Position Overview:
The Risk Operations and Safety Director leads a team of claims and risk management (safety) professionals focused on improving workers’ compensation outcomes and reducing risk across a nationwide client base.
This role is responsible for overseeing the performance of two PEO relationships, with a primary focus on workers’ compensation claim management and risk reduction strategies. The Director manages a team whose responsibilities are split between driving claims toward efficient resolution and supporting clients through field-based safety consulting aimed at reducing loss frequency and severity.
While this position does not directly control client operations or compliance, it plays a key role in influencing client safety practices by providing guidance, analytics, and practical risk mitigation strategies aligned with OSHA standards and industry best practices.
The Director reports to executive leadership and contributes to the development of team goals and operational priorities. Day-to-day responsibilities include leading and coaching both claims and field safety teams, overseeing TPA performance, addressing client-related risk issues, and using data and trend analysis to guide decision-making and continuous improvement efforts.
This role also includes direct oversight of field safety consultants and requires balancing strategic direction with hands-on leadership across a geographically distributed team.
Success in this position is measured by improved workers’ compensation performance, including reductions in claim frequency and severity, decreased open claim inventory, and overall improvement in loss ratios across the book of business
Supervisory Responsibilities:- Manages the daily workflow of the risk management and safety departments;
- Oversees claims administration, loss prevention and billing staff;
- Oversees the daily activities and deliverables of the risk team and field safety teams;
- Works with upper management to grow the operations and efficacy of the risk management department;
- Oversees all claim activity and manages relationships with carriers and other departments;
- Updates upper management on weekly client status, identified trends, financial status, risk analysis and loss prevention activities;
- Recruits and hires risk management staff and conducts performance evaluations;
- Coordinates training programs for new staff and identifies training needs for current staff;
Duties/Responsibilities:- Develops and implements workplace safety policies, procedures and training materials for clients in accordance with OSHA and CCOHS standards;
- Provides staff and clients with safety-related information such as training sessions, emergency protocols, and proper use of safety equipment;
- Identifies safety or security risks that the client company or organization may face;
- Makes risk-avoiding adjustments to current methods of operation to minimize their future risks;
- Prepares risk-management budgets and reports;
- Provide training and certification for organization staff
- Conducts risk assessments, collecting and analyzing documentation, statistics, reports, and market trends;
- Establishes policies and procedures to identify and address risks in the organizations services and departments;
- Reviews and assesses risk management policies and protocols; makes recommendations and implements modifications and improvements;
- Recommends and implements risk management solutions such as insurance, safety and security policies, business continuity plans, or recovery measures;
- Reviews and analyzes metrics and data such as cash flow, inventory, breakage, and employee activity that could uncover fraudulent behavior;
- Oversees the claims management team, coordinating with carrier TPA’s and adjusters, focusing on reduction of claims reserves and accelerating claims closures;
- Manages the full cycle of workers compensation claims;
- Reviews claims history of workers' compensation clients;
- Discusses with underwriter the client's physical plant and type of operation;
- Assists client in investigation of workplace accidents as requested;
- Provides literature that addresses frequent causes of workplace accidents;
- Continues to review claims and may recommend further changes as needed;
- Performs other duties as assigned;
Metric for Success:- Ensures a five (5) percent reduction, at minimum, of total collateral per month;
- Ensures at least five (5) safety and risk site visits, per staff member, per month;
- Updates upper management and Human Resources on client status, identified trends, etc weekly;
- Produces weekly report of claims reserve account;
- Provides reports of claims activity to management weekly, with use of technologies to perform analytics;
Required Skills/Abilities:- Demonstrates thorough understanding of policies and best practices of risk management;
- Demonstrates thorough understanding of worker’s compensation procedures, laws and claim processing;
- Demonstrates in-depth Safety related knowledge and skill;
- Attends pertinent and productive safety seminars and/or safety courses that expand on current knowledge;
- Keeps abreast of all 1910 and 1926 regulations and standards;
- Demonstrates, anticipates, and solves practical problems and resolve issues;
- Possesses the knowledge of business English, proper spelling, grammar, punctuation, and basic arithmetic;
- Maintains attention to detail, good proofreading skills, excellent reliability, initiative and stress tolerance;
- Establishes and maintains professional relationships with individuals of varying social and cultural backgrounds and with co-workers at all levels;
- Follows instructions in verbal and written format;
- Demonstrates good judgment and foresight, moral character, honesty, tact, fairness, lack of prejudice and desire to help when dealing with people;
- Learns, understands and applies new technologies;
- Performs with a professional appearance and excellent customer service skills;
- Conforms to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities;
- Maintains willingness to travel when necessary;
- Has and maintains a clean driving record;
- Exhibits attention to detail, good proofreading skills, excellent reliability, initiative and stress tolerance;
- Strong supervisory and leadership skills;
- Able to report to San Diego office, physically, at least several times per month.
Required Qualifications- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Risk Management, Occupational Safety, or related field;
- 7–10 years of experience in risk management, workers’ compensation, safety, or loss prevention.
Preferred Qualifications- Relevant professional certifications in risk management, safety, workers’ compensation, or occupational health preferred, including but not limited to ARM, CSP, COSS, or OSHA Master Certification;
- Experience leading geographically dispersed claims and risk management teams focused on client service and performance improvement.
Physical Demands and Work Environment:- While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and keyboard;
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work, and vision requirements for construction site safety;
- Light to moderate lifting may be required;
- Ability to navigate site locations and complete inspections in construction areas safety required;
- Regular, predictable attendance is required; including quarter-driven hours as business demands dictate;
- Moderate noise (i.e., business office with computers, phone, and printers, light traffic);
- Ability to work in a confined area;
- Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period.
Salary Range:- $141,000 - $182,000 a year
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This Job Description is only a summary of the typical functions of the position or role, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible responsibilities, tasks, and duties. Additionally, responsibilities, tasks, and duties of the employee in this role might differ from those outlined in the Job Description and other duties may be assigned on a permanent or temporary basis based on business needs.
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