Senior Data Center Risk Management Specialist - NYC

Data Center Frontier LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

Gilder Search Group is seeking a Senior Data Center Risk Management Specialist for NYC, focusing on construction and operations risk across hyperscale and enterprise data centers. You will partner with firm leadership as the SME, overseeing design of risk architecture and lender-aligned programs.

You will operate autonomously with clients, developers, lenders, and general contractors, driving risk strategy without book-carrying duties while ensuring governance and compliance across multiple

Qualifications

• Deep, hands-on expertise in data center construction and operations risk.
• Proven experience designing and administering OSIP/CCIP programs.
• Experience working with lenders, developers, and large general contractors on complex projects.
• Experience with hyperscale, enterprise, or mission-critical infrastructure assets.
• Executive gravitas and comfort operating in high-stakes environments.

Responsibilities

• De-risk project financing with sophisticated insurance architecture.
• Own OSIP / CCIP governance and subcontractor compliance.
• Lead insurance-related provisions in lease negotiations.
• Build a repeatable, scalable data center risk playbook for the firm.
• Design and execute insurance placement strategies for data center construction and live operations.
• Manage alignment with lender covenants, financing requirements, and capital partners.
• Structure retentions, limits, and coverage to optimize protection.
• Translate technical risk concepts for non-insurance stakeholders.

Skills

Data center risk

Lender relations

OSIP/CCIP programs

Hyperscale experience

Job description

Senior Data Center Risk Management Specialist - NYC

This opportunity is working directly with an established best-in-class Insurance broker in the NYC region whose focus is in providing mission-critical data center policies. This company provides turnkey data center centric insurance solutions that are custom-fit to the requirements of their client's ever-changing mission-critical facilities operational and construction needs. Theysupport some of the most complex, capital-intensive infrastructure projectsin the United States and Europe formission-critical facilities for many of the world's largest organizations (Hyperscale and Enterprise Customers).

This role will provide immediate exposure tobillion-dollar, mission-critical infrastructure projects;Direct influence on capital protection, financing velocity, and enterprise value; Ability to build and own a premier data center risk practice within a respected brokerage that has a long-term runway with sophisticated clients and repeatable demand. This opportunity provides a career-growth minded role as well as competitive salaries and benefits.

We are seeking a Senior Data Center Risk Management Specialist that will partner withfirm leadership and serve as the SME / subject matter expert for data center construction andoperations risk. As a senior operator, focus will be on program design, lender-aligned insurance architecture, and execution oversight across hyperscale and enterprise data center development projects.The successful leader will bring immediate credibility when attending data center conferences, tenant and lenderforums and will play a central role in protecting capital, accelerating financing, and enabling long-term client retention.

Risk Specialist will report directly to the Principal and will function as an internal risk and insurance architect, embedded within the brokerage. This role will not require book-carrying or have quota responsibilities. Candidate will operate autonomously and work directly with clients, developers, lenders, and general contractors. Risk Specialist will support multiple data centers under construction and in operation across Northern Virginia, NY / NJ, and the EU.Project sizes varying fromDevelopers scaling from $200-$350M projects to $1B+ hyperscale builds. Candidate will compete directly with global brokerages (e.g., Marsh, Aon) wheretechnical credibility with data center knowledge is paramount.

Responsibilities

• Candidate willDe-risk project financing through sophisticated insurance architecture
• Own OSIP / CCIP governance and subcontractor compliance
• Provide 'street-cred' representation in engineering and tenant meetings
• Build a repeatable, scalable data center risk playbook for the firm
• Design and execute insurance placement strategies for data center construction and live operations
• Manage and align expectations with lender covenants, financing requirements, and capital partners
• Structure retentions, limits, and coverage to optimize cost without compromising protection
• Own and administer Owner-Controlled Insurance Programs covering owners, general contractors, and subcontractors
• Enforce enrollment standards, policy compliance, and ongoing vetting across all project participants
• Partner with GC safety and risk teams to maintain audit-ready compliance
• Participate in weekly or bi-weekly risk reviews with general contractors
• Track engineering progress, budgets, asset values, and exposure shifts throughout the build lifecycle
• Identify and mitigate emerging risks before they impact schedule, cost, or insurability
• Lead insurance-related provisions in lease negotiations, typically prior to shovels hitting the ground
• Represent the firm credibly in tenant, engineering, and owner meetings
• Translate technical risk concepts into clear, decision-ready guidance for non-insurance stakeholders
• Build a standardized, lender-compliant data center risk framework
• Elevate Company's standing with developers, lenders, and counterparties
• Act as the subject-matter authority / SME for all data center riskengagements within the organization

Qualifications

• Deep, hands-on expertise in data center construction and operations risk
• Proven experience designing and administering OSIP/CCIP programs
• Demonstrated success working with lenders, developers, and large GCs on complex projects
• Prior experience with hyperscale, enterprise, or mission-critical infrastructure assets
• insurance exposure
• Executive gravitas and comfort operating in high-stakes, high-visibilityenvironments
• Consultative mindset with ability to operate independently while integrating seamlessly with leadership
• Preference: Long Island / New York Metro / or remote / hybrid if outside the region
• Periodic travel to active data center sites in the U.S. and Europe may be required

Company offers competitive salaries and benefits package including medical insurance, a 401(k) plan

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