Job Description

About Kalepa:

Commercial insurance is a trillion-dollar industry still run out of Microsoft Outlook.

Kalepa is changing that.

Kalepa is an AI Underwriting Platform built to deliver Professional-Grade AI in production - helping the world's most important insurers centralize and prioritize submission data, surface critical risk insights, and make faster, more confident decisions. Customers see meaningful improvements to both speed and portfolio quality as soon as they implement Kalepa - so much so that clients call it “truly an underwriter’s dream.”

Kalepa is backed by leading investors such as IA Ventures and Inspired Capital, and our team brings experience from Facebook, Google, Amazon, Mastercard, and Uber.

Our Values (This is important):

Many organizations have a dusty list of corporate values that no one ever follows. Kalepa is not one of those companies. Our values are designed to unlock the potential of our employees.

Success at Kalepa is bred from five core principles:

• Hustle and Determination - We hire people who take full ownership of their craft and relentlessly pursue excellence with speed and determination. We choose the hard problems and do not give up. This is the foundation of how we work and how we win.
• Deliver Customer Impact - We're obsessed with customer impact. Every feature, every line of code, every decision is measured against one question: does this help insurers make better decisions? If it doesn't drive speed, accuracy, or profitability for our customers, we don't build it.
• Meritocracy - We're building something exceptional, and that requires exceptional people and ideas. We have a high bar but we reward excellence with rapid growth. If you're the best at what you do, you'll thrive here.
• Transparency - We value honest, transparent communication over politics. We challenge ideas, not people. We say what needs to be said, even when it's hard. This is how we solve problems fast and find the truth.
• Experiment Relentlessly - Many of the problems we face have never been solved before. We tackle them by testing quickly, measuring rigorously, and iterating until we find the path forward. Speed of learning is our advantage.

In addition to our NY office, we have remote employees speaking 10+ languages across the globe. But we invest in bringing our people together both for regional meetups and global offsites (2021 - Playa Del Carmen | 2022 - Rome | 2023 - Buenos Aires | 2024 - Lisbon | 2025 - Cartagena).

Kalepa’s culture isn’t for everyone, and that’s ok. But for the people who are a fit, they can’t imagine working elsewhere.

About the role:

Salary range: $180k – $290k*

Location: Remote - EST or CST preferred

Kalepa is looking for a technically-focused Principal Product Manager with 7+ years of experience to be a leader within our Product team. We are a VC-backed, remote-friendly startup delivering software to transform and disrupt commercial insurance. Our HQ is located in New York City.

You will be expected to set strategy and drive execution for major product areas of Kalepa’s core underwriting product: working closely with engineers, designers, and other technical resources to deliver on Kalepa’s product vision and unlock value for users. You will be expected to define and own the long-term roadmap, mentor other product managers, and contribute to Kalepa’s culture and commercial success.

About you:

• You have 7+ years of product management experience, including 3+ in a senior or principal-level role
• You excel at leading cross-functional teams and influencing executive stakeholders, including architectural decisions with engineering counterparts
• Hustle mindset - you remove obstacles, take initiative, and find ways to get things done
• You love being the voice of the customer. You understand their problems and needs in detail and always look for better ways to address them
• You can independently set the strategy for, define, and ship complex, high-impact software products at scale
• You value open, frank, and respectful communication
• You are data-driven, adept at combining quantitative and qualitative insights to bring clarity, prioritization, and alignment in ambiguous environments
• You leverage AI tools both for your own productivity and as part of product innovation, finding ways to make users’ lives better through intelligent features

As a plus:

• Experience at a venture-backed startup during hyper-growth
• Experience building and releasing a major product end to end, or significantly scaling an existing product
• Computer science or engineering background

What you’ll get

• Competitive salary (based on experience level).
• Significant equity options package.
• 401(k) plan with employer match (regardless of employee contribution)
• Excellent benefits: 100% covered medical, 100% covered vision and dental for individuals and families, and others
• Work with an ambitious, smart, global, and fun team to transform a $1T global industry.
• 20 days of PTO a year
• Global team offsites (2021 - Playa del Carmen, 2022 - Rome, 2023 - Buenos Aires, 2024 - Lisbon, 2025 - Cartagena)
• Healthy living/gym stipend. Mobile phone bill stipend.
• Continuing education credits.

*The salary range listed is an estimate and will vary based on a variety of factors. Final compensation will be determined during the offer stage based on relevant experience, performance during the interview process, and geographic location, and may therefore differ from the posted range.