Director, Program Business

🏢 Hippo70 · 📍 Austin, Texas, United States; Dallas, Texas, United States; Morristown, New Jersey, United States; San Jose, California, United States · 💼 onsite 💰 $150,000 - $235,000 / yr

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Position Summary & Responsibilities

Title: Director, Program Business

Location: Morristown, NJ / Dallas, TX / Austin, TX / San Jose, CA

Reports To: Chief Program & Underwriting Officer, Spinnaker

About Hippo:

Hippo was built on a promise: make homeownership effortless. Nearly a decade later, that mission still drives us. We use technology and data to help our customers stay ahead of problems and protect what matters most.

Today, that same tech-native approach powers our work beyond homeowners. Hippo operates as a diversified carrier platform, partnering with MGAs to deliver tailored program solutions that help them grow and deliver better customer experiences. Behind that work is a team that values ownership, curiosity, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

If you're energized by building what's next, we'd love to meet you.

About You:

We are seeking a committed, experienced, and energetic individual to join our team. This is a collaborative leadership role accountable for program management and underwriting of a sub-portfolio of programs within Spinnaker. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, a change leader that challenges and continuously improves existing processes and procedures, as well as a subject matter expert in personal lines, commercial lines, program management and compliance.

What You'll Do:

A Director, Program Business, Spinnaker, you will act as “CEO” of a number of Spinnaker programs. You will have primary P&L responsibility for the book of business, and you will be responsible for setting program annual goals which will include strategies and tactics for profit, growth, expense management, and allocation of catastrophe capacity. A key strategic part of the role is relationship management, and you will act as the primary interface with eac

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