Underwriting Manager

Who we are:

Nirvana is on a mission to modernize commercial insurance and enable a safer world. Our technology platform delivers modern insurance & risk management to not only help our customers protect their businesses, but actually improve safety for everyone.

To start, we’re transforming the legacy, $1T+ commercial insurance industry through cutting-edge predictive models using real-time IoT data (~50B connected devices by 2030), automation to deliver instantaneous quotes & faster underwriting, & proactive, and data-driven insights to help customers prevent accidents.

Backed by top-tier VCs including General Catalyst & Lightspeed Ventures, Nirvana became the fastest insurtech EVER to launch in Jan 2022 and crossed >$10M run rate in under 6 months, more than 2x faster than best-in-class insurtechs. Our leadership team has helped scale multi-billion dollar companies from scratch including Samsara, Rubrik, Acko & Flexport, and includes industry veterans from Hiscox, AIG, The Hartford & RLI.

About the role:

As a Fleet Underwriting Manager at Nirvana, you will have the opportunity to lead and scale a team of experienced Underwriters while executing on a growth strategy that prioritizes profitability. Your passion for developing talent, training staff, and creating meaningful engagement while achieving goals will be keys to your success. 

Nirvana has a globally distributed workforce. Our ideal candidate will be based in the Eastern or Central time zone.

What you’ll do:

• Leading and engaging a team of 4-6 experienced Underwriters Collaborate with Business Development team to achieve monthly, quarterly, and annual targets 

• Interact with key external partners including agents and brokers 

• Manage team workflow including referral setting and authority 

• Partner with leadership team to deliver strategies and projects necessary for long term innovation

About you:

• 7-10 years of Underwriting experience, minimum of 3 years in people management

• Proven success Underwriting in the transportation sector, preferably trucking 

• Experience managing a distributed team is a plus 

• Comfort setting and executing against team goals

• Strong communication skills, both written & verbal

• Thorough critical thinker who isn’t afraid to make decisions

• Successfully able to work in high-growth & ambiguous start-up environments

• Willingness to travel as needed 

Benefits:

• Competitive salary & equity

• Medical, dental & vision insurance

• 401k with company match

• Unlimited PTO

• Work from home friendly

• #LI-Remote