Founding Commercial Auto Broker - Equity + High Earnings

Hedge (YC P26); San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity stake

Health benefits

Job summary

Hedge is seeking a founding wholesale broker to build and own our commercial auto practice in San Francisco. You will combine retail-agency relationships, market judgment, placement craft, and relentless follow-through to produce durable revenue in commercial auto, fleet, and transportation risks.

Base salary ranges from $125K to $250K with a target OTE of $500K. Equity is 0.50% at hire, with up to 0.25% additional performance grant. This in-person role requires six days a week in San Francisco.

Qualifications

• Three+ years of brokerage, underwriting, or closely related experience in commercial auto.

Responsibilities

• Build a focused retail-agency pipeline in commercial auto
• Qualify risks, shape submissions, and select the right markets for each opportunity
• Negotiate terms, explain tradeoffs, and drive placements from intake through bind
• Develop strong working relationships with underwriters and program markets
• Maintain disciplined pipeline, renewal, and revenue forecasting
• Turn placement knowledge into repeatable playbooks and product feedback

Job description

Hedge is seeking a founding wholesale broker to build and own our commercial auto practice in San Francisco. You will combine retail-agency relationships, market judgment, placement craft, and relentless follow-through to produce durable revenue in commercial auto, fleet, and transportation risks.

Base salary ranges from $125K to $250K with a target OTE of $500K. Equity is 0.50% at hire, with up to 0.25% additional performance grant. This in-person role requires six days a week in San Francisco.