Director of Enterprise Risk & Claims Strategy

Fortrex; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Basic Life Insurance

Paid Holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Fortrex seeks a Director of Risk Management to lead our enterprise risk program, overseeing workers’ compensation, insurance, and enterprise risk across the organization. You will develop an ERM framework, risk appetite, and risk registers while guiding a cross‑functional team to implement proactive controls.

You’ll work with senior leaders to optimize risk and safety performance, report outcomes, and drive continuous improvement in a hybrid role that combines office and remote work across North

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years’ risk mgmt experience with ERM frameworks.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.
• Experience in workers’ compensation and insurance programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise risk management (ERM) program and framework.
• Oversee workers’ compensation, insurance, and risk controls.
• Develop risk appetite, risk register, and governance.
• Chair cross‑functional risk committee and report to leadership/board.
• Manage external brokers/TPAs and optimize loss costs.
• Drive incident analysis, root‑cause actions, and cost containment.
• Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Safety, and HR on policy impacts.
• Develop business continuity and crisis management plans.

Skills

Enterprise risk management

Risk analysis

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Graduate degree preferred

Industry certifications (AIC/ARM/CPCU CRM desirable)

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Fortrex seeks a Director of Risk Management to lead our enterprise risk program, overseeing workers’ compensation, insurance, and enterprise risk across the organization. You will develop an ERM framework, risk appetite, and risk registers while guiding a cross‑functional team to implement proactive controls.

You’ll work with senior leaders to optimize risk and safety performance, report outcomes, and drive continuous improvement in a hybrid role that combines office and remote work across North