Agency Development Manager

SafeLease • Austin, TX

2d

About The Position

As our first Agency Development Manager, you will be the face of SafeLease to the brokerage community. You will be responsible for identifying, appointing, and managing relationships with independent agents as well as regional and national brokerages.

Requirements

• The Connector: You have strong commercial property insurance contacts and know how to navigate the hierarchy of a large brokerage.
• The Industry Guru: You understand commercial P&C fundamentals but are bored by legacy systems. You’re excited to show brokers a better way to work.
• The Strategist: You proactively identify the best opportunities & build a plan to capture them.
• Experience: 5+ years in insurance distribution, agency management, or wholesale brokerage.
• Active surplus lines producer license is required (or relevant surplus lines experience.)

Responsibilities

• Build the Network: Identify and recruit high-performing commercial lines agencies and brokers who specialize in our core and adjacent verticals (self-storage, light industrial, marinas, hangars, etc).
• Onboard & Activate: Lead the appointment process. After signing producer agreements; you’ll train producers on how to use the SafeLease portal to quote and bind business in minutes and ensure they are successfully utilizing our platform and understand our appetite.
• Relationship Management: Act as the primary point of contact for our producer partners. Conduct regular account reviews, provide appetite updates, and gather feedback to improve our product. Be hyper responsive to their needs and obsessed with making them successful working with SafeLease.
• Product Advocacy: Educate producers on our insurance products and technology advantage — showing them how our data-driven underwriting and faster turnaround times leads to better pricing and faster commissions for them.
• Drive Premium Growth: Own the entire pipeline from initial submission through to bind. You will partner closely with our underwriters to ensure high-quality risks are being prioritized.
• Own Program Business: Build distribution/referral relationships with our existing property management customers and other relevant industry parties.

Benefits

• unlimited PTO
• full health benefits
• flexible work setups
• competitive pay and equity

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed