Founding Underwriter
Hedge Specialty•San Francisco, CA
•$125,000 - $250,000•Onsite
About The Position
Hedge is hiring a founding underwriter to combine sound risk judgment with the operating discipline and product thinking required to scale. You will help agencies understand appetite, improve submission quality, structure placements, and turn underwriting knowledge into repeatable systems. Hedge is building the operating system for commercial insurance distribution. You will work directly with the founders, own a consequential part of the company, and help define how the function works as we scale.
Requirements
- At least three years of commercial underwriting or closely related placement experience
- Ability to make and explain decisions
- Ability to handle ambiguity
- Ability to turn tacit knowledge into process without reducing underwriting to a checklist
Responsibilities
- Evaluate commercial risks, exposures, controls, and submission quality
- Match risks to appropriate carrier, MGA, and program appetite
- Work with agencies and brokers to close information gaps and structure strong submissions
- Negotiate terms and clearly communicate coverage, conditions, and tradeoffs
- Build underwriting guidelines, decision tools, and feedback loops into Hedge's platform
- Track outcomes and improve risk selection, turnaround time, and placement quality
Benefits
- Health benefits
- Meaningful equity
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
