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Director of Marketing

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

The ambition is a platform where experts spend more time on judgment and relationships, supported by software that handles the work around them. Join us to build systems whose decisions help real projects get built. We are investing in new insurance products, our underwriting team, and the path toward autonomous underwriting. For the people joining Shepherd, that means the chance to shape both the technology and the business it makes possible. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • 8+ years in B2B marketing, including experience owning programs or leading teams at a high-growth company
  • A track record of building and running field marketing programs, including proprietary events, conferences, and other in-person activations
  • Experience building campaigns across digital and offline channels, with strong content skills and measurable commercial results
  • Good brand instincts. You know what makes a company stand out, and you've helped build a brand that people recognize and trust
  • Experience marketing to a professional audience, particularly in a business where relationships matter
  • A data-driven approach. You set goals, measure results, and change course when something isn't working
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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