Risk Engineering Regional Manager - Casualty Midwest

Risk Engineering Regional Manager - Casualty Midwest

Zurich is seeking a Risk Engineering Manager with leadership skills to join the Risk Engineering Casualty Midwest team. This position has responsibility for managing the Midwest Casualty Risk Engineering team. This is a work from home role ideally positioned in the Chicago area. The role includes a company car with expected travel of 25%.

Some of the Accountabilities for this position include:

• Lead a team of casualty lines risk engineering specialists to provide comprehensive risk insight and manage performance across all activities in order to achieve business objectives and continuously improve performance.
• Translate business objectives into clearly defined business cases, costs or schedules in order to support achievement of a work area.
• Where appropriate, 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 in order to identify how different scenarios may have an impact upon the business.
• Manage key internal and external stakeholder relationships across the organization in order to ensure effective relationships and progress on all business fronts.
• Collaborate with underwriting
• 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 market place 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 position involves the use of a company car. If selected for the position, your driving record will be examined.

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:

Level 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

Level II:

• Bachelor’s 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:

• Risk engineering experience to include knowledge of workers compensation exposures, controls and best practice risk improvement methodologies
• Knowledge of health and safety risk management, risk transfer and loss control industry from risk engineering perspective
• People management experience
• Strong leadership, team building, and career pathing skills
• Strong presentation, negotiation, leadership, communication, and organizational skills
• Strong MS Office experience and ability to learn and navigate technology systems

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).

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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.

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Location(s): AM - Chicago, AM - Illinois Virtual Office, AM - Schaumburg

Remote Working: Yes

Schedule: Full Time

Employment Sponsorship Offered: No

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Nearest Major Market: Chicago