San Francisco On-site Full-time USD 150,000 – 190,000 / year

Harper is hiring a Commercial Underwriting Advisor

Responsibilities

  • Review real submissions and AI outputs daily — Pull up what our system generated, compare it to what a carrier underwriter would expect, and tell us what's broken; this is your core loop, not a periodic review
  • Build the underwriting review function from scratch — There's no established QA process for submission quality; you define what good looks like, create the review cadence, and own the standard
  • Gate what ships — Review risk assessment logic, submission workflows, and quoting outputs before they reach customers; nothing with underwriting implications goes live without your sign-off
  • Shape how our AI thinks about risk — Work directly with engineers to translate underwriting judgment into system logic; you're a thought partner sitting next to the team, not a requestor sending requirements over email
  • Give us carrier-side feedback — Tell us what carriers and wholesale partners actually care about; what frustrates them about working with brokerages; help us build processes that make their lives easier
  • Flag what we're missing — Coverage gaps, compliance issues, edge cases, and submission quality problems that a carrier-side underwriter would catch immediately but our team might miss

Requirements

  • 7+ years of commercial P&C underwriting experience
  • Deep working knowledge of commercial lines products—GL, BOP, WC, commercial property, professional liability, and/or cyber
  • Experience evaluating submissions, assessing risk, and working with brokers or agents on the carrier side
  • Able to be a thought partner with engineers—not just translating underwriting concepts, but thinking through how to encode them into systems
  • Comfortable building without an established underwriting review team or QA infrastructure—you're creating this function, not stepping into one
  • Comfortable in a high-intensity, in-office, fast-paced environment with fixed working hours
  • Based in San Francisco or willing to relocate

Nice to Have

  • Insurance designations (CPCU, AU, AINS, CIC, ARM)
  • Experience at an MGA, program administrator, or wholesaler
  • Familiarity with how AI/ML is being applied in insurance
  • Surplus lines or non-admitted market experience
  • Prior startup or high-growth company experience

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Commuter benefits
  • Team meals and snacks

Work Arrangement

On-site

Team

Team size: small. Structure: high-intensity, in-office, fast-paced environment

Additional Information

  • Fixed working hours
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Posted 4 months ago