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Sr Director, Commercial Surety Underwriting & Business Development - National Bond Center

Iowa🌐 Remote💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-11 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead profitable growth of the National Bond Center Small Commercial Surety West Team by setting strategy, managing complex accounts, and driving production goals.

Role type

Senior Director, Commercial Surety Underwriting & Business Development

Builds

Commercial surety bonds and risk solutions for small commercial clients

Domain

Insurance (Surety) / Commercial Risk

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Commercial Surety underwriting, credit/collections analysis, rating methodologies, market research, portfolio performance analysis, agent segmentation, state expansion planning, budget forecasting, leadership of underwriting operations

Preferred skills

AFSB or CPCU certification, management or consultant experience, knowledge of Fidelity Products, familiarity with other insurance lines

Technologies

Surety underwriting systems, reporting tools

Responsibilities

Conduct market research to inform policy decisions; analyze portfolio and account performance to drive growth; manage underwriting processes and authority levels; lead agent segmentation and marketing plans; support directors with underwriting activities and file audits; collaborate with sales groups to align strategies; provide industry updates and competitive intelligence; manage training of associates

Seniority

Senior Director, individual contributor with strategic leadership

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