Managing Director, Construction

Travelers

Managing Director overseeing insurance solutions for construction contractors. Lead underwriting team to ensure profitability and growth in construction sector.

Posted 7/10/2026full-timeBraintree • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $153,700 - $253,700 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage the profitability, growth, and retention of business within a location or region.
Partner with RVP to develop and implement business strategies to effectively achieve profit and growth objectives.
Effectively manage local strategies, objectives and tactics concerning relationships with brokers and agencies.
Underwrite and skillfully negotiate the most complex, at-risk, or hard-to-close deals.
Cultivate and maintain relationships with internal partners within the business unit and across the enterprise to create sales strategies and identify cross-selling opportunities.
Regularly meet in person with agents and brokers and have the ability to travel to these meetings.
Provide strategic direction and support for team and take responsibility for coaching, training, and performance management.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree.
Eight to ten years of relevant underwriting experience with experience in construction risk or oil and gas.
Experience leading or managing others.
Prior management of a field location.
Expert level knowledge of construction risk or oil and gas products, the regulatory environment, and the local insurance market.
Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to proactively identify underwriting, marketing, or financial challenges and analyze available information to make timely decisions in alignment with our risk appetite.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to successfully negotiate in difficult situations with agents and brokers.
CPCU designation.
Six years of underwriting, claim, operations, risk assessment, actuarial, sales, product, or finance experience.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health Insurance : Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum.
If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program.
You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs.
In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved.

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Hard Skills & Tools

UnderwritingRisk AssessmentFinancial AnalysisNegotiationSales Strategy DevelopmentPerformance ManagementMarket AnalysisDeal StructuringCross-Selling OpportunitiesRegulatory Compliance

Soft Skills

Critical ThinkingCommunicationRelationship ManagementCoachingTraining

Certifications

CPCU