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Compliance Lead

Shepherd · San Francisco · On-site

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About Shepherd

The all-in-one learning co-pilot. Backed by Y Combinator.

About the role

Shepherd is hiring a Compliance Lead to own and manage the company's rate and form filing process nationwide. This person will be the driving force behind every filing that brings a Shepherd product into the market, including building the filing package, working with carrier partners to submit the filing package, and responding to state objections. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • 7+ years of experience in insurance regulatory/compliance work with a hands-on focus on rate and form filings in casualty, workers' compensation, or inland marine/builders risk programs
  • A track record drafting insurance policy forms and endorsements, ideally in commercial casualty
  • Hands-on SERFF filing work, including building filing exhibits and supporting documentation
  • A history of working directly with state insurance regulators, including responding to objections and managing filings through to approval
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with comfort owning concurrent filings across 50 states
  • Working knowledge of state insurance regulatory frameworks
More about this role

The world is building data centers, energy projects, hospitals, schools, and critical infrastructure. Every one of those projects needs insurance to move forward. Yet the process of getting that insurance still depends on scattered documents, manual work, and weeks of back-and-forth.

Shepherd is rebuilding commercial insurance with software, data, AI, and deep underwriting expertise. We started in construction and energy, where understanding the specifics of a project matters and better decisions have consequences far beyond a screen.

We develop insurance products, decide which risks to insure and how to price them, and partner with established insurers to back the coverage. We own the platform our team uses to turn complex submissions into coverage for the builders and operators shaping the world around us.

Our engineers, designers, underwriters, CX, and actuaries build together. The problems span turning messy documents into reliable data, making pricing more precise, and designing AI agents that can take on increasingly complex underwriting work.

The ambition is a platform where experts spend more time on judgment and relationships, supported by software that handles the work...

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