VP Underwriter (West Coast)

Resilience; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 157,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at an innovative company as a VP Underwriter, where you'll play a crucial role in revolutionizing cyber risk management. This hybrid position enables you to engage with brokers, clients, and partners, steering business plans to new heights while collaborating with an expert security team. Your extensive experience in cyber underwriting and established network will help drive sustainable growth and enhance client relationships. If you're passionate about the future of cyber insurance and eager to lead and innovate, this opportunity is perfect for you!

Benefits

Innovative company culture

Flexible work schedules

Family paid leave

Paid healthcare for employees

401k

Professional development & career advancements

Flexible paid time off

Employee referral bonus

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a cyber underwriter/broker with a proven growth track record.
• Deep knowledge of cyber insurance markets and established broker relationships.

Responsibilities

• Partner with security teams to develop client engagement strategies.
• Evaluate new and renewal accounts to determine risk acceptability and pricing.

Skills

Cyber underwriting

Risk assessment

Client engagement

Collaboration

Market knowledge

Tools

G-Suite

Job description

About Us

At Resilience, we’re creating a new category that integrates cybersecurity, cyber insurance, and cyber risk management.

Founded in 2016 by experts from across the highest tiers of the US military and intelligence communities – and built by prominent leaders and innovators from the insurance, technology, and cybersecurity industries – Resilience is rewriting the rules of how cyber risk is assessed, measured, and managed. Our integrated cyber risk solutions connect risk quantification software, cybersecurity experts, and A+ rated cyber insurance, all purpose-built for middle and large organizations.

Guided strongly by our mission and four core values - transparency, excellence, grit, and humility, our culture uniquely blends many different backgrounds, experiences, and skills from across industries and geographies - all focused on helping our clients and partners stay ahead of the bad guys. We are a cybersecurity company, a Cyber and Tech E&O-focused MGA, a fintech startup, and a data science powerhouse, all purposefully built into one.

Resilience is proud to be backed by leading technology investment firms, including General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Intact Ventures, Founders Fund, CRV, and Shield Capital. With headquarters in San Francisco, Resilience’s team is globally dispersed, with offices in New York, Chicago, Baltimore, Los Angeles, Toronto, and London. Resilience offers insurance coverage through its licensed and appointed insurance agents and security services through its expert security team.

Join the dynamic team at Resilience as an experienced VP Underwriter, and become a key player in revolutionizing cyber risk management! By seamlessly integrating security and insurance into a unified offering, you can help us pave the way to a safer digital world. As a VP Underwriter at Resilience, you'll be at the core of engaging with brokers, clients, and partners, steering business plans to new heights of responsible growth, and fostering close collaboration with our cutting-edge internal security team. By working across the Resilience organization, you'll ensure top-tier support and collaboration with our clients. Take the opportunity to lead, innovate, and shape the future of risk management with us. Your expertise can make a difference!

This is a hybrid position located near one of our hub offices.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with the security teams to develop and execute client engagement strategies.
• Demonstrate sound risk and pricing decision making, incorporating technology/security resources and traditional underwriting principles.
• Maintain an updated understanding of the cyber insurance market landscape within the designated territory.
• Implement business plans, ensuring growth that's both successful and sustainable.
• Collaborate with the team to formulate and execute strategies, igniting growth for both primary and excess cyber business.
• Develop relationships and educate brokers to maximize opportunities and achieve profitable growth.
• Achieve set targets for new business premium, security engagement, renewal premium retention and rate change.
• Adhering to company guidelines and underwriting authority, evaluate new and renewal accounts to determine risk acceptability, contractual terms, and pricing.

Qualifications:

• 7+ years’ experience as a cyber underwriter/broker with a proven track record of growth.
• Established network of broker and underwriting relationships.
• Passion for collaboration and the future of cyber insurance.
• Prior consulting or customer facing experience.
• Deep knowledge of the cyber insurance markets across assigned territory.
• Technical fluency in G-Suite.

$157,000 - $184,000 a year

Depending on experience.

What Resilience Offers You

Innovative company culture

Flexible work schedules

Family paid leave

Paid healthcare for employees

401k

Professional development & career advancements

Flexible paid time off

Employee referral bonus

Accommodations and Accessibility

We want to ensure you're able to perform as well as possible in your interview. As part of that, if you have any accessibility-related needs to ensure a comfortable visit, please let us know. We'll do our best to provide reasonable accommodations to suit your working style during your interview and if you join our team.

If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to our Human Resources team at [e-mail].