Head of Product

The posting, as Mission Underwriting Services wrote it

• About Mission Underwriting Services

At Mission Underwriters, we provide the capital, issuing paper, and reinsurance access you need to launch your own Program Administrator (PA) business quickly and efficiently. We offer non-recourse capital for qualified underwriters, giving you a manageable risk profile with potential equity upside. By taking care of administrative complexities like compliance, risk management, accounting, and HR, we free you to focus on what you do best underwriting and distribution. Our turnkey platform gets you into the market in just a few months, minimizing disruption to your key relationships. With access to our network of highly rated issuing carriers and reinsurance partners, you can secure coverage with less stress and uncertainty. Built from the ground up, our purpose-driven technology simplifies workflows, enhances responsiveness, and eliminates the burden of outdated legacy systems.

What We Offer

• Remote First Work Environment (US Based)
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401K, 401K Match
• Life and Disability Benefits
• Unaccrued Paid Time Off
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Employee Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Educational Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Program
• Paid Parental Leave

Purpose

We are a commercial insurance Program Administrator focused on building and scaling specialty Insurance Programs. As part of our next stage of growth, we are transitioning from reliance on third-party software and SaaS vendors toward developing and owning more of the technology that powers our business.
We are building a technology organization that combines deep insurance expertise with modern software development, data, automation, and artificial intelligence. Our goal is to create differentiated platforms and tools that improve underwriting, distribution, operations, program launch speed, portfolio management, and the overall experience of our brokers, carriers, and internal teams.
We are seeking an entrepreneurial and highly experienced Head of Product to lead the creation of our product organization and technology product strategy.
This person will be responsible for identifying the highest-value opportunities for technology, AI, data, and automation across the enterprise, translating those opportunities into a prioritized product roadmap, and building the teams and operating model required to execute it.
The Head of Product will work closely with the CEO, executive leadership, underwriting, claims, actuarial, operations, distribution, finance, legal, compliance, and engineering. The role will initially be both strategic and hands-on, requiring someone who can establish the product vision while also driving early product decisions, hiring, prioritization, and delivery.
The ideal candidate has experience in AI-enabled software development, enterprise or B2B product management, and building high-performing product teams. Experience in property and casualty insurance is strongly preferred.
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• Experience building products subject to regulatory, privacy, security, model-risk, or compliance requirements.
• Experience managing product teams during a period of rapid growth or organizational transformation.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

The successful candidate will be

• A builder who enjoys creating teams, processes, and products from an early stage.
• Commercially minded and able to connect technology investments to business results.
• Comfortable working in an environment where priorities evolve and not every answer is known in advance.
• Credible with both technical professionals and insurance executives.
• Curious about how insurance works and motivated by the opportunity to improve it.
• Decisive, analytical, collaborative, and highly accountable.
• Capable of balancing long-term platform development with near-term business needs.
• Focused on practical AI adoption, not simply experimentation or industry hype.
• An excellent communicator who can create alignment across departments.
• Energized by the opportunity to help shape the future of the company.

The Head of Product will report to the Chief Executive Officer and will work closely with the executive leadership team and leaders across underwriting, distribution, operations, actuarial, claims, finance, legal, compliance, engineering, and data.
Working Conditions:

• Requires a quiet work environment with regular sitting at a computer for extended periods of time.
• Occasional walking and standing, and lifting of up to 10 lbs.
• Regular use of hands and fingers.
• Frequent talking or hearing.
• Vision requirements: Close, distance, color, peripheral, focus and depth perception.

Additional Information

This is a remote position. Planned, in-office activities may be required on occasion (typically 2-4x per year).
You must live in the United States and be authorized to work in the United States without requirement of employment sponsorship/visa.