Founding Head of Markets & Market Access

Hedgespecialty; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Meaningful equity

Job summary

Hedge is hiring a founding Head of Markets to build and operate the market-access foundation behind our distribution platform. You will own carrier and MGA appointments, capacity strategy, appetite coverage, producer codes, portal access, submission routes, and the operational readiness required to place business.

This leadership role offers high earnings potential, meaningful equity, and the ability to shape core market-access capabilities while working remotely within the United States.

Responsibilities

• Build a market strategy around real agency demand, appetite gaps, and placement economics
• Source and negotiate carrier, MGA, MGU, program, and delegated-authority relationships
• Drive appointment, contracting, producer-code, portal, and submission-route activation
• Maintain clear records of authority, appetite, commission, and operational constraints
• Partner with brokers, underwriting, product, and compliance to make market access usable
• Measure placement performance and continuously improve the portfolio

Job description

Hedge is hiring a founding Head of Markets to build and operate the market-access foundation behind our distribution platform. You will own carrier and MGA appointments, capacity strategy, appetite coverage, producer codes, portal access, submission routes, and the operational readiness required to place business.

This leadership role offers high earnings potential, meaningful equity, and the ability to shape core market-access capabilities while working remotely within the United States.