<p>Bowhead Specialty, partnering with American Family (rated A XV by A.M. Best) is a best in class insurance underwriting operation focused on Management Liability, Excess Casualty, Errors & Omissions and Healthcare. Our company is dynamic and growing. We encourage those who join us to be active participants in building our future.</p> <p>Position Summary</p> <p>We are seeking an experienced Complex Underwriting Manager to join our Private Commercial D&O team with national underwriting responsibilities. This role, reporting to the National Underwriting Manager, may be based anywhere in the United States and focuses on underwriting large, complex risks and private equity-backed portfolio companies. The position is responsible for maintaining and growing a profitable book of renewal business, driving new business production, and delivering tailored private company management liability solutions, while upholding disciplined underwriting standards, fostering strong broker relationships, and contributing to broader platform growth. Candidates must be willing to travel as needed to support market engagement.</p> <p>Responsibilities</p> <p>Underwriting & Risk Evaluation</p> <ul> <li>Evaluate and underwrite large, complex risks, with a focus on organizations with sophisticated ownership structures including private equity-backed, ESOP owned and family-owned companies. </li><li>Analyze financial performance, ownership structures, and transaction-driven exposures </li><li>Structure and negotiate modular management liability policies tailored to individual risk profiles </li><li>Maintain disciplined risk selection, pricing adequacy, and underwriting integrity </li><li>Identify emerging risks, trends, and coverage considerations impacting complex accounts </li></ul> <p>Portfolio Management</p> <ul> <li>Build, manage, and grow a profitable national book of business </li><li>Drive portfolio diversification across industry classes, geographies, and company size (revenue & valuation) </li><li>Partner with Claims and underwriting leadership to monitor emerging D&O and EPL trends and translate insights into underwriting action </li><li>Align underwriting decisions with broader profitability and growth objectives </li><li>Support strategic initiatives to enhance portfolio performance </li></ul> <p>Broker & Market Engagement</p> <ul> <li>Develop and maintain strong relationships with key retail and wholesale broker partners nationwide </li><li>Actively market underwriting appetite and capabilities to drive new business opportunities </li><li>Lead negotiations on complex placements, delivering competitive and sustainable solutions </li><li>Travel as needed to support broker meetings, client engagement, and industry events </li><li>Establish a strong market presence as a subject matter expert in complex D&O risks </li></ul> <p>Internal Collaboration</p> <ul> <li>Partner closely with claims, legal, and actuarial teams on underwriting decisions and coverage development </li><li>Contribute to product development, including policy language and endorsement enhancements </li><li>Participate in underwriting strategy discussions and special projects </li><li>Share market intelligence and underwriting insights to support team development </li><li>Support a collaborative, high-performing underwriting culture aligned with national strategy </li></ul> <p>Qualifications</p> <ul> <li>4-10 years of Management Liability underwriting experience, including D&O, EPL, Fiduciary, and Crime </li><li>Demonstrated ability to underwrite complex risks, including large accounts and private equity-backed portfolio companies </li><li>Strong financial analysis skills, including experience evaluating financial statements and complex risk profiles </li><li>Proven track record of managing broker relationships and negotiating terms to drive profitable new and renewal business </li><li>Ability to build, manage, and grow a profitable book of business while maintaining disciplined underwriting standards </li><li>Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple demands & commitments </li><li>Effective communicator with strong presentation and relationship-building capabilities </li><li>Collaborative, solutions-oriented team player with the ability to contribute to strategic initiatives across the business </li><li>Bachelor's degree required </li></ul> <p>Compensation $150k + (based on experience) Highly competitive package including Bonus and Long Term Incentive</p>