Associate Director, Placements
About Vouch
Vouch is the insurance broker that powers ambition. We're a tech-enabled insurance advisory and brokerage purpose-built for growing companies in technology, life sciences, and professional services. Our clients are ambitious leaders building complex businesses, and we help them manage risk with tailored advice, smart coverage, and responsive service.
We are backed by over $200M from world-class investors and combine deep industry expertise with AI-powered tools to deliver a better insurance experience. Our digital workflows reduce friction, speed up decisions, and give our clients the confidence to move faster.
Why Join Us?
This is an exciting and growing team where you can drive a real impact on our operational scalability. Vouch is also the preferred insurance provider to customers of Y Combinator, Brex, Carta, and WeWork. We're a quickly growing startup that believes in transparency and acknowledgment with our team members and cultivating a values-driven company. Our values are "Be Client Obsessed", "Own it together", "Act with integrity and empathy", "Stay Curious and Grow", and "Empower People."
What Does a Work Environment Look Like at Vouch?
Vouch has employees located across the U.S., with offices in San Francisco, Chicago, and New York City. While this role has hybrid work flexibility, team members are required to be in the office at least three days per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) to foster close collaboration and team building.
Why This Role Matters
As an Associate Director on our Placements team, you’ll sit at the heart of trust and execution: where clients rely on us to secure the coverage that protects their future, and carriers look to us to bring them the most innovative, high-potential companies in the market. You will:
- Own complex placements — structuring and negotiating programs for Vouch’s most high-profile clients.
- Shape market strategy — building deep carrier relationships and influencing underwriting appetite across critical lines.
- Elevate our edge — driving adoption of brokerage tech and AI to set a new industry standard for speed and precision.
What You’ll Do
- Lead placement strategy for high-value, multi-line accounts (Mgmt Liability, Cyber/Tech E&O, Professional, GL/Umbrella).
- Negotiate directly with carriers and wholesale partners to unlock optimal coverage, structure, and pricing.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to client managers and producers, guiding deal structuring and market positioning.
- Build and expand senior-level carrier partnerships, anticipating appetite shifts and introducing creative solutions.
- Translate emerging market and competitive trends into actionable strategies.
- Contribute to process, compliance, and tech innovations that scale our brokerage edge.
- Mentor and coach colleagues, helping grow the next generation of placement leaders at Vouch.
Requirements
- 8+ years of commercial insurance experience with a track record of placing complex risks independently.
- Deep expertise in P&C with emphasis on Cyber, Professional, and Management Liability, with proven ability to influence carrier strategy and underwriting appetite.
- Executive presence and influence with both carrier partners and client stakeholders.
- Known for delivering high-quality results under pressure and balancing client advocacy with carrier realities.
- Tech-forward: eager to leverage and scale new tools (including AI) to improve speed, accuracy, and client outcomes.
- Strategic thinker who identifies new market opportunities and contributes to organizational goals.
- Actively contributes to team development, whether through mentoring peers, sharing expertise, or supporting recruitment.
- Licensed in Property & Casualty (P&C)
Nice to Have
- Fintech, Crypto, VC, LifeSciences, Consumer, Professional Services experience and interest.
- Experience working in a fast-paced brokerage environment.
- Exposure to and passion for early-stage startups and/or high-growth environments.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and equity packages
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Parental leave
- Flexible vacation time
- Wellness allowance
- Technology allowance
- Company-sponsored personal and professional development
- L&D: Partnerships with Ethena and monthly Lunch & Learns
- Wellbeing: access to many wellbeing perks, including Peloton, Fetch, OneMedical, Headspace care+, etc.
- Caregiver Support: company seed into the dependent care FSA and company sponsored Care.com membership.
- Regular performance reviews: Vouch conducts regular performance discussions with all team members, offering goal setting and check-ins, development discussions, and promotion opportunities.
Compensation Philosophy
The base salary for this role varies by location. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for a variable annual performance bonus.
- New York, NY (Hybrid): $150,000 – $180,000 per year + eligible for 20% variable annual bonus
- San Francisco, CA (Hybrid): $150,000 – $180,000 per year + eligible for 20% variable annual bonus
- Chicago, IL (Hybrid): $140,000 – $165,000 per year + eligible for 20% variable annual bonus
Horizon
New York, NY (Hybrid)
San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)
Chicago, IL (Hybrid)