VP of Underwriting Automation

Ethos

VP automating underwriting rules and decisioning for Ethos, a life insurance technology company. Governing risk selection, carrier partnerships, and scalable platform delivery.

Posted 8/31/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $300,000 - $320,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in underwriting within the life insurance sector, with a strong focus on strategic management of underwriting rules engines and governance frameworks. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and execute complex projects while fostering partnerships with carriers and reinsurers.

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Underwriting ExpertiseLeadership ExperienceStrategic Management of Underwriting Rules EnginesRisk Selection Data FluencyGovernance of Automated Underwriting Programs

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Hard Skills

Automated Underwriting SolutionsUnderwriting Rules DevelopmentPredictive ModelsMortality AssessmentsProject ManagementGovernance FrameworksQuality-Audit Feedback LoopsTesting ProtocolsTransformation InitiativesCross-Functional Team Leadership

Soft Skills

MentoringNegotiationInfluencingBuilding PartnershipsGuiding Teams

Tools & Technologies

Low/No-Code PlatformsUnderwriting Platforms

Industry Keywords

Life InsuranceCarrier RelationshipsReinsurer RelationshipsOperational OversightGlobal Underwriting Organization

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Direct the deployment of automated underwriting solutions and establish strategic objectives.
Leverage low/no-code platforms to deliver continuous improvements to underwriting rules, owning the full delivery cycle from definition through testing and delivery.
Engage Engineering to develop new capabilities and translate underwriting methodologies into scalable platform capabilities.
Maintain accountability for auto-decisioning rates and the qualitative performance of algorithmic results.
Oversee rule governance, including design, documentation, preservation standards, testing protocols, and quality-audit feedback loops.
Build high-trust partnerships with carrier counterparts, negotiate balance points, and influence secure automation integration into carrier programs.
Mentor and develop second-line leadership.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of ten (10) years of underwriting expertise within the life insurance sector, including a proven background in leading large-scale transformation initiatives.
At least five (5) years of leadership experience, demonstrating the capacity to guide cross-functional teams amidst organizational ambiguity.
Proven accountability for the strategic management and deployment of underwriting rules engines and governance frameworks at an enterprise scale.
Demonstrated history of executing complex, high-stakes projects from conceptualization through operational deployment.
Substantial experience directly managing carrier and reinsurer relationships.
Fluency in risk selection data and predictive models.
Practical experience collaborating with Actuarial functions to conduct mortality assessments and align underwriting standards with actuarial expectations.
Track record of challenging traditional methodologies in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Significant familiarity with governance and operational oversight of accelerated or fully automated underwriting programs.
Professional history of operating effectively across a geographically distributed or global underwriting organization.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus
Equity
US benefits (further details provided on Ethos careers page)