Counterpart

Director, Professional Liability (Lawyers Professional Liability)

Job Details

We’re seeking a Director, Lawyers Professional Liability to help shape the next generation of insurance products for lawyers. This leader will combine deep underwriting expertise, strong broker relationships, and a creative product mindset to build an innovative and scalable suite of Lawyers PL offerings from E&O to incidental GL. You will play a central role in building broker demand, shaping appetite, and establishing as a leading LPL market from the ground up. You will act as both a builder and a doer: underwriting strategic accounts, influencing capacity partners, driving business with brokers and collaborating with data and product teams to design new coverage structures, pricing models, and digital workflows that push the market forward.

Responsibilities

* Own the strategy, design, and execution of the Lawyers Professional (LPL) products. * Develop differentiated coverage structures, forms, and pricing logic. * Identify white space opportunities and lead new product ideation, filings, and launches. * Be accountable for portfolio performance (growth, profitability, appetite management, market competitiveness). * Lead go-to-market (GTM) strategy for LPL. * Develop and iterate target market initiatives. * Shape and oversee product audits, ensuring underwriting consistency. * Own or coordinate the creation of underwriting guidelines, decision trees, and rating logic. * Work with data and engineering teams to codify underwriting logic, enabling automation. * Develop structured processes to capture and act on market trends. * Lead carrier relationships for Lawyers professional liability. * Serve as the face of product leadership to strategic brokers. * Deliver training and support to distribution teams. * Collaborate with data science to run scenario models, pricing experiments, and profit optimization analyses. * Use performance data to recommend updates to appetite, coverage terms, pricing, and underwriting strategy. * Track and synthesize portfolio KPIs.

Perks

“Unlimited Vacation: We offer flexible time off, allowing you to take time when you need it. Work from Anywhere: Counterpart is a fully distributed company, meaning there is no office. We allow employees to work from wherever they do their best work, and invite the team to meet in person a couple times per year. Stock Options Health, Dental, and Vision Coverage 401(k) Retirement Plan Parental Leave Home Office Allowance: to set up your home office with the necessary equipment and accessories. Book stipend Professional Development Reimbursement No working birthdays: Take your birthday off, giving you the opportunity to relax, enjoy your special day, and spend time with loved ones. Charitable Contribution Matching “
$200k – $270k
Underwriting expertise, broker relationships, creative product mindset.