Shepherd (Series B)

Shepherd (Series B)

Executive Underwriter

New York City

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 313 days ago
SparkBusiness DevelopmentNegotiationLeadershipCommunicationMentoringAdaptabilityUnderwritingRenewable Energy

About the role

  • Be adaptable and creative in a fast paced startup environment
  • Shepherd's underwriting approach will be client-centric with a heavy emphasis on an efficient process.
  • Our goal will be to leverage our technology and data to make quick, informed, underwriting decisions tailored to our client's specific needs.

Requirements

  • Candidates must be able to demonstrate success in marketing, producer management, new business development, and the ability to successfully negotiate on all levels with both internal and external partners.
  • Teamwork, communication, and negotiation skills are required.
  • Solid background in risk analysis and experience with construction and/or casualty underwriting.

Nice to have

  • You have a minimum of 7+ years of previous experience in the commercial underwriting space (Construction, Casualty, and/or Builder's Risk experience preferred)
  • You aren't afraid of ambiguity
  • You have exceptional interpersonal skills (verbal and written) and a high EQ
  • You have strong sales and marketing skills and are able to position accounts and close deals
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Benefits

  • 100% contribution to top-tier health, dental, and vision
  • 🥕 Fertility benefits and family building support
  • Flexibility to take the time off, recharge, and perform
  • 🏥 Premium Healthcare
  • 🏖️ Unlimited PTO

Company info

  • Shepherd is an AI-native commercial insurance platform transforming how high-hazard industries get covered.
  • Our mission is to make risk frictionless for the builders and operators shaping the physical world - protecting progress from concept through construction and into decades of operation.
  • The infrastructure behind the AI boom - data centers, semiconductor fabs, renewable energy assets - has to be built and insured.
  • But traditional carriers weren't built for this speed:
  • Complex commercial construction projects routinely wait weeks for a single quote
  • Legacy carriers rely on static applications and disconnected systems
  • Brokers chase carriers through calls, emails, and resubmissions
  • We built Shepherd to solve that.
  • Our AI performs the same underwriting workflows in seconds, and integrates real-time data from construction technology partners - Procore, Autodesk, OpenSpace, DroneDeploy, and others - to see risk as it actually exists, not just as it was reported on a static form.
  • We're pursuing the most ambitious technical vision in commercial insurance: fully autonomous underwriting.
  • We're closing in on the first fully agentic submission in the industry - email in, price out, no human intervention until the last mile.
  • With Shepherd, safety, speed, and quality no longer trade off against one another - they compound.
  • We're building:
  • Faster decisions
  • Smarter, more accurate pricing
  • Better risk outcomes for insureds who invest in safer practices
  • We're not just modernizing insurance products.
  • We're building the risk infrastructure for the next generation of financial services.
  • In March 2026, Shepherd raised a $42M Series B https://www.linkedin.com/posts/justindlevine29_today-were-announcing-our-42m-series-b-activity-7442200922291630080-z1gw?rcm=ACoAAAkOMEwBRnAAXmdnQcaOJeioCu6VCqR6Gzc&utm_medium=member_desktop&utm_source=share - bringing total funding to over $60M - led by Intact Private Capital, the investment arm of one of the largest insurers in the world.
  • Intact is not only our lead investor but also a carrier partner, a testament to the confidence the incumbent industry has in what we're building.
  • Our investors:
  • Intact Private Capital https://www.intactfc.com/about-us/intact-ventures
  • Spark Capital https://www.sparkcapital.com/
  • Costanoa Ventures https://costanoa.vc/
  • Y Combinator https://www.ycombinator.com/
  • Susa Ventures https://www.susaventures.com/
  • And several others
  • We're a team of technologists and insurance enthusiasts, bridging the two worlds together.
  • Check out our About https://www.shepherdinsurance.com/about page to learn more.
  • We are looking for a motivated and eager individual who's passionate about the future of construction and eager to do the best work of their career.
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