Insurance Manager

Goodman; Paris; On-site; EUR 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodman is seeking an Insurance Manager to oversee the development insurance program for Southern Europe projects (France, Italy, Spain). You’ll ensure risk transfer, regulatory compliance, and effective stakeholder coordination throughout the project lifecycle.

You will report to the Lead Risk, Legal and Compliance and drive procurement, claims handling, and contract risk management across multiple jurisdictions with fluency in English and French as a strong asset.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Insurance, Risk Management, Law, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 7–10 years of experience in construction and/or real estate insurance.
• Strong knowledge of construction insurance programs (CAR/EAR, Decennial, etc.).
• Experience with insurance placements, renewals, claims, and brokers in an international environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the insurance programme for Southern Europe (FR, IT, ES) and ensure appropriate risk transfer.
• Lead sourcing, market engagement, and negotiations with brokers and insurers.
• Review contractual insurance provisions and oversee claims management end-to-end.
• Coordinate with EHSS, technical, and legal teams to identify risk and mitigation.

Skills

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Risk assessment

Education

Master’s degree in Insurance, Risk Management, Law, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field

Job description

Always wanted to challenge the obvious and make great things happen? At Goodman we create space for you.

To reinforce the Risk Management team, we are currently hiring an Insurance Manager who will oversee the insurance programme for development projects across Southern Europe (FRA, IT, SPA), ensuring appropriate risk transfer, regulatory compliance, and effective stakeholder coordination throughout the project lifecycle.

In this role you will report to the Lead Risk, Legal and Compliance.

More concretely, this means you will get the opportunity to:

Development Insurance Procurement

• Assess, place, and manage insurance policies for Southern European development projects (FR, IT, ES), including CAR/EAR, liability, and local specialty covers (e.g. Assurance Dommages-Ouvrage, Seguro Decenal, Environmental).
• Align insurance placements with regional risk appetite, financing requirements, and lender obligations, ensuring optimal limits, deductibles, and cost efficiency.
• Lead sourcing processes, market engagement, and negotiations with broker and insurers across Southern Europe
• Monitor market trends (capacity, pricing, exclusions) and proactively adapt coverage strategy to protect project viability.

Risk, Claims & Contractual Interface

• Act as the insurance subject-matter expert for Southern Europe, supporting risk allocation in key project contracts (development agreements, leases, O&M).
• Review and advise on contractual insurance provisions, ensuring consistency with the placed insurance programme and avoidance of coverage gaps or duplications.
• Oversee development related claims management end-to-end (notification, adjustment, settlement), including coordination with insurers, brokers, loss adjusters, and internal stakeholders.
• Support in risk identification and mitigation, in collaboration with EHSS, technical, and legal teams.

Compliance & Stakeholder Management

• Ensure compliance with insurance requirements (statutory, lender, investor conditions) across all relevant jurisdictions in Southern Europe.
• Maintain accurate records of policies, covers, and renewals; oversee project level reporting to management, investors, and lenders.
• Manage relationships with brokers, insurers, advisors, and internal stakeholders (legal, finance, asset management, development teams).

Do you recognize yourself?

• Master’s degree in Insurance, Risk Management, Law, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 7–10 years of relevant experience in construction and/or real estate insurance, either with a developer, insurer, broker, or consultancy.
• Strong knowledge of construction insurance programs, including Construction / Erection All Risk,Decennial Liability, Inherent/Latent Defect, Environmental, and other project-related covers.
• Experience managing insurance placements, renewals, claims, and broker/insurer relationships in an international environment.
• Strong negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance risk, coverage, and cost.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including the ability to translate complex insurance concepts into practical guidance/training for non-insurance stakeholders.
• Well-organized, proactive, and able to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Fluent in English and French, knowledge of Italian and/or Spanish is a strong asset.

Not sure if you fit the profile? Let’s find out together!

But first, let us introduce ourselves a little more:

Goodman Group is a provider of essential infrastructure. We own, develop and manage high quality, sustainable logistics properties and data centers in major global cities, that are critical to the digital economy. Goodman operates in key consumer markets in 15 countries across Asia Pacific, Europe and the Americas. We are the largest property group listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and invest significantly alongside our capital partners in our investment Partnerships. Our Continental European headquarter is based in Belgium and we are active in 7 European countries, including offices in Amsterdam, Brussels, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Munich, Luxembourg, Madrid, Barcelona, Milan and Paris.

Our culture is based on collaboration, ownership and seizing the opportunity. We take full responsibility for our work, support each other’s success and make room for growth for everyone.

How do we look at the world of tomorrow?

At Goodman we believe we all have a role to play in safeguarding the future for next generations. Therefore, sustainability is the driving force behind everything we do. Not only do we foster a sustainable and inclusive working environment for all our employees but also, throughout all our projects, we are continuously engaged in a process to assess its sustainability. Each aspect of the properties’ lifecycle is scrutinized on its future proofness for decades to come, resulting in a low ecological footprint over time. At Goodman, we believe it’s not enough to talk the talk — we also need to walk the walk.