Manager, Risk Management and Compliance

Occidental College; Firestone Park (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Occidental College seeks a Manager, Risk Management and Compliance to lead enterprise risk programs across the Office of the General Counsel. You will oversee risk, insurance, data privacy, and compliance initiatives, partnering with campus stakeholders to protect the institution and support strategic priorities in a complex higher-education environment.

The role emphasizes collaboration, policy development, training, and contract review, with responsibilities in drafting policies, managing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, risk management, compliance, legal studies, or related field.
• Five years of progressively responsible experience in risk management, compliance, insurance, contract administration, or related field.
• Experience developing policies, procedures, training programs, or risk management processes.
• Experience collaborating across departments in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience managing insurance programs and reviewing contracts.

Responsibilities

• 40% Risk Management: oversee insurance programs, claims, and ERM framework.
• 40% Compliance: draft and review policies, ensure regulatory compliance, training.
• 20% Transactional: draft/ negotiate contracts and agreements with internal/external partners.

Skills

Risk management

Compliance

Policy development

Training

Contract management

Communication

Leadership

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration / related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Drive/Forms

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

About Occidental College

Founded in 1887, Occidental is a nationally recognized, privatecollege of the liberal arts and sciences, dedicated to providing agifted and diverse group of students with a total educationalexperience of the highest quality -- one that prepares them forleadership in an increasingly complex, interdependent andpluralistic world. What makes Occidental special? An intellectually rigorous academicenvironment. Small classroom settings where students collaboratewith professors and their peers while pursuing or discovering theirpassion. A beautiful residential campus that offers studentshands-on engagement with the cultural and intellectual resources ofLos Angeles. A community open to stimulating conversation anddivergent points of view. Some 2,100 students from 46 states and 28countries choose from 41 majors and minors and participate in onethe country’s top undergraduate research programs. Oxy studentsroutinely win top awards and fellowships; its first Rhodes Scholarwas named in 1907. Dedicated to excellence and equity, Occidentalalso is one of the country’s most economically diverse campuses,according to the New York Times. Some 71 percent of Oxy studentsreceive some form of financial aid; 20 percent are Pell Grantrecipients; and 19 percent are the first in their family to attendcollege

Title:

Manager, Risk Management and Compliance

Department:

Office of the General Counsel

Duration:

Indefinite

Employment Status:

Exempt, Full-Time

Job Summary

Reporting to the General Counsel, the Manager, Risk Management andCompliance provides comprehensive risk management and compliancesupport across Occidental College. The Director advises andcollaborates with stakeholders on a broad range of matters,including risk management, insurance, data privacy, compliance,employment, and issues unique to higher education. The Manager,Risk Management and Compliance serves as a strategic andcollaborative problem solver, helping the College identify andaddress risks while supporting institutional priorities in acomplex liberal arts environment. Success in this role requiressound judgment, strong project management skills, and the abilityto effectively balance multiple and competing priorities in afast-paced setting.

Job Duties

• 40% - Risk Management - Primarily responsible for theprocurement and administration of the College’s risk managementprogram, including property, general and automobile liability,environmental, cyber, workers’ compensation, professionalliability, sports accident, and other related insurance coverages.Work with the General Counsel and the College’s insurance brokersto administer the multi-line insurance renewal process, evaluateand structure insurance programs, and procure adequate insurancecoverage. Process and administer insurance claims against theCollege. Review and negotiate insurance coverage and requirementsin contracts; coordinate with insurance providers to ensureadequate coverage for institutional activities and events; andprovide certificates of insurance to campus departments andthird-party requestors. Draft, review, and negotiateinsurance-related provisions in contracts, includingindemnification clauses, waivers, and hold-harmless agreements.Collaborate with the General Counsel and other stakeholders toidentify, assess, and mitigate legal and institutional risks,including developing risk-reduction strategies and best practices.Maintain accurate records and documentation related to insurancepolicies, claims, and other insurance matters. Monitor and manageclaims in coordination with the General Counsel, insurers, andoutside counsel. Implement and oversee a robust enterprise riskmanagement (ERM) framework and strategy to systematically identify,assess, manage, monitor, and mitigate institutional risks,including facilitating the College’s risk survey. Create and updateERM procedures, tools, and training programs to support asustainable and evolving risk culture aligned with the College’sstrategic, academic, research, and operational goals. -(Essential)
• 40% - Compliance - Support the College’s PolicyCommittee by, among other responsibilities, drafting, developing,managing, and reviewing College policies and procedures. Assist andadvise College departments and divisions in ensuring compliancewith applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulationsrelated to higher education and research, including labor andemployment laws such as Title VII, Title IX, ADA, FMLA, FLSA, FEHA,CFRA, and NLRA, as well as other relevant state and local laws.Create and deliver training and educational workshops to the campuscommunity on various compliance and risk management topics. Serveon College committees, task forces, and working groups to providerisk management and compliance guidance and support. Develop andimplement effective and efficient contract policies, processes, andtraining programs. - (Essential)
• 20% - Transactional - Draft, review, and negotiate awide range of contracts and agreements, including, but not limitedto, agreements related to the purchase of services, technology andsoftware agreements, licensing agreements, program affiliation andcollaboration agreements, and agreements related to other domesticand international transactions, while ensuring compliance withapplicable laws, institutional policies, and risk managementprinciples. - (Essential)

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, risk management,compliance, legal studies, public administration, or a relatedfield, or an equivalent combination of education and relevantexperience.
• Five years of progressively responsible experience in riskmanagement, compliance, insurance, contract administration, legaloperations, or a related field, preferably within higher education,a nonprofit organization, or a similarly complex institution.
• Experience developing and implementing policies, procedures,training programs, or risk management processes.
• Experience working collaboratively with multiple departmentsand stakeholders in a complex, fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing insurance programs and claims,reviewing and negotiating contracts, supporting regulatorycompliance, and identifying and mitigating organizationalrisks.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel,PowerPoint), Google drives/folders/forms, Adobe Acrobat, WebEditing, and social media applications or any combination ofproductivity programs applicable to position responsibilities.
• Demonstrated ability to be detail-oriented and thorough;skilled at anticipating and preventing potential problems andhandling a wide variety of tasks with efficiency and accuracy.
• Strong commitment to a quality work product.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate verbally, inwriting and electronically.
• Effective interpersonal skills as evidenced in the ability tocollaborate with a variety of constituencies.
• Demonstrated commitment to justice, equity, inclusion &diversity.
• Demonstrated skill in adapting to and performing workeffectively in high-volume, high accountability, confidentialenvironment with multiple and changing priorities.
• Effective organizational, logistical, time management andplanning skills with the ability to manage and prioritize multipletasks/projects simultaneously, prioritize and fulfill the functionsof an office in a timely manner.
• Ability to self-motivate and work independently.
• Ability to provide effective leadership and training, and towork effectively and professionally across functions, disciplines,levels, and with diverse groups.

Preferred Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree or other relevant advanceddegree.

EXPECTED HIRING RANGE: $82,800/yr-$85,000/yr

If you are offered this position at Occidental College, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors suchas skills, education, experience, and/or geographic location. Inaddition to those factors, Occidental complies with applicable payequity laws and considers internal equity among current employeeswhen developing the final offer. Please keep in mind that the rangementioned above is the base salary range for the role. Hiring atthe maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow forfuture and continued salary growth. We also offer a generouscompensation and benefits package.