Product Lead Pest Control Program
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Hunt Valley, MD - USA
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Job Summary
Position Summary
The Product Head Pest Control Program is responsible for the overall underwriting portfolio and business performance of Ryan Specialtys Pest Control Program. This leader develops and executes the underwriting strategy aligns talent and capital resources and oversees portfolio performance to drive sustainable growth and profitability.Working closely with the MGU President/Managing Director the Product Head serves as the strategic owner of the product ensuring underwriting discipline data integrity profitability and operational excellence. This role builds and maintains key internal and external partnerships provides transparency through robust reporting and portfolio management and supports the continued growth and evolution of the program.
The successful candidate combines deep commercial insurance underwriting expertise with strong business acumen market insight leadership capability and an entrepreneurial mindset to deliver exceptional results while fostering a culture aligned with Ryan Specialtys values.
What will your job entail
- Develop and execute the underwriting strategy for the Pest Control Program ensuring alignment with carrier and capital provider appetite growth objectives profitability targets and loss ratio expectations.
- Own overall product portfolio performance including premium growth retention new business production loss ratio results geographic distribution class mix and underwriting quality.
- Establish and maintain underwriting guidelines authorities referral structures and governance processes.
- Monitor market conditions competitive trends emerging exposures and loss drivers to refine underwriting strategy and product positioning.
- Identify opportunities for product enhancements geographic expansion coverage innovation and profitable growth.
- Partner with actuarial and analytics teams to develop and enhance pricing methodologies rating tools and portfolio performance monitoring.
- Serve as the first line of defense for underwriting compliance portfolio oversight and underwriting governance.
- Lead underwriting execution and ensure adherence to underwriting strategy across the portfolio.
- Drive accountability for production pricing adequacy profitability and service standards.
- Recruit develop mentor and retain top underwriting talent.
- Establish underwriting authorities and succession plans that support sustainable growth and operational scalability.
- Foster a high-performance culture focused on accountability collaboration technical excellence and continuous improvement.
- Partner with carrier and reinsurance partners to ensure alignment on portfolio performance underwriting appetite and strategic objectives.
- Present portfolio results performance trends and business plans to capital providers and executive leadership.
- Help identify and secure bespoke capital arrangements or program structures when appropriate.
- Support stewardship activities and maintain strong relationships with carrier reinsurance and capital partners.
- Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with third-party administrators (TPAs) inspection vendors technology providers data partners and other service providers critical to program success.
- Collaborate with shared service partners across Ryan Specialty including actuarial compliance legal finance operations claims and technology teams.
- Share insights market intelligence portfolio trends and best practices across the broader Ryan Specialty platform.
- Establish and maintain key portfolio metrics that provide transparency into product performance and portfolio health.
- Ensure data quality reporting integrity and consistency across underwriting operational and financial reporting.
- Monitor production activity renewal retention loss trends and forecast performance.
- Provide timely and accurate reporting to executive leadership capital providers and other stakeholders.
- Support strategic planning forecasting and annual operating plan development for the business.
- Partner with distribution leaders brokers and key producers to support profitable growth initiatives.
- Act as a subject matter expert and market-facing representative for the Pest Control Program.
- Lead product-specific marketing and business development efforts.
- Support agency broker and carrier relationship management activities as needed.
- Represent the program at industry events conferences and client meetings.
- Bachelors degree in Risk Management Insurance Business Administration Finance or a related field required.
- Masters degree preferred.
- 10 years of commercial property and casualty underwriting experience.
- Significant experience managing specialized program business MGA/MGU portfolios or niche commercial insurance products.
- Proven success leading profitable underwriting portfolios and driving growth initiatives.
- Experience working with carrier reinsurance and capital provider relationships.
- Experience leading underwriting teams and developing underwriting talent.
- Experience within pest control environmental services contractors service industries or related specialty program business strongly preferred.
Ryan Specialty is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building and sustaining a diverse workforce throughout the vision is an inclusive and equitable workplace where all employees are valued for and evaluated on their performance and contributions. Differences in race creed color religious beliefs physical or mental capabilities gender identity or expressionsexual orientation and many other characteristics bring together varied perspectives and add value to the service we provide our clients trading partnersand policy extends to all aspects of our employment practices including but not limited to recruiting hiring discipline firing promoting transferring compensation benefits training leaves of absence and other terms conditions and benefits of employment.
Ryan Specialty seeks to offer our employees a comprehensive and best-in-class benefits package that helps them and their family members achieve their physical financial and emotional well-being addition to paid time off for company holidays vacation sick and personal days Ryan offers paid parental leave mental health services and more.
The target salary range for this position is $168000.00 - $210000.00 annually.The wage range for this role considers many factors such as training transferable skills work experience licensure and certification business needs and market demands. The pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. Full-time roles are eligible for bonuses and benefits. For additional information on Ryan Specialty Total Rewards visit our website provide individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law. Please contact us to request an accommodation at
The above is intended to describe this jobs general requirements. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties responsibilities or physical requirements. Nothing in this job description restricts managements right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
