Senior Manager, Underwriting Strategy & Operations

Nirvana Insurance

9d•$113,000 - $135,000•Remote

About The Position

We’re looking for an Underwriting Manager, Non-Fleet to help shape the future of underwriting at Nirvana. This is a high-impact leadership role where you’ll guide a team of underwriters while helping define how modern, AI-enabled underwriting should operate. In this role, you’ll combine deep commercial insurance expertise with operational leadership. You’ll partner with product, engineering, and data teams to improve underwriting workflows, implement AI-powered tools, and create scalable processes that drive speed, accuracy, and strong loss outcomes. This role reports to the General Manager and manages a team of approximately five underwriters. If you’re excited about transforming traditional underwriting into a faster, more data-driven discipline, this is an opportunity to build something meaningful in a massive industry.

Requirements

Experience in commercial insurance underwriting, ideally in a leadership capacity
Experience managing or mentoring underwriters and leading a small team
Background working in a high-growth or technology-driven insurance environment (insurtech or similar)
Strong operational mindset with a track record of improving underwriting processes or efficiency
Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, and data teams

Nice To Haves

Direct experience underwriting commercial auto risks
Experience implementing AI, automation, or advanced analytics in underwriting workflows
Familiarity with scaling underwriting operations in a startup or high-growth company

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a team of underwriters, setting clear goals and supporting their growth in a fast-paced environment
Drive operational improvements across underwriting workflows using automation, analytics, and AI-powered tools
Improve underwriting efficiency and decision quality through scalable processes and playbooks
Partner with Product, Engineering, and Data teams to design and implement next-generation underwriting capabilities
Evaluate complex commercial risks and guide the team on pricing, coverage decisions, and portfolio management
Establish underwriting standards and best practices as Nirvana expands its non-fleet insurance offerings
Monitor portfolio performance and identify opportunities to improve profitability, growth, and customer experience