covu
Head of Insurance Carrier Strategy & Network Partnerships
California, California
Sponsorship not specified$240k-$300kDetected 20 days ago
CRMOnboardingCommunicationUnderwriting
About the role
- As the network scales, you'll help lay the groundwork for a high-leverage growth ecosystem that unlocks distribution, cross-sell, and platform dominance.
Responsibilities
- Lead all carrier communications, appointment negotiations, and relationship oversight
- Serve as the external face of COVU to key carrier partners
- Build and scale the sub-appointment model for onboarding new agencies and producers under COVU's umbrella
- Design repeatable, compliant onboarding playbooks and product access flows
- Partner with operations, legal, and revenue teams to ensure smooth and fast scaling of the network
- Partner with sales and agency success to ensure carrier access aligns with producer performance and customer needs
- Drive operational excellence-clear ownership, fast iteration, documentation, and accountability
- COVU is building the AI-native infrastructure layer for the insurance industry.
Requirements
- 6-10+ years in carrier relations, distribution strategy, commercial insurance, or partnerships at an agency, carrier, or insurtech
- Proven track record of executing with speed, accountability, and attention to detail
- Experience scaling a network, marketplace, or producer onboarding program
- Familiarity with AMS/CRM systems and carrier integration tooling
Nice to have
- Improve access to preferred products, economics, and underwriting relationships
- Exposure to MGA formation, program business, or risk analytics (plus, not required)
Compensation
- $240k-$300k
Benefits
- $240k - $300k + Equity based on seniority and location
Company info
- We are transforming independent agencies into modern customer and risk advisors-powered by automation, data, and a unified platform.
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