Checkr

Senior Account Executive, Insurance

Checkr$229K — $351K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7+ years of full-cycle, quota-carrying sales experience
  • Deep roots in the insurance industry with strong relationships
  • Experience selling six- or seven-figure deals in complex environments
  • Understanding of insurance workflows and risk management
  • Proven track record of building pipeline in low brand awareness markets
  • Startup experience or familiarity with startup dynamics
  • Ability to use advanced AI tactics in sales strategy
  • A-player mindset focused on ownership and accountability

Responsibilities

  • Own the insurance vertical and define ideal customer profiles
  • Leverage existing relationships to accelerate pipeline and shorten deal cycles
  • Manage the entire deal lifecycle from outreach to close
  • Educate the market on Checkr Trust's value in insurance
  • Navigate complex buying processes with multiple stakeholders
  • Experiment with AI for efficiency in operations
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to shape the insurance strategy
  • Achieve ambitious revenue targets

Benefits

  • Fast-paced and collaborative work environment
  • Learning and development allowance
  • 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services
  • Flexible PTO policy
  • Monthly wellness stipend
  • In-office perks including subsidized meals and snacks
  • Relocation stipend available for moving to a Checkr hub
Full Job Description
About the team/role

Checkr Trust is not a typical sales role. It's a chance to help build an entirely new business inside a category-defining company - and we're going deep on insurance.

Checkr Trust accelerates solutions that detect bad actors before they impact businesses. We have early traction in the insurance space, strong product-market pull, and the backing of Checkr - but we are still building the plane while flying it.

We are looking for a Senior Account Executive who knows the insurance industry from the inside: the players, the pain points, the buying dynamics, and the relationships. Someone who can walk into a room with a carrier, MGA, or program administrator and immediately earn credibility - not because of a slide deck, but because of deep domain fluency and a trusted network.

This role is for someone who wants:
  • A difficult, high-ownership role
  • Ambiguity over predictability
  • Accountability over excuses
  • Long-term impact over short-term comfort

This is not a "manage a book of inbound" job. This is a territory-building, market-educating, first-call-to-close ownership role within the insurance vertical. You will operate like a founder inside a startup - except you have the resources of an established company behind you.

If you want something safe and structured, this won't be the right fit. If you want to build something enduring in insurance - and are willing to do the hard work required - keep reading.

What You'll Do
  • Own the insurance vertical: define ICPs across carriers, MGAs, program administrators, and insurtech platforms - then build repeatable motion where none exists yet
  • Leverage your existing insurance relationships to accelerate pipeline and shorten deal cycles
  • Own the entire deal lifecycle - from cold outreach to multi-threaded enterprise close
  • Educate the market on a category that is still forming, translating Checkr Trust's value into the language of underwriting, loss prevention, and claims risk
  • Navigate complex insurance buying processes involving underwriting, compliance, legal, and executive stakeholders
  • Experiment with AI to find efficiencies across your work
  • Partner cross-functionally with product, legal, operations, and leadership to shape how we win in insurance
  • Hit ambitious revenue targets

Your fingerprints will be on how Checkr Trust wins in insurance.

What We're Looking For

You are someone who:
  • Has 5-7+ years of full-cycle, quota-carrying sales experience - hunting required
  • Has deep roots in the insurance industry
  • Has sold six- or seven-figure deals in complex, multi-stakeholder environments
  • Understands insurance workflows well enough to connect Checkr Trust's solutions to real underwriting and risk management problems
  • Has built pipeline when there was no brand awareness in a market
  • Has worked in a startup or operated like you were in one
  • Has outperformed targets in situations that weren't perfectly set up for you
  • Has tangible examples of projects created using advanced AI tactics
  • Carries an A-player mindset: you raise the bar, move with urgency, stay resilient through ambiguity, and take ownership to deliver meaningful outcomes

More importantly:
  • You have grit. Your energy and work ethic raises the bar of others
  • You prefer autonomy and ownership to rigid structure
  • You don't wait for perfect messaging - you test, iterate, refine
  • You are comfortable hearing "no" repeatedly without losing momentum
  • You care about building something meaningful, not just closing this quarter's deal
  • You hold yourself to a higher internal standard than anyone else will

People describe you as relentless, disciplined, competitive - but collaborative. You understand that building something valuable in a complex, regulated industry like insurance is both rewarding and uncomfortable.

Pay Transparency Disclosure

We use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop ranges for our roles and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range. If this role is remote, we have listed the top to the bottom of the possible range, but we will specify the target range for an exact location when you are selected for a recruiting discussion. For more information on our compensation philosophy, see our website.

On-target Earnings OR Base Salary range (San Francisco, CA)

$298,642-$351,343 USD

Pay Transparency Disclosure

One of Checkr's core values is Transparency. To live by that value, we've made the decision to disclose salary ranges in all of our job postings. We use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop ranges for our roles and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range. If this role is remote, we have listed the top to the bottom of the possible range, but we will specify the target range for an exact location when you are selected for a recruiting discussion. For more information on our compensation philosophy, see our website.

On-target Earnings OR Base Salary range (Remote)

$229,724-$351,343 USD

What We Offer
  • A fast-paced and collaborative environment
  • Learning and development allowance
  • Competitive cash and equity compensation, and opportunity for advancement
  • 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Up to $25K reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services
  • Flexible PTO policy
  • Monthly wellness stipend


At Checkr, we believe an in office work environment strengthens collaboration, drives innovation, and encourages connection. Our hub locations are Denver, CO; San Francisco, CA; Nashville, TN; and Santiago, Chile. Individuals are expected to work from the office 3+ days a week. In-office perks are provided, such as lunch five times a week, a commuter stipend, and an abundance of snacks and beverages. A relocation stipend may be available for those willing to relocate to a Checkr hub location.

About Checkr

Checkr is a software company that provides background check services to businesses. The company's platform allows employers to quickly and easily screen job candidates, helping to ensure that they are hiring the right people for their organization. Checkr's technology is used by a wide range of companies, from small startups to large enterprises, and the company has received numerous awards for its innovative approach to background checks.
Learn more about Checkr
Size
500 employees
Industry
Founded
2014

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