--- title: 'General Manager, Workspace at Modern Life' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/general-manager-workspace-modern-life-new-york-3a24kqyf0ef5' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-08' --- # General Manager, Workspace at Modern Life - **Company:** Modern Life - **Location:** New York, NY - **Compensation:** $250k–$300k - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-10-26 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-08 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/modernlife/4f5e72bf-fcec-431b-bfcc-c3d4d0e74e5e ## Job description Life insurance is a complex and consequential purchase that impacts hundreds of millions of Americans. With our powerful and integrated digital tools, expert support, and leading insurance products, we empower advisors to better serve their clients, grow their businesses, and bring the future of the industry to life. We are a high-growth, AI-driven technology company backed by $35M from top-tier investors, including Thrive Capital (major investors in OpenAI, Stripe, Instagram, Spotify, Slack, and SpaceX), New York Life, and Northwestern Mutual. Modern Life Workspace brings AI into the everyday work of financial protection, from case design and underwriting to policy review and advanced planning. We’re bringing it to carriers, brokerage general agencies (BGAs), and financial-protection firms to help their teams work faster and serve clients better. We’re hiring a General Manager to build and lead the Workspace business. Reporting to the CEO, you’ll be accountable for its P&L and lead sales, implementation, and client relationships. Workspace is still early, and the business is taking shape. You’ll work closely with our founder and CEO, who is leading the first client conversations. You’ll carry those forward, help clients see where Workspace can make the biggest difference, and turn early engagements into lasting relationships. This will require close work with clients and our product team. You’ll need to understand how a client’s business operates, agree on what we can deliver, and work with their team to put Workspace into practice. You’ll work closely with product and engineering to turn client needs into capabilities that win business and deliver results. ## What you’ll do - Lead the Workspace business, with accountability for revenue, pricing, delivery costs, and financial performance. - Lead enterprise sales. Lead discovery, demos, proposals, negotiations, and closing. - Determine which clients and use cases to focus on, and refine our positioning, pricing, and packaging as we learn. - Work with clients and internal teams to deliver them, measure results, and convert successful pilots into broader deployments. - Partner with product and engineering on client requirements, workflow improvements, and integrations. Help distinguish what a single client needs from what we should build for the broader market. - Establish onboarding and account management so clients adopt Workspace, get value from it, and expand their use over time. - Hire and lead the team as the business grows, and keep the CEO and leadership team informed about progress and investment needs. ## What we’re looking for - Experience leading a business, business line, or new commercial initiative as a general manager, founder, or early operator. - A strong commercial track record, including responsibility for revenue and experience selling to senior enterprise leaders. - Product-management or business-operations experience preferred, including working closely with product and engineering when customer needs require the product to evolve. - The ability to take an engagement from initial discovery through implementation and adoption, and demonstrate the value delivered. - Good judgment about where to focus, what to commit to, and when to bring in additional people or resources. - Willingness to handle sales calls, customer workshops, implementation details, and account issues yourself while the team is small. Former management consulting experience is preferred. Experience bringing enterprise software or applied AI products to market would be valuable, and experience building a business as a founder or knowledge of insurance and financial services would also be a plus. ## About Modern Life ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Modern Life is an AI-powered life insurance brokerage that enables financial professionals to serve their clients’ protection needs with faster quoting, expert support, and a digital platform. - **Entity Type**: Private, Series A ($20M raised November 2025, total $35M) - **Headquarters**: New York, NY, USA - **Founded**: 2021 - **Founders**: Michael Konialian (CEO) and Ryan Pripstein (Board Member) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Life insurance brokerage (financial services) - **Target customers**: B2B – financial advisors, insurance agents, brokerage managers - **Mission**: Help everyone protect what matters most ## Products & Services - **Platform (AI-driven brokerage)**: SaaS-based quoting, case management, and underwriting tools that integrate with 30+ national carriers. Includes features like an online client fact finder, e-HIPAA, digital trial app, and integrated case management. - **Term Life Insurance**: Fixed-period coverage (10–30 years) for income protection, mortgage, and key person insurance. - **Permanent Life Insurance**: Lifetime coverage with a tax-advantaged savings component for estate planning, retirement, and wealth transfer. - **Long-Term Care Insurance**: Protection against care expenses due to old age or disability; available as standalone or as a rider. - **Disability Insurance**: Income replacement in case of disability. - **Annuities**: Fixed, variable, or indexed products for retirement income and wealth transfer. - **Express Decision**: Proprietary capability that delivers instant coverage decisions (quote to approved in minutes). ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed - **Key Metric**: Total funding $35M (Seed + Series A); 35 employees - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Thrive Capital (led both Seed & Series A), New York Life Ventures, Northwestern Mutual - **Growth Signals**: - November 2025: $20M Series A announced, building on rapid progress since seed. - Platform delivers +30% higher placement rate and +20% average cost savings for advisors. - Licensing in all 50 states. - Expanding strategic partnerships nationwide and accelerating product development. ## Competitive Advantages - **AI-driven underwriting and quoting** that reduces friction and speeds time-to-approval (Express Decision). - **Concierge expert support** from advanced planning specialists, underwriters, and case designers – especially for impaired risks, jumbo cases, and complex scenarios. - **30+ carrier partnerships** providing broad product selection and competitive pricing. - **Data analytics** for thorough risk assessment, helping advisors find the best offer for the right coverage. - **Integrated platform** that cuts quote-to-approval time by up to 50% vs. traditional processes. ## Strategic Focus - Expand distribution network and deepen partnerships with national carriers. - Continue to develop proprietary AI/ML capabilities for underwriting and client matching. - Grow headcount (currently 35) and scale operations to serve a larger advisor base. - Enhance end-to-end agency management features on the platform. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Impact-driven, curious, entrepreneurial, with an ownership mindset. Described as “a team of entrepreneurs, technologists, and insurance experts.” - **Hybrid office**: 4 days/week in-office in New York City (per current job listings); balance of modern office environment with flexibility. - **Perks**: Unlimited PTO, quality health/insurance benefits (including life insurance), team meals, events, happy hours, and offsites. - **Mission-oriented**: Opportunity to transform a massive industry and help people protect what matters most. - **Growth stage**: Well-funded Series A – early enough for high impact, with strong backing from top-tier investors. ## Sources 1. [modernlife.com](https://www.modernlife.com/) – Main site, product descriptions 2. [modernlife.com/careers](https://www.modernlife.com/careers) – Careers page, culture, benefits 3. [modernlife.com/about](https://www.modernlife.com/about) – About, founders, mission 4. [modernlife.com/press-kit](https://www.modernlife.com/press-kit) – Press kit with Series A announcement, headcount, funding total 5. [jobs.lever.co/modernlife](https://jobs.lever.co/modernlife) – Current job openings, office policy ## Other roles at Modern Life - [Principal Designer](https://feeny.ai/job/principal-designer-modern-life-new-york-bx5kanvfpzd8) — New York, NY - [Director of Growth Marketing](https://feeny.ai/job/director-of-growth-marketing-modern-life-new-york-a50ncysgpd8f) — New York, NY - [Design Lead](https://feeny.ai/job/design-lead-modern-life-new-york-4epmcny3rfby) — New York, NY - [Private Client Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/private-client-manager-modern-life-united-states-ss6n6t0qccve) — United States - [Life Insurance Brokerage Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/life-insurance-brokerage-manager-modern-life-united-states-ycch949nmtn4) — United States