Founding Wholesale Broker - Property

Hedge Specialty; San Francisco (CA); Vor Ort; USD 125.000 - 250.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health benefits

Equity 0.50% at hire

Performance grant up to 0.25%

Zusammenfassung

Hedge is seeking a founding wholesale broker to build and own our property practice in San Francisco. You will leverage retail-agency ties, market judgment, and relentless follow-through to secure durable revenue across commercial property, catastrophe-exposed property, and layered placements.

Base salary ranges from $125K to $250K, with target OTE of $500K and equity of 0.50% at hire plus up to 0.25% performance grant.

Qualifikationen

• Three+ years of brokerage, underwriting or related property experience.
• Strong network and market intuition.
• Disciplined approach to deal flow and revenue forecasting.

Aufgaben

• Build a focused retail-agency pipeline in property.
• Qualify risks, shape submissions, and select markets for opportunities.
• Negotiate terms and drive placements from intake through bind.
• Develop relationships with underwriters and program markets.
• Maintain disciplined pipeline, renewal, and revenue forecasting.
• Turn placement knowledge into repeatable playbooks and feedback.

Kenntnisse

Brokerage experience

Underwriting

Market judgment

Relationship building

Pipeline management

Negotiation

Jobbeschreibung

THE OPPORTUNITY

Hedge is hiring a founding wholesale broker to build and own our property practice. You will combine retail-agency relationships, market judgment, placement craft, and relentless follow-through to produce durable revenue in commercial property, catastrophe-exposed property, and layered placements.

COMPENSATION AND UPSIDE

Target OTE is $500K. Base salary is $125K-$250K, creating a target cash range of $475K-$600K across the base range. Target variable compensation is $350K at $5M in annual new bound premium, with uncapped accelerators above target. Equity is 0.50% at hire, with up to an additional 0.25% performance grant.

WHAT YOU WILL OWN

• Build a focused retail-agency pipeline in property

• 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

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

• First 30 days: master Hedge's market access, appetite, workflow, and current opportunity set

• By day 60: own a credible agency and submission pipeline with clear placement strategies

• By day 90: bind initial business and demonstrate repeatable conversion

• In 12 months: build a high-quality property book and bind $5M in annual new premium

WHO THRIVES HERE

You have at least three years of brokerage, underwriting, or closely related experience in property. You have a strong network, sharp market judgment, and the operating discipline to manage details without losing commercial momentum.

WHY HEDGE

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. We offer health benefits and meaningful equity.

WORK MODEL

This role is based in San Francisco and works in person with the team six days a week.

INTERVIEW PROCESS

1. Application review

2. A focused introductory conversation

3. A production, book, and market-relationship deep dive

4. A live placement working session using a realistic property risk

5. Final conversation with the founders

Hedge is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate candidates based on ability, judgment, and potential, and we do not discriminate based on protected characteristics.