Risk Engineering Regional Manager

Zurich is seeking a Risk Engineering Regional Manager with established leadership skills to join the Zurich Resilience Solutions Property South Central (Dallas) team. This position has responsibility for managing a Risk Engineering team. In this remote role, you will be expected to be present in the Dallas office on a periodic basis, with an anticipated travel requirement of 20%. Desired location is Dallas, however, will also consider the Houston and Atlanta areas.

Some of the accountabilities for this position include:

• Lead a team of large property risk engineering specialists to provide comprehensive risk insight and manage performance across all activities to achieve business objectives and continuously improve performance.
• Translate business objectives into clearly defined business cases, costs, or schedules to support achievement of a work area.
• Lead the implementation of initiatives to improve processes, develop policies and support innovation in the risk engineering field.
• Analyze key themes from data around risks and loss to identify how different scenarios may have an impact upon the business.
• Manage key internal and external stakeholder relationships across the organization to ensure effective relationships and progress on all business fronts.
• Support Property Underwriting in retention and growth goals.
• Oversee the resource allocation in a geographic area and ensure the overall delivery and quality of services to customers and business partners.
• Conduct opportunity spotting and cross selling with customers and business partners and therefore contribute to the business operating profit.
• Represent Risk Engineering in the marketplace and position its value proposition with key business partners.
• Expand regional fee income generation through the quality delivery of customized risk engineering solutions to the customer.

This role will be filled at either the Manager Field Operations I or II level.  The hiring manager will determine the appropriate level based upon the selected applicant’s experience and skill set relative to the qualifications listed for this position.

Qualifications for this role are as follows:

Manager Field Operations I:

• Bachelors Degree and 6 or more years of experience in the Risk Management Services area
  OR
• High School Diploma or Equivalent and 8 or more years of experience in the Risk Management Services area

OR
 

Manager Field Operations II:

• Bachelors Degree and 8 or more years of experience in the Risk Management Services area
  OR
• High School Diploma or Equivalent and 10 or more years of experience in the Risk Management Services area

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8-10 years of experience in risk engineering, including expertise in managing large property exposures, implementing control measures, and utilizing best practice risk improvement methodologies.
• Knowledge of the risk management, risk transfer and loss control industry from risk engineering perspective
• People management experience
• Agile with ability to adapt to changing priorities
• Strong leadership, team building, and career pathing skills
• Strong presentation, negotiation, relationship building, communication, and organizational skills
• Strong MS Office experience and ability to learn and navigate technology systems

As an insurance company, Zurich is subject to 18 U.S. Code § 1033.

As a condition of employment at Zurich, employees must adhere to any COVID-related health and safety protocols in place at that time (https://www.zurichna.com/careers/faq).

A future with Zurich. What can go right when you apply at Zurich?

Now is the time to move forward and make a difference. At Zurich, we want you to share your unique perspectives, experiences and ideas so we can grow and drive sustainable change together. As part of a leading global organization, Zurich North America has over 150 years of experience managing risk and supporting resilience. Today, Zurich North America is a leading provider of commercial property-casualty insurance solutions and a wide range of risk management products and services for businesses and individuals. We serve more than 25 industries, from agriculture to technology, and we insure 90% of the Fortune 500®. Our growth strategy is not limited to our business. As an employer, we strive to provide ongoing career development opportunities, and we foster an environment where voices are diverse, behaviors are inclusive, actions drive equity, and our people feel a sense of belonging. Be a part of the next evolution of the insurance industry. Join us in building a brighter future for our colleagues, our customers and the communities we serve. Zurich maintains a comprehensive employee benefits package for employees as well as eligible dependents and competitive compensation. Please click here to learn more.

As a global company, Zurich recognizes the diversity of our workforce as an asset. We recruit talented people from a variety of backgrounds with unique perspectives that are truly welcome here. Taken together, diversity and inclusion bring us closer to our common goal: exceeding our customers’ expectations. Zurich does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status. EOE disability/vet 

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Location(s): AM - Dallas, AM - Atlanta, AM - Houston, AM - Texas Virtual Office
Remote Working: Yes
Schedule: Full Time
Employment Sponsorship Offered: No  
 
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