: Remote within the United States; territories excluded. Remote team members must live and work in the United States and have reliable, high-speed internet.

Base compensation: $205,000–$295,000 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global uses technology to make commercial insurance more affordable and easier for small businesses to access and manage.

What you will do

• Own underwriting P&L, loss ratio outcomes, portfolio performance, risk appetite, authority standards, and corrective-action processes across new business and renewal.
• Design and operate the blended onshore/offshore underwriting model, including quality standards, accountability, work segmentation, and scaling decisions.
• Build and lead the Field Underwriting organization, recruiting and developing leaders for New Business and Renewal.
• Establish consistent workers' compensation risk-selection standards and partner with Corporate Underwriting on portfolio monitoring, automation, and underwriting best practices.
• Define the strategic vision for AI-enabled underwriting and lead adoption of AI-assisted tools and workflows.
• Represent Field Underwriting in executive discussions and engage with business development, agencies, reinsurers, strategic partners, regulators, and the underwriting community.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree; an advanced degree is a plus.
• 15+ years of workers' compensation underwriting experience with accountability for portfolio results.
• 10+ years leading underwriting organizations, including building or rebuilding teams.
• Experience designing operating models and leading organizational change, not only managing steady-state execution.
• Experience in an InsurTech, innovative carrier, or MGA environment; familiarity with blended onshore/offshore models or centralized underwriting at scale.
• Strong executive presence, analytical fluency with loss data and model outputs, and CPCU, ARe, or equivalent credentials.

Nice to have

• Advanced professional credentials in underwriting or insurance.
• Experience in technology-forward insurance environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive health plans.
• Generous paid time off.
• Future-focused 401(k) match.
• Parental and caregiver leave.
• Potential discretionary annual bonuses for eligible team members.
• AI-powered tools may assist with application screening and interview note-taking, with human oversight throughout the process.