VP, National Field Underwriting Lead

Responsibilities

• Oversee enterprise-wide field underwriting operations, ensuring consistent underwriting strategy, execution, and quality across all regions.
• Drive profitability by managing underwriting performance, portfolio mix, pricing adequacy, and risk selection across the entire field organization.
• Ensure adherence to BTU underwriting guidelines, appetite, authority levels, and regulatory requirements across all field offices.
• Partner with actuarial, claims, and risk control to guide underwriting decisions and maintain alignment with BTU’s technology-centric risk approach.
• Lead national sales and distribution strategies that support BTU’s specialized positioning as a global technology insurance provider.
• Strengthen and expand producer and broker relationships across the company’s footprint.
• Oversee enterprise-wide delivery of agency training, product education, and field marketing initiatives.
• Represent BTU in the technology insurance marketplace as a subject-matter expert in underwriting for technology-exposed businesses.
• Develop and implement consistent underwriting processes, workflows, and quality assurance standards across all field teams.
• Conduct regular underwriting audits and drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance workflow efficiency and quality.
• Ensure strong alignment between field operations and corporate underwriting strategy.
• Lead, mentor, and develop field underwriting staff at all levels across the enterprise.
• Promote BTU’s culture of innovation, specialization, and collaborative problem-solving.
• Oversee staffing, succession planning, and capability building across field underwriting functions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required (or equivalent experience).
• Minimum 10+ years of multi-line underwriting and marketing experience.
• Demonstrated success leading underwriting teams at a regional, national, or enterprise level.
• Deep knowledge of property, casualty, professional liability, and cyber coverages for technology-focused businesses.
• Strong analytical, decision-making, and negotiation skills.
• Excellent leadership and communication abilities with a track record of developing high-performing teams.
• Working knowledge of underwriting systems and digital workflows.
• Valid driver’s license required.

Additional Company Details

We do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiting agencies or firms. The company offers a competitive compensation plan and robust benefits package for full-time regular employees including:

• Base Salary Range: $200k - $275k
• Eligible to participate in annual discretionary bonus
• Benefits include: Health, dental, vision, dental, life, disability, wellness, paid time off, 401(k) and profit-sharing plans

The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment.