Head of Sales
San Francisco, CA - USA
Job Summary
Head of Sales - Harper
The Story
In August 2023 we had 5 customers and were writing $2000 in monthly premium.
Today we represent over 3000 insurers and write $3M in monthly premium with just 4 producers.
Now were scaling to $10M in monthly premium sold by Q1 2026 and we need someone to build the sales machine that gets us there. Ultimately we look to have the size and scale of the giants think Marsh Gallagher and Brown.
What Youre Actually Building
Youre not just managing a sales team. Youre architecting the entire sales function at a company thats about to explode.
The Mission: Build a lean team of elite producers supported by embedded engineering that can write hundreds of millions in premium. Think 50 people doing what traditional brokerages need 500 people to do.
Right now: 4 producers writing $3M/month
Your mission: Build a team of 8-10 elite producers writing $10M/month
The future: A scalable sales machine where engineering is embedded in your function enabling your team to operate at 10x the efficiency of traditional brokerages
Youll own:
Recruiting & hiring top talent from insurance tech sales and finance
Building scalable playbooks that work across different producer backgrounds
Performance management - reviewing calls coaching driving consistent execution
Compensation design that attracts and retains A-players
Deal intervention - stepping in to save deals and close when needed
Carrier relationships - managing E&S wholesale brokers and direct appointments
Technology partnership - working directly with embedded engineering to build AI tools that make us unstoppable
Key relationships: Youll work directly with our Head of Operations and Founder on strategy growth initiatives and building the systems that enable this vision.
This isnt about managing what exists. This is about building what comes next.
Who You Are
Non-Negotiables
5 years crushing it in commercial insurance sales yourself
3 years building and managing P&C producer teams
Deep expertise in both admitted and E&S markets
Proven track record scaling sales operations from early stage
Can close deals - youre the person we call when a big deal is going sideways
You need to have the ability to travel for work to see clients and oversee teams at various office locations
The Perfect Background
Youve done one of these:
Scaled a producer team at a brokerage MGA or carrier
Built an independent agency from the ground up
Led sales at a high-growth insurance company
Managed both wholesale and retail distribution channels
What Makes You Different
You can recruit anyone - a used car salesman a former insurance producer a Goldman Sachs investment banker a software sales rep from Salesforce - and turn them into a top performer
You build systems that scale not just processes that work today
Youre obsessed with performance and comfortable giving direct feedback
You get excited about using AI to eliminate busywork (not relationships)
You thrive in chaos and build order without killing speed
You want to get rich alongside the people you develop
The Economics
Total Cash: $200K - $350K depending on performance
Base: $125K - $175K
Equity: Real upside - 0.5-1% equity in the company
Benefits: Premium healthcare (90% covered) meals covered while at work development budget flexible PTO
The Real Upside: When we hit $100M annual premium youll have built something legendary alongside meaningful ownership.
The Reality Check
This Isnt For You If:
You need perfect processes before you can operate
You want to manage from a distance
You think insurance is boring and cant sell the vision
Youre looking for work-life balance
Youve only worked at established companies with unlimited resources
This Is For You If:
You see the $100M annual premium opportunity ahead
You get energy from developing top performers
You want to build your own legacy not just manage someone elses
You can balance empathy with ruthless accountability
You want meaningful equity in something thats already proven it works
What We Need You to Know
The Market: Commercial insurance is being disrupted. Digital-first brokers are winning while traditional agencies struggle. Were perfectly positioned - tech-enabled enough to dominate operationally insurance-focused enough to actually serve clients.
Our Advantage: Weve built something that scales. Proven unit economics. Clear path from $36M to $120M annual premium. AI that eliminates the manual work traditional brokerages drown in. Your producers will focus on what matters: relationships and deals.
Apply
Send your resume and answers to these three questions to :
Describe your biggest personal production win and how youd teach others to replicate it
How would you recruit a top software sales rep or investment banker into insurance
How have you used technology to improve sales operations
Were moving fast. The right person could start before year-end and own our entire 2025 growth story.
Build something legendary with us.
Required Experience:
Director