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WHO WE ARE:
Duck Creek Technologies is the intelligent solutions provider defining the future of the property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance industry. We are the platform upon which modern insurance systems are built, enabling the industry to capitalize on the power of the cloud to run agile, intelligent, and evergreen operations. Our modern SaaS solutions help insurers set a new standard and revolutionize how consumers interact with insurance companies.
Authenticity, purpose, and transparency are core to Duck Creek, and we believe insurance should be there for individuals and businesses when, where, and how they need it most. Our market-leading solutions are available on a standalone basis or as a full suite, and all are available via Duck Creek OnDemand. With more than 1,000 successful implementations to date, Duck Creek removes the IT burden for insurers so they can focus on the business of insurance.
We have a flock of more than 1,700 employees across the globe and are proud to be a Flexible-First employer. We empower our employees with the choice to work from an office, from home, or on a hybrid schedule. Our flexible-first environment fosters productivity, inclusion, collaboration, and ensures a consistent employee experience regardless of location.
If working in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving company that is transforming one of the world’s oldest and largest industries sounds exciting, let us know. We are excited you are considering Duck Creek as a future employer and hope you decide to join “The Flock”!
To learn more about us, visit www.duckcreek.com and follow us on our social channels for the latest information – LinkedIn and Twitter.
TITLE: Principal Product Manager, Underwriting
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
The Principal Product Manager, Underwriting defines and evolves the product strategy for Duck Creek’s underwriting capabilities, ensuring solutions enable effective risk selection, operational efficiency, and profitable growth. This role owns the product roadmap for underwriting workflows and decision-support experiences and translates insurer practices, regulatory requirements, and data-driven insights into scalable product capabilities. Operating as an individual contributor, this principal level role exercises significant judgment and autonomy within established product strategy and governance frameworks. The role partners closely with Engineering, Architecture, Data, Actuarial, and customer stakeholders to deliver governed, explainable, and compliant underwriting solutions.
Define and own the product strategy and roadmap for Duck Creek’s underwriting domain, including workflows, decision support, and automation capabilities.
Act as the general manager for your product, owning strategy, execution, and financial outcomes.
Translate insurer underwriting practices, risk appetite, and regulatory considerations into clear, prioritized product capabilities and outcomes.
Provide product leadership for underwriting workbench experiences that support underwriter productivity, decision quality, and throughput.
Lead structured product discovery to frame complex underwriting and risk-selection problems in partnership with customers and internal stakeholders.
Serve as the primary product steward for the underwriter persona, ensuring workflows reflect real-world decision contexts and operational constraints.
Provide product leadership for application-level decision-support and AI-enabled capabilities that augment underwriter judgment within defined controls.
Partner with data science and analytics teams to integrate models, scores, and insights into underwriting workflows in an explainable and trusted manner.
Translate underwriting guidelines, rules, and authority structures into configurable, scalable product capabilities, balancing automation and human oversight.
Guide adoption of straight-through processing while ensuring transparency, exception handling, and appropriate escalation paths.
Ensure underwriting workflows and recommendations are auditable, compliant, and aligned with internal and external governance requirements.
Partner with Engineering and Architecture to ensure underwriting capabilities are technically sound, scalable, and aligned with platform standards.
Collaborate with Product Marketing, Sales, and Professional Services to support value articulation, enablement, and consistent product positioning.
WHAT YOU’VE DONE:
Bachelor’s or Masters Degree and/or equivalent experience relevant to functional area
8–12 years of experience in product management within SaaS or enterprise software environments
Demonstrated experience owning complex workflow – or decision-centric product domains
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES & BEHAVIORS:
Deep understanding of P&C commercial lines underwriting, including underwriting workflows, risk selection practices, and regulatory and compliance considerations; hands-on experience with underwriting systems preferred.
Experience delivering configurable, decision-centric platforms, including rules-driven and AI-enabled or model-informed workflows, and translating customer needs, regulatory constraints, and analytical outputs into governed product decisions.
Strong product management fundamentals, including the ability to decompose complex underwriting problems into structured product capabilities, prioritize initiatives using value-, risk-, and effort-based trade-offs, and operate effectively within agile, iterative delivery models.
Proven ability to partner cross-functionally with engineering, data, architecture, and business leaders, communicating clearly across technical and non-technical audiences.
Demonstrated judgment and autonomy in operating within defined strategic direction and governance frameworks, proactively identifying and surfacing risks, trade-offs, and dependencies with clear recommendations.
Strong execution discipline, including organizational rigor, professional documentation and decision rationale, accountability for commitments and outcomes, and the ability to manage ambiguity and shifting priorities in complex environments.
WHAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU MAY WANT TO KNOW:
Travel: 0-10%
Location: Remote US or Remote Canada- Ontario only
Work Authorization: Legally authorized to work in the country of job location. The Company does not sponsor visa petitions for this position.
Actual compensation for this role is determined based on a variety of factors, including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, internal equity, and geographic location, where permitted by law.
For reference, the expected salary range for this position is generally positioned as follows based on candidate location:
171,900 – 245,500: Candidates living in the Boston, New York City–Newark, Los Angeles, San Francisco/Bay Area, Seattle, or Washington, DC metropolitan areas
163,700 – 233,900: Candidates living in Chicago, Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston, Minneapolis, or Philadelphia metropolitan areas, or in Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, Rhode Island, or Vermont
155,600 – 222,300: Candidates living in Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Oregon, or Wisconsin
137,800 – 215,400: For all other U.S. locations
150,000 - 200,000 CAD: For Canada location
This position is also eligible for annual bonus compensation, subject to plan terms and individual eligibility.
Final compensation will be determined based on the factors outlined above and in accordance with applicable law.
Duck Creek Technologies believes in the safe, ethical, and responsible use of artificial intelligence. We may use AI-assisted tools to support parts of the recruitment process, such as reviewing applications, identifying relevant skills, and organizing candidate information.
AI tools are used to assist—not replace—human judgment. All AI-assisted outputs are reviewed by a Duck Creek team member, and final hiring decisions are always made by people. Candidates should be comfortable working in environments where AI is used responsibly to enhance business processes.
Duck Creek Technologies offers a comprehensive benefits package, which includes:
Flexible work environment
Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
401(k) retirement plan with match (6% employer match up to $12,000 annually)
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
Paid holidays, vacation, and volunteer time
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Benefits eligibility and offerings may vary based on role and location.
The application window for this position will remain open until the role is filled or a sufficient number of qualified candidates have been identified.
WHAT WE STAND FOR:
Our global company celebrates & leverages the differences each employee brings to the table. Our success is a direct result of an inclusive culture where opportunities to learn from one another occur regardless of title, seniority, or background. This collaborative and team-oriented approach is at the core of how we operate and continuously improve our products, services, and systems. As such, Duck Creek is committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees and applicants – to recruit, hire, train, and reward employees for their individual abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, color, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, marital, military, or any other protected status.
We strive to be an example to the world of inclusion, diversity, and equity in all things – where employees are free to be their authentic selves in the workplace and in the communities in which we live. We believe in leading by example and are proud of the diversity of our team and our shared commitment to our Core Values: We Prioritize Respect; We Listen; We Care; We Add Value; and We Lead.
To learn more about our inclusive company culture, values, DE&I initiatives, and people, please visit: https://www.duckcreek.com/life-at-duck-creek/.
Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers with our web content by sending an email to [email protected].
Privacy Notice: By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Duck Creek Technologies may collect and process your personal data for recruitment purposes in accordance with our Privacy Notice and applicable data protection laws.
Duck Creek Technologies does not accept, nor will we pay a fee for any hires resulting from unsolicited headhunter or agency resumes.
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