Senior Construction Underwriter (Insurance)

Shepherd is an AI-native commercial insurance platform transforming how high-hazard industries get covered. 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.

The infrastructure behind the AI boom — data centers, semiconductor fabs, renewable energy assets — has to be built and insured. Complex commercial construction projects routinely wait weeks for a single quote

Legacy carriers rely on static applications and disconnected systems

Our AI performs the same underwriting workflows in seconds, and integrates real-time data from construction technology partners — Procore, Autodesk, OpenSpace, DroneDeploy, and others — to see risk as it actually exists, not just as it was reported on a static form.

We're pursuing the most ambitious technical vision in commercial insurance: fully autonomous underwriting. With Shepherd, safety, speed, and quality no longer trade off against one another — they compound. We're building:

Better risk outcomes for insureds who invest in safer practices

We're not just modernizing insurance products. We're building the risk infrastructure for the next generation of financial services.

You have a minimum of 5+ years of previous experience in the commercial underwriting space (Construction, Casualty, and/or Builder's Risk experience preferred)

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

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

Our goal will be to leverage our technology and data to make quick, informed, underwriting decisions tailored to our client's specific needs.

Solid background in risk analysis and experience with construction and/or casualty underwriting.

Be adaptable and creative in a fast paced startup environment

100% contribution to top-tier health, dental, and vision

Fertility benefits and family building support

Dog-friendly office
Plenty of dogs to play with and make friends with in the SF office

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