Compliance Lead - Rate & Form Filings Across 50 States

Shepherd; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium Healthcare

Flexible PTO

Daily meals

Dog-friendly office

SF, NYC, Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago,LA

Job summary

Shepherd is seeking a Compliance Lead to own and manage the company's rate and form filing process nationwide. You will drive filing packages, collaborate with carrier partners and actuaries, and respond to state objections while expanding filings for core and new product lines.

This is an onsite role across multiple major markets. You will work with underwriting and engineering to implement approved forms in Shepherd's platform, ensure consistency with policies, and support new product

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in insurance regulatory/compliance with hands-on rate and form filings in casualty, workers' compensation, or inland marine/builders risk programs.
• Proven track record drafting insurance policy forms and endorsements, ideally in commercial casualty.
• Hands-on SERFF filing work with exhibits and supporting documentation.
• History of working with state regulators, including handling objections and approvals.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage concurrent filings across 50 states.
• Working knowledge of state regulatory frameworks.
• Desire to help colleagues understand forms and regulatory issues across the Shepherd organization.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage Shepherd's rate and form filing process across all 50 states for casualty, inland marine/builders risk, and workers' compensation programs.
• Prepare, assemble, and submit complete filing packages with actuaries and paper partners, including rate pages, rule pages, form schedules, and memoranda.
• Serve as the primary contact during filing lifecycle, respond to objections, and track approvals to closure.
• Oversee implementation of approved forms in the underwriting platform, upload changes, configure rules, and test policy issuance.
• Maintain the library of filed forms, rates, and rules, ensuring consistency with issued policies.
• Draft new forms and endorsements in collaboration with technical leads and underwriting leadership.
• Act as escalation point for underwriting and customer experience on forms and policy issuance questions.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Rate & form filings

SERFF filings

Regulatory communications

Organizational skills

Job description

Shepherd is seeking a Compliance Lead to own and manage the company's rate and form filing process nationwide. You will drive filing packages, collaborate with carrier partners and actuaries, and respond to state objections while expanding filings for core and new product lines.

This is an onsite role across multiple major markets. You will work with underwriting and engineering to implement approved forms in Shepherd's platform, ensure consistency with policies, and support new product