ABOUT FLOODBASE

Floodbase’s AI platform is changing the way businesses and communities across the globe adapt to increasing flood risk. We enable re/insurers to offer first-of-their-kind parametric flood insurance products. Most recently, we launched our next-generation U.S. flood event mapping product, developed in support of FEMA, and recently featured on the front page of the New York Times.

About the role:

Floodbase is seeking a world-class Head of Distribution to accelerate the commercial growth of our parametric product through insurance brokers and our other partners.

This is a senior-level role responsible for leveraging Floodbase’s cutting-edge technology to further drive adoption of our unique parametric insurance solutions, serving as the face of the company, and leading its go-to-market strategy. We're looking for someone who’s done this before — someone who has built broker or partner networks to sell complex financial or insurance solutions, especially in new market categories. This is an opportunity to join a growing company, build up your own team, and create a new category in climate insurance. This position entails travel.

Here’s what you’ll do:

Drive broker engagement, training, and enablement to increase their submissions and conversion
Expand our network of brokers and other distribution partners
Develop joint go-to-market plans with each brokerage’s leadership and team; track partner performance metrics and implement continuous improvement plans
Set the parametric commercial strategy, including product pricing and distribution channel design
Identify new commercial growth opportunities within parametric insurance
Serve as the voice of the market for internal strategy — influencing product development, technology, marketing, and customer success

Who you are:

7+ years with the insurance industry as a broker or doing business development/sales through brokers as an insurer
Proven ability to close large, complex deals and exceed sales targets
A network of US brokers, agents, and other key relationships
Tenacious and able to provide clear examples of showing perseverance in leading internal and external stakeholders through a complex sales lifecycle
Committed to solving the climate crisis through practical and scalable means
Bonus: US brokers E&S license (active or renewable)
Bonus: experience placing parametric products

Why Join Floodbase:

Join a company solving one of the most urgent problems of our time: flood risk in a changing climate
Work with cutting-edge geospatial data and AI technology
Competitive base salary + commission + equity package
Influence the growth trajectory of a fast-scaling climate tech company

Head of Distribution

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