Senior Manager, Risk Management

Location: Franklin, TN
Job Schedule: Full-time, Hybrid (4 days on-site)
Education Requirement: Bachelor’s degree
Sponsorship: No

Come Drive Innovation with Us. We are currently looking for a Sr. Manager – Risk Management to join our team in Franklin, TN.

Nissan’s Global Risk Management is part of Global Treasury and is responsible for all property, casualty, financial lines, and employee benefits lines of insurance for the enterprise globally.  Reporting directly to Nissan’s General Manager - Global Risk Management, this is a regional risk management role with responsibility for Nissan’s Americas insurance programs, including related loss control and risk management programs for Nissan Americas operations.  

The position requires frequent interaction with a wide scope of stakeholders, including Finance, HR, Compensation & Benefits, and Legal, as well as global, regional and local insurance partners. This is a high-visibility position, with significant opportunity for personal and professional growth. 

Supporting this position is a team of risk management professionals located in Nashville, TN. It requires close collaboration with Nissan’s Global Risk Management teams in Japan and Europe. Nissan Americas region includes US, Canada, LATAM and South America operations.

A Day in the Life

The responsibilities listed are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties for this role. Additional tasks may be assigned, as needed, to support business objectives.

• Negotiation, design, placement, and administration of US primary casualty, local standalone policies, and local underlyer policies related to global P&C programs within the Americas region.  Familiarity with placement of employer benefit insurance programs such as medical, life, ADD, etc.

• Leadership of Nissan Americas property/ casualty insurance programs, in close collaboration with the Global Risk Management team.  This requires travel and/or virtual meetings with Nissan entities and service providers in the region, to maintain and develop strong working relationships to support Nissan’s global and regional objectives. It also requires frequent communication and coordination with Nissan and service provider teams in Japan, Europe, and elsewhere 

• Collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders to identify and determine appropriate mitigation strategies for emerging risk as well as implement loss control measures

• Foster positive relationships with regional third-party vendors within the region while holding partners accountable for deliverables and servicing KPI’s

• Responsibility for effective claims management within Americas. This will require close coordination and management of TPA contracts as well as significant coordination with cross-functional teams such as HSE, HR, Legal, Supply Chain, Finance and Logistics

• Development of the regional Risk Management team, expanding skills, capabilities, and career development.  This requires strong people skills, willingness to adapt to new situations, creatively address problems, and find innovative opportunities for growth and improvement

• Coordination with Nissan’s captive insurance companies in support of regional programs and seek opportunities for leveraging the captive risk financing structure   

Who We’re Looking For

Required:

• 10+ years progressive experience in corporate risk management or related field within a large corporation, broker, insurer, or similar environment plus a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Risk Management, or related

• 5+ years’ experience as a people manager

• Ability to manage and develop team members, including hybrid work environments

• Ability to develop strategic relationships, working collaboratively and in partnership with internal and external stakeholders

• Understanding of insurance and risk financing structures leveraging captives and control master programs

• Experience implementing loss control initiatives for risk mitigation and claims reduction

• Familiarity with the following lines of insurance: property, casualty/ umbrella, workers compensation, auto liability, marine cargo, and financial lines as well as specialty lines such as aviation, adwrap, and dealer floorplan

• Experience managing large workers compensation programs with a dedicated claims TPA while closely coordinating with Manufacturing HR, HSE and on-site medical teams

• Ability to work on-site in Franklin, TN

Desired:

• MBA a plus; Risk management qualifications (ARM, CPCU) a plus

• Ability to challenge the status quo and drive change

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