Builders Risk Production Lead

What We Do

• Yesterday's insurance wasn't built for today's risk. We see it in the data and we feel it in the field. Emerging technology can reinvent how risk is priced and managed, faster and smarter, anchored in proven expertise. First-movers will define the next era of commercial risk management, and Shepherd is building it.
• Shepherd is a technology-driven Managing General Underwriter (MGU) transforming commercial Property & Casualty insurance for high-hazard industries. 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.
• We're building the fastest, smartest commercial risk platform, where underwriting expertise, data, and automation work together to deliver:
• Faster decisions
• Smarter, more accurate pricing
• Better risk outcomes
• With Shepherd, safety, speed, and quality no longer trade off against one another. They compound. We're not just modernizing insurance products. We're building the risk infrastructure for the next generation of financial services, where technology, underwriting, and partnerships operate in harmony to support the world's most important industries and the progress they make possible.
• Our Investors
• In March 2026, Shepherd raised a $42M Series B
• — 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
• , led our Series B round
• Costanoa Ventures
• , led our Series A round
• Spark Capital
• , led our Seed round
• Susa Ventures
• , lead our Pre-Seed round
• Y Combinator
• And several others
• Our Team
• We're a team of technologists and insurance enthusiasts, bridging the two worlds together. Check out our

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Builders Risk Production Lead

The Builders Risk Production Lead will own the vertical from a production standpoint, with full ownership of the P&L, growth strategy and overall roadmap. We’re looking for someone with 8+ years of experience and at least 2 years leading a team who can drive production, lead a talented group of underwriters and be the person we look to when it comes to where we take the Builders Risk business next.

About You

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.

You would be a dream candidate if…

You have a background in commercial insurance production, underwriting, or distribution, and a track record of building and managing broker relationships (Builder's Risk, Inland Marine, and/or Construction experience preferred)

You aren’t afraid of ambiguity

You have a strong work ethic, are self-motivated, and have the ability to manage multiple tasks/projects simultaneously

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
• Underwriting duties will include developing and negotiating price, coverage, terms and conditions for all new business and renewals while actively identifying target accounts that fit Shepherd’s underwriting appetite
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

About the Role

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.

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.

Knowledge and proficiency with compliance, coverage, products and pricing strategies.

Be adaptable and creative in a fast paced startup environment

This is an onsite position in our New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, or Dallas Fort Worth offices.

How we work

Shepherd runs on four values. Here's what each one means in this seat.

Think big, build big.

We exist to protect progress and the industries that rely on it. The work here is aimed at a system that runs on its own, and the roadmap gets sequenced backward from that rather than forward from what's easy.

Win together.

We rise as one. We support each other, raise the bar, and celebrate collective success. As the first PM you set a standard the rest of the team inherits, and the milestones belong to the team rather than to product.

Cross the aisle.

Collaboration wins. We listen deeply, work across boundaries, and prioritize shared success over individual lanes. The best product calls here come from engineers who've sat with underwriters and underwriters who understand where the model breaks, and much of this job is listening closely enough on both sides to make that happen.

Go get it.

We act with urgency, move with confidence, take smart risks, and push forward with intention. Nobody hands you the roadmap, the data, or the meeting invite. You pull the failing runs, book the time with the underwriters, and decide what matters.