Risk Management Director is responsible for managing client accounts, executing on risk strategies, and ensuring quality delivery of services to optimize our clients' total cost of risk.
Risk Management Director Responsibilities:
Leads and develops a team of risk analysts as they partner with clients to implement strategies, complete the annual risk management processes, negotiate third party agreements, manage client documentation, and fulfill reporting requirements.
Act as the day-to-day point of contact for all assigned clients to ensure the delivery of quality services to optimize total cost of risk
Manage the tactical aspects of client engagements for large and complex clients
Collaborate with and foster partnerships between clients, brokers, underwriters, internal claims management and risk management teams and other parties to manage the annual risk management process for large and complex clients
Execute on defined risk strategies
Ensure client reporting is completed in a timely manner and provides the type and level of information needed for quality decision making
Lead and oversee due diligence and integration activities for mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures
Expand risk management knowledge and skills by participating in thought leadership and/or deepening specialized knowledge about topics including, but not limited to, business continuity planning, captives, and enterprise risk management
Lead and manage a team of senior risk analysts, and/or risk analysts to ensure quality control throughout their base of assigned clients
Define team goals, track progress, and manage activities to achieve the goals
Develop senior risk analyst and risk analyst skills and knowledge by educating and training them on the intent and process of completing tasks
Delegate work in a manner that promotes increasing responsibility over time and a balanced workload across team members
Set performance expectations, provide regular feedback, and conduct employee performance reviews
Create a team-based environment that reinforces values of intelligence, integrity, consistency, energy, advocacy, service and respect
Risk Management Director Requirements:
Bachelor's degree, with a strong preference for a degree in Risk Management, Actuarial Science, or closely related field.
Preference for an advanced degree, with a specialization in business, risk management, mathematics or closely related field.
5-7 years' experience in the Risk Management field, preferably as a Risk Analyst or Risk Management Associate role where experience included:
Account management, identifying strategies for optimizing the cost of risk, leading and managing in a team-based environment, managing relationships with various partners in the insurance industry, and negotiating contracts.
Preference will be given to individuals who have completed both the Associate in Risk Management (ARM) and/or equivalent certification and the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) or equivalent certification
Knowledge of risk management functions, processes, partners, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective delivery of services
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing client and personal services. This includes client needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of client satisfaction.
Fluency of Ideas - The ability to come up with several ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, and creativity)
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, and government regulations.