Executive Underwriter, West
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 26, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 22, 2026.
About us
Coalition is the world's first Active Insurance provider designed to help prevent digital risk before it strikes. Founded in 2017, Coalition combines comprehensive insurance coverage and innovative cybersecurity tools to help businesses manage and mitigate potential cyberattacks.
Opportunities to make an impact with bold thinking are real-and happening daily at Coalition.
About the role
In this role, you will be responsible for driving profitable business from an assigned group of brokers and partnering closely with our Sales organization. You will underwrite and manage products across Coalition’s portfolio, with a particular focus on enterprise-sized clients (~$1B+ revenue), while serving as a trusted partner to brokers and customers. You will help clients better understand how to protect their businesses, bringing together underwriting expertise, business acumen and a relationship-first approach.
This is a remote opportunity that can be based anywhere in the Western US region with a strong preference for Southern California.
Responsibilities
- Underwrite and manage Coalition’s largest and most complex new and renewal accounts, while maintaining alignment to underwriting guidelines, risk appetite, and carrier requirements.
- Shape overall portfolio strategy through management of the broker relationships responsible for placing Coalition’s largest and most complex accounts.
- Maintain disciplined underwriting files, documentation, and internal tool usage in line with Coalition’s workflows and governance standards.
- Lead highly complex negotiations on pricing, terms, structures, and exception requests in line with risk appetite, carrier requirements, and close partnership with CPU.
- Serve as Coalition’s senior underwriting face for priority brokers, strategic clients, and flagship accounts, including executive-level discussions and regional market leadership.
- Provide mentorship to other underwriters, helping raise the bar on underwriting discipline, broker communication, and deal strategy.
- Represent Underwriting in cross-functional strategy discussions tied to portfolio optimization, product evolution, and market growth.
- Partner with Coalition’s security team, Claims, Product, Actuarial, and CPU to address complex risk issues and translate technical, wording, and portfolio considerations into sound underwriting decisions.
- Regular travel required for senior broker relationship management, client meetings, broker education, and market-facing leadership activity.
Skills and Qualifications
- 8+ years of underwriting experience, including deep experience in cyber and Technology E&O and sustained success in complex production underwriting roles.
- Demonstrated experience underwriting large/enterprise accounts (~$1B+ revenue) and managing a profitable book.
- Expertise in analyzing complex cyber and Technology E&O risks and understanding their impact on underwriting, pricing, and portfolio outcomes.
- Ability to combine deep underwriting expertise with broker and client needs to craft creative solutions and explain rationale credibly at senior levels.
- Strong strategic thinking and ability to connect individual account decisions to broader portfolio, P&L, and market objectives.
- Significant experience mentoring underwriters and influencing underwriting culture, standards, and operating practices.
- Excellent executive presence, presentation skills, and comfort leading complex broker and client conversations in high-stakes settings.
Compensation
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The US base salary for this position ranges from $150,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $210,000/year in our highest geographic market. Consistent with applicable laws, an employee's pay within this range is based on a number of factors, which include but are not limited to relevant education, skills, job-related knowledge, qualifications, work experience, credentials, and/or geographic location. Your recruiter can share more on target salary for your location during the interview process. Coalition, Inc. reserves the right to modify this range as needed.
Perks
- 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan with competitive employer match
- Flexible PTO
- Up to 14 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents and 8 weeks of paid parental leave for non-birthing parents
- Annual home office stipend and WeWork access
- Mental & physical health wellness programs like One Medical, Headspace, Wellhub, and more!
- Competitive compensation and opportunity for advancement
Why Coalition?
Work at Coalition is centered on the joint mission to Protect the Unprotected. We have built a remote-first, highly inclusive culture that welcomes people from diverse backgrounds. We trust each other to take responsibility, share ownership of outcomes, and put in the work together to protect businesses from digital risk. Coalition’s exceptional growth stems from its ability to address real-world problems for organizations of all sizes while remaining true to our founding values of character, humility, responsibility, purpose, authenticity, and inclusion.
We’re always looking for collaborative, inquisitive individuals to join #OurCoalition.
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Accommodations
Coalition is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, including applicants and employees, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations in each country where we operate. Our policy is to support equal opportunity in the hiring process by considering qualified applicants regardless of disability or other protected characteristics, unless providing accommodation would impose an undue hardship or disproportionate burden. If you require accommodation to complete an application, interview, pre-employment testing, or participate in the selection process, please contact us at [email protected]. We also consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in line with applicable laws and regulations in each jurisdiction.
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