VP, Carrier Partnerships & Platform Innovation

Matic; United States; On-site; USD 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matic Stock Options

Flexible Paid Time Off

Medical, Dental & Vision insurance

Health Savings Account

A TRUE team culture

Frequent team events & activities

Job summary

Matic is seeking a VP of Carrier Relations to build and advance our carrier marketplace across insurance businesses. You will own carrier strategy, partnerships, and product alignment to deliver greater choice, conversion, and customer value.

You will lead a high-performing team, push for differentiated carrier capabilities, negotiate strategic partnerships, and work with Product & Engineering to define the next generation of carrier connectivity and APIs.

Responsibilities

• Build the carrier marketplace to support Matic's growth across distribution businesses.
• Set and own the overall carrier and insurance product strategy, with clear priorities and accountability across the Carrier Relations team.
• Continuously evaluate the competitiveness of our carrier lineup across products, geographies, customer segments, and business models.
• Identify carrier, product, and coverage gaps and develop strategies to address them.
• Own the strategy and business case for adding new carriers and expanding existing carrier relationships.
• Anticipate the carrier capabilities required to support Enterprise Agency, Matic Local, Book Acquisition, and future growth opportunities.
• Build and oversee Matic's carrier relationship strategy, personally owning executive relationships with our most strategic carrier partners.
• Develop joint strategies with key carriers to increase production, improve performance, and expand the relationship.
• Manage carrier performance across production, placement, profitability, quality, and other key carrier expectations.
• Maximize carrier economics through production bonuses, long-term incentives, and other strategic opportunities.
• Build and lead a high-performing Carrier Relations team with clear ownership across carrier relationships, priorities, and performance.
• Push Matic and our carrier partners to build differentiated capabilities that improve the customer and agent experience.
• Own the vision for advancing Matic's Carrier Quoting Platform and carrier connectivity.
• Partner with Product & Engineering to define and prioritize the carrier technology roadmap.
• Advance carrier partners toward deeper technology integration, including bindable quoting APIs, servicing APIs, and other capabilities that create a more seamless insurance experience.
• Identify opportunities to use carrier technology, data, and connectivity to improve quote availability, accuracy, conversion, servicing, and customer experience.
• Build strategic partnerships with carriers willing to innovate alongside Matic and create capabilities that differentiate our platform.

Job description

Matic is seeking a VP of Carrier Relations to build and advance our carrier marketplace across insurance businesses. You will own carrier strategy, partnerships, and product alignment to deliver greater choice, conversion, and customer value.

You will lead a high-performing team, push for differentiated carrier capabilities, negotiate strategic partnerships, and work with Product & Engineering to define the next generation of carrier connectivity and APIs.