Sr. Director - San Diego RIMS

SENIOR DIRECTOR, RISK MANAGEMENT
OUR CLIENT
Global Fortune 500 Company
POSITION
Senior Director, Risk Management
LOCATION
Southern California
SUMMARY:
The Senior Director has overall management responsibility
both administrative and technical for the Company’s selfinsured/administered regional operation. Position assures
compliance with Company policies and procedures; protects
self-insured privilege via compliance and monitoring of selfinsured regulations and/or responsibilities. Act as a liaison
between claims department and operations to ensure high
quality service through general education/training .
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Human Resources Management
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Perform personnel administration and staffing tasks,
including recruiting, assessing, hiring, terminating,
orienting and coaching and counseling.
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Oversee proper payroll processing.
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Ensure salary administration is equitable and in
accordance with Company’s guidelines.
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Directly manage Senior Staff (Operations Manager, as
applicable, or Claims Supervisors).Provide training and
development of both management and administrative
support.
Budget and Office
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Plan, analyze and monitor budget and administrative
accounting.
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Direct office administration to include arrangements with
landlord, vendors and/or suppliers.
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Ensure that computer and peripheral equipment is
operational and secure.
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Ensure expense account and supply purchases are
accurate and in full policy compliance.
Claims Administration
 Monitor regional performance and assure compliance
with Company policies, procedures and requirements for
all casualty lines.
 Maintain settlement authority for worker’s compensation
and general liability in accordance with policy and check
signing authority.
 Monitor on-time payments, caseloads, management
production reports/statistics, litigation rate analysis and
reportable file updates.
 Review and approve all liability pre-trial reports.
 Monitor and assess adequacy of reserves.
 Provide direction on high exposure claims.
 Ensure claims are directly managed in a timely and
effective manner, using a disposition-oriented approach.
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10+ years claims adjusting experience.
5+ years previous supervisory/management experience.
Operations Manager and/or National Examiner experience a plus.
Experience in corporate self-insured, self-administered claims environment
preferred.
Experience in California workers compensation claims, laws and regulations
Demonstrate strong senior leadership, teamwork and management skills.
Ability to grasp and apply technical knowledge, including litigation case
management and adjusting skills.
Effective reasoning and decision making skills.
Possess very sound coaching, counseling and development planning skills.
Ability to meet deadlines and follow up in a timely manner.
Good communication skills (verbal, listening, writing), including the ability
to deliver difficult messages to customers and/or claimants
Good investigation skills.
Advanced knowledge of claims process.
Strong computer skills.
Education or Certification
 Four year degree from an accredited college/business/technical school
required.
 Applicable industry licensing.
 Insurance industry designations/certifications a plus.
 Advanced degree a plus.
CONTACT
George Lonas, President
The Regent Group
glonas@theregentgroup.com
702-430-4600
ABOUT THE REGENT GROUP
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