Role Overview

The Transactional Risk Leader is responsible for building, leading, and scaling HUB’s transactional risk practice, with primary focus on Representations & Warranties Insurance (RWI), Tax Insurance, Contingent Liability Insurance, and related deal-driven risk transfer solutions. This role combines market leadership, client advisory excellence, team development, and practice growth, serving as a trusted advisor to private equity sponsors, corporates, deal professionals, and legal counsel across complex M&A transactions.

The role is both externally facing (clients, carriers, law firms, bankers) and internally strategic, driving consistency, innovation, and thought leadership across HUB’s Transactional Risk platform.

Key Responsibilities

Client & Deal Advisory

• Serve as senior advisor on complex M&A and structured transaction risks, including:
  • Representations & Warranties Insurance (buy-side and sell-side)
  • Tax Indemnity Insurance
  • Contingent Litigation, Judgment Preservation, and other bespoke transactional solutions

• Partner directly with private equity sponsors, corporate development teams, CFOs, and deal counsel throughout the transaction lifecycle
• Lead structuring discussions on risk allocation, indemnity alternatives, escrow reductions, and no-seller-indemnity (NSI) transactions
• Provide strategic guidance on diligence expectations, underwriting positioning, and claims considerations

Practice Leadership & Growth

• Build and execute HUB’s transactional risk growth strategy across regions and industry verticals
• Drive revenue growth, new client acquisition, and expanded penetration within existing HUB relationships
• Partner with HUB commercial, specialty, and industry practices to embed transactional risk solutions into broader client strategies
• Support complex cross-border and multi-product deal placements

Carrier & Market Leadership

• Maintain senior relationships with global transactional risk insurers and underwriters
• Negotiate market-leading terms, pricing, and structures for clients
• Monitor market capacity, pricing trends, exclusions, and underwriting evolution
• Serve as a market liaison to influence product development and underwriting innovation

Team Development & Talent Leadership

• Recruit, mentor, and develop transactional risk professionals across HUB
• Establish best practices for deal execution, underwriting submissions, and client advisory
• Support training and upskilling for producers and coverage specialists
• Act as a senior escalation point for complex deals and coverage issues

Thought Leadership & Brand Visibility

• Represent HUB as a recognized thought leader in the transactional risk marketplace
• Contribute to white papers, market updates, webinars, and conference presentations
• Enhance HUB ProEx brand visibility through content creation, speaking engagements, and strategic partnerships
• Collaborate on development of HUB tools, playbooks, and proprietary analytics

Qualifications & Experience

• 10+ years of experience in transactional risk, M&A insurance, or related advisory roles
• Deep expertise in RWI underwriting, deal structuring, and policy negotiation
• Strong understanding of private equity deal dynamics and M&A documentation
• Established relationships with insurers, law firms, investment banks, and sponsors
• Proven ability to lead teams, influence senior stakeholders, and grow complex practices
• Exceptional communication, executive presence, and commercial judgment

Success Metrics

• Transactional risk revenue growth and profitability
• Expansion of HUB’s presence in PE, corporate, and deal-driven markets
• Client satisfaction and repeat deal engagement
• Team development, retention, and technical excellence
• Market recognition and thought leadership impact

Department Account Management & Service

Required Experience: 10-15 years of relevant experience

Required Travel: Up to 50%

Required Education: Bachelor's degree (4-year degree)

HUB International Limited is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race/ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran's status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.

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