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Lead Risk Advisor

WithCoverage · New York, Philadelphia · On-site

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About WithCoverage

Backed by Sequoia.

About the role

We’re looking for a Lead Risk Advisor to own client relationships end-to-end and help scale a risk vertical. You’ll work directly with business leaders to assess exposures, lead Risk Analyses, and deliver tailored solutions that drive measurable impact.

What they're looking for

  • 4–7 years into your career, ideally with experience in commercial insurance , risk management, or client advisory roles
  • Confident leading high-stakes client conversations and comfortable presenting analyses or proposals
  • Deeply curious about how businesses operate and motivated to become a trusted advisor to their leaders
  • Strong communicator who thrives in fast-moving, collaborative environments
  • Highly detail-oriented and accountable — you own outcomes, not just tasks
  • Coachable and eager to learn, open to feedback and committed to growth
More about this role

WithCoverage replaces the traditional insurance brokerage with AI-supercharged risk management designed for the modern economy.

We partner with hundreds of high-growth, category-defining companies, including GoPuff, Eight Sleep, Bombas, Chomps, and Blank Street Coffee. Our clients span iconic consumer brands, hospitality leaders, GCs, advanced manufacturers, and next-generation defense contractors. They operate in complex risk environments and need a partner that can move at their speed.

Instead of a fragmented, manual brokerage stack, we have built a new category: elite risk advisors operating on top of proprietary technology. Our in-house Agency Management System gives our team and AI agents full visibility into policies, exposures, claims, billing, and commissions. This platform enables deep automation, better decisions, and a fundamentally higher standard of service.

WithCoverage was founded by JD Ross (co-founder of Opendoor) and Max Brenner (Bain, Compound). We have raised over $43M from leading investors including Sequoia, 8VC, Khosla Ventures and Crystal Venture Partners.

Our ambition is not to build a better brokerage. It is to redefine how risk is managed across the...

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