Head of Western Wildfire Insurance Product & Pricing

Stand Insurance

$130K — $180K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in product management or development, preferably in P&C insurance
  • 3+ years specialized in Homeowners insurance
  • Skilled in data-driven decision-making for product and underwriting
  • Experience collaborating with actuarial and underwriting teams
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with attention to documentation

Responsibilities

  • Develop and launch innovative homeowners and condo insurance products in high-risk areas
  • Collaborate with teams to create pricing and underwriting strategies to achieve profitability
  • Evaluate and monitor portfolio performance to enhance business outcomes
  • Conduct market research to identify competitive insights and emerging risks
  • Lead regulatory engagement for rate, rule, and form filings
  • Resolve complex issues through data-driven analysis and stakeholder coordination
  • Support additional strategic initiatives as they arise

Benefits

  • Above-market Health, Dental, and Vision coverage
  • Weekly lunch stipend
  • Flexible time off and holidays
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Commuter benefits for travel expenses
  • Generous parental leave policies
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability coverage
  • Team-building monthly gatherings
  • In-office perks for enhanced work environment
Full Job Description
Role Summary: As our Head of Western WildfireInsurance Product & Pricing, you will own the growth profitability, and strategic direction of Stand's homeowners portfolio across wildfire-exposed markets in the western US. You will develop and execute state-level product, pricing, underwriting and exposure management strategies that enable sustainable growth in some of the country's most complex catastrophe-risk environments.

This role is ideal for a strategic, analytical leader who thrives in ambiguity and enjoys building from the ground up. You'll be expected to operate as both a business owner and a hands-on operator-setting strategy, digging into the data, driving filings, shaping product requirements, and partnering across teams to bring ideas to market. You are passionate about redefining homeowners insurance for climate-exposed regions.

Core Responsibilities:
  • Develop and launch new homeowners, condo, and dwelling fire products in catastrophe-exposed markets, including market strategy, rate and form filings, and business requirements for technology implementation.
  • Partner with Actuarial, Underwriting, and Distribution teams to design pricing, underwriting, and exposure management strategies that support growth and profitability objectives.
  • Monitor post-implementation portfolio performance to constantly evaluate the performance of the business and recommend actions to improve results.
  • Gather and synthesize market intelligence through competitor filings, distribution partner feedback, underwriting insights, and other market research to identify opportunities and emerging risks.
  • Lead state regulatory strategy and engagement, including rate, rule, and form filings and responses to regulatory inquiries.
  • Resolve complex cross-functional business challenges through data-driven analysis, stakeholder alignment, and execution leadership.
  • Support other initiatives as strategic opportunities dictate

What You Bring

Required Experience & Skills:
  • Min 5+ years of product management or product development experience, ideally in P&C insurance.
  • Min 3+ years of Homeowners experience
  • Demonstrated ability to use performance data to drive concrete product and underwriting decisions.
  • Experience working cross-functionally with actuarial, underwriting, and engineering teams.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with high documentation discipline.

Software/Technical Experience
  • Strong competency with Microsoft Excel
  • Competency with geospatial mapping tools, such as ArcGIS or QGIS
  • SQL or other data querying language preferred
  • Experience creating within a business intelligence tool, such as Omni, Looker, PowerBI, etc. a plus

Experience That Gives You an Edge
  • Wildfire-specific underwriting and pricing experience
  • Experience with E&S markets, high-volatility perils, or property-catastrophe products.
  • Exposure to multi-state insurance product builds and launches.
  • Familiarity with third-party data integrations (hazard scores, geospatial data, inspections, etc.).
  • Prior work with MGAs, fronting carriers, or insurance partnerships.

Benefits:
  • Above-market Health, Dental, and Vision coverage
  • Weekly lunch stipend
  • Flexible time off + holidays
  • 401(k) plan
  • Commuter benefits
  • PAT & MAT Leave
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
  • Monthly team gatherings
  • In-office perks

Work Authorization

Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. Stand does not sponsor new work visas. We can consider candidates on TN visas, O-1A visas, or H-1B transfers with three years or more remaining.

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