Sr. Underwriter

About Us

At Resilience, we’re creating a new category that integrates cybersecurity, cyber insurance, and cyber risk management. Founded in 2016 by experts from across the highest tiers of the US military and intelligence communities – and built by prominent leaders and innovators from the insurance, technology, and cybersecurity industries – Resilience is rewriting the rules of how cyber risk is assessed, measured, and managed.

Our integrated cyber risk solutions connect risk quantification software, cybersecurity experts, and A+ rated cyber insurance, all purpose-built for middle and large organizations. We are a cybersecurity company, a Cyber and Tech E&O-focused MGA, a fintech startup, and a data science powerhouse, all purposefully built into one.

Resilience is proud to be backed by leading technology investment firms, including General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Intact Ventures, Founders Fund, CRV, and Shield Capital.

The Hook: Why this role matters now

Step into a high-impact, autonomous role to open and own the Paris market. Whether you are an ambitious cyber underwriter ready to control your own regional strategy, or a highly connected cyber broker looking to accelerate your career on the carrier side, this is your opportunity. We are looking for a market-maker. Without the distraction of direct people management, you will have the strategic freedom to build our presence in France, leveraging Resilience's unique model that integrates advanced security expertise directly with cyber insurance to build client resilience from the inside out.

The Mission: What you will achieve in the first 6 months

You will take complete ownership of delivering the strategy and driving growth for our primary and excess cyber business across the region. Utilizing your established network, you will actively engage and educate the broker market to maximize new business opportunities, achieve premium targets, and drive profitable growth. Moving beyond traditional underwriting, you will collaborate seamlessly with our in-house technology and security experts to execute client engagement strategies, evaluating risks and determining pricing based on both cutting-edge security data and foundational underwriting principles.

The Toolkit: 

• 5+ years of experience as a cyber underwriter or a cyber broker, backed by a proven track record of growth.
• Possess a strong, active network of broker relationships in the French market, paired with a deep, technical knowledge of cybersecurity and cyber insurance markets.
• Demonstrate sound risk and pricing decision-making, incorporating technology/security resources and traditional underwriting principles
• You must be fully bilingual, with fluent spoken and written French and English. Additional languages is a plus for further regional expansion
• Technical fluency in G-Suite.

The Culture: How we work

We move fast, operate with zero ego, and embrace a bias to action. This position is 100% Remote (Based in Paris, France), offering you the flexibility to operate autonomously while partnering with a globally dispersed team of security experts. We expect you to bring an intense passion for collaboration and a drive to shape the future of the cyber insurance industry.

The Benefits: Standardized perks You will work alongside prominent leaders and innovators from the insurance, technology, and cybersecurity industries, as well as experts from the highest tiers of the US military and intelligence communities. You will be part of a well-funded organization backed by top-tier investment firms including Intact Ventures, CRV, and Shield Capital.

Compensation range

€80.000—€120.000 EUR

What Resilience Offers You

Innovative company culture

Flexible work schedules

Family paid leave

Paid healthcare for employees

401k/Pension

Professional development & career advancements

Flexible paid time off

Employee referral bonus

Accommodations and Accessibility

We want to ensure you're able to perform as well as possible in your interview. As part of that, if you have any accessibility-related needs to ensure a comfortable visit, please let us know. We'll do our best to provide reasonable accommodations to suit your working style during your interview and if you join our team.

If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please let your recruiter contact know.

Beware of Job Scams

Resilience is excited to welcome talented individuals to explore career opportunities with us. However, we urge you to stay vigilant against recruitment scams where fraudsters may impersonate our company. We will never ask for payments, conduct interviews via chat rooms, or contact candidates from personal email accounts. All job applications must be submitted through our official platform at greenhouse.io , and interviews will only take place via approved Resilience accounts. If you receive suspicious outreach or have concerns, please let your recruiter contact know. Thank you for helping us maintain a safe and secure recruitment process.