Managing Principal - Risk Management

Marsh; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Marsh in Sydney is seeking a Managing Principal - Risk Management to lead complex client portfolios, deliver tailored risk and insurance advice, and drive new business activities. The role requires steering senior stakeholders and coaching a team of risk professionals in a hybrid Sydney office.

You will build strategic client relationships, assess exposures, and stay up to date with market and regulatory changes, contributing to Marsh's market profile through client engagement.

Qualifications

• More than 10 years' experience in commercial insurance or risk management.
• Demonstrated leadership and team management experience.
• Strong knowledge of key insurance classes such as Industrial Special Risks and General Liability.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, influencing and presentation skills, with the ability to work confidently with senior executives.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow relationships with major clients across a complex portfolio
• Assess client businesses, risk exposures, insurance needs and loss histories to inform suitable solutions
• Lead business development activity and contribute to new business opportunities
• Provide strategic risk advice to senior client stakeholders and support complex claims with claims specialists
• Manage, coach and support a team of risk professionals
• Maintain accurate client and compliance records, while staying across market and legislative changes

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Communication

Negotiation

Presentation skills

Influencing

Education

Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field

Tier 1 FSRA compliance certification

Job description

Company: Marsh

Description

Managing Principal - Risk Management

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Risk Management team at Marsh. This role will be based in Sydney. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

In this role, you will manage a portfolio of major clients and provide tailored risk and insurance advice that helps them understand and address their exposures. You will lead new business activity, support complex client matters, and work closely with senior stakeholders to deliver practical solutions. You will also mentor a team of risk professionals and contribute to Marsh's profile in the market through client and industry engagement.

We will count on you to:

• Manage and grow relationships with major clients across a complex portfolio
• Assess client businesses, risk exposures, insurance needs and loss histories to inform suitable solutions
• Lead business development activity and contribute to new business opportunities
• Provide strategic risk advice to senior client stakeholders and support complex claims with claims specialists
• Manage, coach and support a team of risk professionals
• Maintain accurate client and compliance records, while staying across market and legislative changes

What you need to have:

• More than 10 years' experience in commercial insurance or risk management
• Demonstrated leadership and team management experience
• Strong knowledge of key insurance classes such as Industrial Special Risks and General Liability
• Excellent communication, negotiation, influencing and presentation skills, with the ability to work confidently with senior executives

What makes you stand out:

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field
• Tier 1 FSRA compliance certification
• Experience working with large and complex client portfolios

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being

Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) is a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Applications will only be considered from candidates who have the appropriate approval to work in Australia. Successful applicants will be required to complete a Criminal & Bankruptcy check prior to commencing of employment.

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one "anchor day" per week on which their full team will be together in person.