Founding Growth Operations
Hedge Specialty
Founding Growth Operations
Hedge Specialty
AI-enabled wholesale brokerage for specialized risks
Hedge is hiring a founding growth operator to build the systems that turn market opportunity into repeatable revenue. This is a hands-on role for someone who can move from analysis to campaign to operating process without waiting for a large team.
Base salary is $110K-$150K. Target OTE is $180K-$250K, with performance compensation tied to measurable growth outcomes. Equity is 0.25%-1.50%.
Build the growth data model, dashboards, attribution, and operating cadence
Design and run acquisition, activation, and expansion experiments
Create lifecycle programs for agencies, prospects, and dormant opportunities
Improve lead routing, enrichment, segmentation, and conversion across the funnel
Partner with sales, product, and markets to turn insight into execution
Document the playbooks that let a small team scale
First 30 days: establish a trusted funnel baseline and identify the highest-leverage gaps
By day 60: launch measurable experiments and a weekly growth review
By day 90: show improved conversion in at least one material part of the funnel
In 12 months: operate a predictable, instrumented growth engine with clear economics
You combine analytical depth with a bias to ship. You are comfortable in spreadsheets, systems, and customer conversations, and you can distinguish a useful signal from a vanity metric. Early-stage experience is strongly preferred.
Hedge is building the operating system for commercial insurance distribution. You will work directly with the founders, own a consequential part of the company, and help define how the function works as we scale. We offer health benefits and meaningful equity.
This role is based in San Francisco and works in person with the team six days a week.
Application review
A focused introductory conversation
A role-specific deep dive
A practical working session based on a realistic Hedge scenario
Final conversation with the founders
Hedge is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate candidates based on ability, judgment, and potential, and we do not discriminate based on protected characteristics.
AI-enabled wholesale brokerage for specialized risks
Hedge Specialty is a wholesale insurance broker that connects retail agents with specialty insurance markets to cover hard-to-place commercial risks, especially in Excess & Surplus (E&S) and related lines. It uses an AI-assisted workflow where a retail agent submits an inquiry and Hedge handles intake, market selection, quote delivery, and binding coordination. The company differentiates itself with a broker-to-broker model (no direct-to-consumer sales), no minimum premium or production quotas, and a wide range of specialty risks. Its goal is to streamline insurance workflows, delivering fast responses (median first reply ~30 minutes) and quotes for larger risks within about 48 business hours to help brokers secure coverage efficiently.
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