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CompScience · 23 hours ago

Senior Vice President of Underwriting

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$225K/yr - $275K/yr
date10+ years exp

CompScience is a high-growth startup on a mission to prevent workplace injuries through technological innovations. They are seeking a senior underwriting leader to own portfolio performance across Workers’ Compensation, General Liability, and Property, while driving growth and improving loss ratios through disciplined underwriting and data-driven decision-making.

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Responsibilities

Take full accountability for underwriting outcomes across multiple lines, segments, and channels. Jointly drive growth, profitability, and loss ratio management
Define underwriting appetite, pricing, coverage standards, and referral thresholds
Review high-impact and high-growth risks, ensuring decisions scale without sacrificing quality
Partner with Data and Product teams to test new underwriting signals
Design controlled experiments and move successful signals into standard underwriting rules
Identify profitable growth opportunities and maintain underwriting speed at scale
Partner strategically with Business Development to unlock expansion
Mentor and grow underwriting managers and senior underwriters
Build a culture of accountability, learning, and disciplined judgment
Serve as a senior underwriting point of contact, embedding carrier guidelines and capacity into everyday decisions

Qualification

Workers’ Compensation expertiseSenior underwriting leadershipData-driven decision-makingImproving loss ratioOperationalizing underwriting insightsUnderwriting judgmentMentoring underwritersFast-paced environment adaptability

Required

10–15+ years underwriting experience, with deep Workers' Compensation expertise
Senior underwriting leadership experience in an MGA, program, or high-growth carrier environment
Demonstrated track record of improving loss ratio while supporting aggressive growth
Experience operationalizing data- or technology-driven underwriting insights
Strong underwriting judgment and comfort making decisions with incomplete data

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA)
401(k) plan and life insurance
Flexible time off and 12 weeks parental leave
Professional development reimbursement

Company

CompScience

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CompScience provides AI-driven insights for workers' compensation insurance and safety.
dateFounded in 2019
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
http://www.compscience.com

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$47.6M
Key Investors
Valor Equity Partners
2025-02-27Series B· $27.6M
2023-07-27Series A· $10M
2022-08-16Seed· $6M

Leadership Team

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Josh Butler
Founder/CEO
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Jeremy Silver
SVP, Client Services and Success
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