Senior Manager, Underwriting Strategy – Operations
Nirvana Insurance
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $113,000 - $135,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead and develop a team of underwriters, setting clear goals and supporting their growth in a fast-paced environment
- Drive operational improvements across underwriting workflows using automation, analytics, and AI-powered tools
- Improve underwriting efficiency and decision quality through scalable processes and playbooks
- Partner with Product, Engineering, and Data teams to design and implement next-generation underwriting capabilities
- Evaluate complex commercial risks and guide the team on pricing, coverage decisions, and portfolio management
- Establish underwriting standards and best practices as Nirvana expands its non-fleet insurance offerings
- Monitor portfolio performance and identify opportunities to improve profitability, growth, and customer experience
Requirements
- Experience in commercial insurance underwriting, ideally in a leadership capacity
- Experience managing or mentoring underwriters and leading a small team
- Background working in a high-growth or technology-driven insurance environment (insurtech or similar)
- Strong operational mindset with a track record of improving underwriting processes or efficiency
- Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, and data teams
Benefits
- Competitive salary & equity
- Medical, dental & vision insurance
- 401k with company match
- Unlimited PTO
- Work from home friendly
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
underwritingautomationanalyticsAI-powered toolscommercial risk evaluationpricing decisionscoverage decisionsportfolio managementprocess improvementscalable processes
Soft Skills
leadershipteam managementmentoringcollaborationoperational mindsetgoal settingsupporting growthcross-functional collaborationdecision qualitycustomer experience