Underwriting Managing Director, Technology

Reposted 14 Days Ago
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2 Locations
In-Office
154K-254K Annually
Senior level
Insurance
The Role
The Managing Director, Technology oversees underwriting teams, drives profitability and growth, manages client relationships, and leads strategic initiatives.
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Who Are We?

Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.

Job Category
Underwriting

Compensation Overview

The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

Salary Range$153,700.00 - $253,700.00

Target Openings
1

What Is the Opportunity?
Technology & Life Sciences offers a wide array of products to technology software and service providers, electronics manufacturing companies as well as medical technology and pharmaceutical companies. The Managing Director (MD), Technology oversees a team of underwriters who partner with agents and brokers to provide coverage for new and renewal business based on customers' needs. As an MD, you are strategic, decisive, detail-oriented, and know how to build relationships internally and externally to drive results. Your ability to lead others in independently assessing complex risk and sell our products in challenging markets will contribute to the profitability and success of Travelers.What Will You Do?
  • Manage the profitability, growth, and retention of business within a location or region.
  • Partner with RVP to develop and implement business strategies to effectively achieve profit and growth objectives.
  • Effectively manage local strategies, objectives and tactics concerning relationships with brokers and agencies.
  • Underwrite and skillfully negotiate the most complex, at-risk, or hard-to-close deals.
  • Cultivate and maintain relationships with internal partners within the business unit and across the enterprise to create sales strategies and identify cross-selling opportunities.
  • Regularly meet in person with agents and brokers and have the ability to travel to these meetings.Provide strategic direction and support for team and take responsibility for coaching, training, and performance management.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?
  • Bachelor’s degree.
  • Eight to ten years of relevant underwriting experience with experience in technology underwriting.
  • Experience leading or managing others.
  • Prior management of a field location.
  • Expert level knowledge of technology underwriting products, the regulatory environment, and the local insurance market.
  • Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to proactively identify underwriting, marketing, or financial challenges and analyze available information to make timely decisions in alignment with our risk appetite.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to successfully negotiate in difficult situations with agents and brokers.
  • CPCU designation.
What is a Must Have?
  • Six years of underwriting, claim, operations, risk assessment, actuarial, sales, product, or finance experience.
What Is in It for You?
  • Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
  • Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
  • Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
  • Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
  • Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.
Employment Practices

Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences. 

In accordance with local law, candidates seeking employment in Colorado are not required to disclose dates of attendance at or graduation from educational institutions.

If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.

Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.

To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit http://careers.travelers.com/life-at-travelers/benefits/.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree
  • Eight to ten years of relevant underwriting experience with experience in technology underwriting
  • Experience leading or managing others
  • Prior management of a field location
  • Expert level knowledge of technology underwriting products, the regulatory environment, and the local insurance market
  • Strong critical thinking skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • CPCU designation
  • Six years of underwriting, claim, operations, risk assessment, actuarial, sales, product, or finance experience

Travelers Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Travelers and has not been reviewed or approved by Travelers.

  • Retirement Support Feedback suggests total rewards are bolstered by a 401(k) match, a company‑funded pension, and a program that contributes to retirement savings when employees make student‑loan payments. These elements are consistently portrayed as standout strengths of the package.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Feedback suggests time off is generous from the start, with substantial PTO, paid holidays, and the option to purchase additional days. Defined leaves such as short‑term disability and bereavement further enhance perceived flexibility.
  • Healthcare Strength Feedback suggests medical, dental, and vision coverage is comprehensive, with multiple plan choices, HSAs/FSAs, and robust mental‑health and wellness resources. Day‑one eligibility and added programs like caregiver support and specialty care navigation reinforce depth.

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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
35,118 Employees

What We Do

Travelers provides insurance coverage to protect the things that are important to you – your home, your car, your valuables and your business. We have been around for more than 165 years and have earned a reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry because we take care of our customers, agents, brokers, communities and each other. Every day, our approximately 30,000 employees and 13,500 independent agents and brokers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland help provide peace of mind to our customers. Our expertise and focus on innovation have made us an industry leader and the only property casualty company in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Our history of advancements has propelled our company, and our industry, to deliver higher standards – from writing the first auto and space travel policies to founding the Travelers Institute for public policy and launching a hybrid car discount. By minimizing risk, preventing loss and helping our customers prepare for the unknown, Travelers’ comprehensive products and services enable individuals and businesses to feel confident and secure about the future.

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