Vice President, Field Underwriting

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of loss ratio results for both New Business and Renewal.

• Lead the underwriting strategy, encompassing appetite, authority standards, and risk selection philosophy.

• Collaborate with Corporate Underwriting on appetite, eligibility, best practices in underwriting, and automation.

• Create frameworks for portfolio monitoring and manage the cadence of underwriting reviews and corrective actions.

• Oversee the design and performance of Pie's integrated onshore/offshore underwriting model.

• Set the strategic direction for the partnership with offshore underwriting.

• Determine work segmentation between onshore, offshore, and automated channels.

• Align human underwriting judgment with AI-assisted tools.

• Build and lead the Field Underwriting team.

• Recruit and nurture leaders in New Business and Renewal.

• Foster an internal culture focused on developing underwriting capabilities.

• Establish the intellectual framework for selecting workers' compensation risks.

• Promote consistent performance management practices in collaboration with the People team.

• Influence enterprise priorities as part of the executive team.

• Represent Field Underwriting in senior leadership discussions regarding growth strategy, capital allocation, and competitive positioning.

• Collaborate with Business Development and Agency Management on key account strategies and agent-facing priorities.

• Engage with reinsurers, strategic partners, and regulators on topics related to underwriting and portfolio management.

• Enhance Pie's external visibility in the workers' compensation underwriting community.

• Define the strategic vision and transition roadmap for AI-enabled underwriting.

• Partner with Corporate Underwriting and Data Science on the automation roadmap.

• Lead the adoption of new underwriting tools and workflows assisted by AI.

• Assist in the documentation and systematization of underwriting standards.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree; an advanced degree is preferred.

• Over 15 years of experience in workers' compensation underwriting with a proven track record of accountability for portfolio results.

• More than 10 years of experience in leading underwriting organizations, including experience in building or restructuring a team.

• A history of successfully designing operating models and leading change.

• Experience in technology-driven environments such as InsureTech, innovative carriers, or MGA contexts is preferred.

• Familiarity with blended onshore/offshore models or large-scale centralized underwriting.

• Strong executive presence to represent the function in discussions with SLT, reinsurers, and external partners.

• Analytical proficiency with loss data, model outputs, and portfolio trends.

• Holds CPCU, ARe, or equivalent certifications; advanced credentials are preferred.

• Must reside and work in the United States, excluding territories.

• Reliable access to high-speed internet is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive cash compensation.

• Comprehensive health plans.

• Generous paid time off (PTO).

• Future-focused 401k matching.

• Generous parental and caregiver leave policy.

• Discretionary bonuses may be awarded annually to eligible team members.

• Core values are tangibly reflected in the work environment.