Senior Risk Manager

QBE; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday

Flexible working

Pension plan

Job summary

QBE is seeking a Senior Risk Manager to lead risk management for major clients in the United States. You will provide technical risk management expertise, support underwriting decisions, and drive client outcomes in chemical engineering and high hazard environments.

Join a team that collaborates with brokers, underwriters, and internal stakeholders to deliver risk solutions, site reviews, and programme enhancements while advancing product development and industry solutions.

Qualifications

• Chemical Engineering background and experience within risk management in an insurance related role.
• Process safety and risk engineering knowledge.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Commercial understanding of risk, insurance and underwriting.
• Stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Project management and organisational capability.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop a portfolio of major and multinational clients, supporting long-term risk improvement and client retention.
• Act as the primary point of contact for key client accounts, coordinating risk management activities and programmes.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, brokers, underwriters and internal stakeholders.
• Lead the planning, scheduling and delivery of client risk management activities, including site visits and programme reviews.
• Provide technical risk management expertise and recommendations to support client outcomes.
• Oversee the delivery of cross-class risk solutions and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor and report on risk management activity, performance, costs and benefits using relevant systems and data.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the London Market and regional offices to support portfolio and major client objectives.
• Contribute to product development, industry sector solutions and the enhancement of risk management tools and platforms.
• Represent QBE at client meetings, industry events and professional forums, promoting QBE's expertise and market presence.

Skills

Chemical Engineering

Risk management

Process safety

Analytical thinking

Commercial underwriting

Stakeholder management

Project management

Relationship building

Job description

Primary Details

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

Senior Risk Manager

Role Highlights

• Remote worker / Home based
• Enhance your career in an exciting and ever-changing environment

The Opportunity

We are currently hiring for a Senior Risk Manager with experience in Chemical Engineering and / or practical Process Safety Management in high hazard environments, to join our Property Risk Solutions team.

The role will provide risk management services to our internal underwriting team as well as our large and major clients to assist in underwriting decision making; risk analysis and quantification, risk and claims reduction; and business acquisition and retention.

The primary focus area for the role will be chemical and high hazard occupancies as well as supporting the major client property book of business.

About QBE

At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. And we do it all with a human touch.

We’rean international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries – which meanswe’rebig enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact.It’san exciting time.We’rebuilding momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

What if you could have a positive impact – at work and in the world? As part of the QBE team,you’llget to spend every day working with people who are passionate,talentedand kind.

Your new role

• Manage and develop a portfolio of major and multinational clients, supporting long-term risk improvement and client retention.
• Act as the primary point of contact for key client accounts, coordinating risk management activities and programmes.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, brokers, underwriters and internal stakeholders.
• Lead the planning, scheduling and delivery of client risk management activities, including site visits and programme reviews.
• Provide technical risk management expertise and recommendations to support client outcomes.
• Oversee the delivery of cross-class risk solutions and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor and report on risk management activity, performance, costs and benefits using relevant systems and data.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the London Market and regional offices to support portfolio and major client objectives.
• Contribute to product development, industry sector solutions and the enhancement of risk management tools and platforms.
• Represent QBE at client meetings, industry events and professional forums, promoting QBE's expertise and market presence.

About you

• Chemical Engineering background and experience within risk management in an insurance related role
• Process safety and risk engineering knowledge.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Commercial understanding of risk, insurance and underwriting.
• Stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Project management and organisational capability.

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

As well as the benefits below we also offer an extensive choice of other options to suit you!

• 30 days holiday a yearwith theoptionto buy up to 2additionaldays.
• Flexible working-balancing work and life is important so our flexible working opportunities are open to all,this can include part-time, job share and compressed hours.
• Pension –you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary.

Awards & Recognition

We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2025:

• Winner: Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year, Winner: Reinsurer of the Year - QBE Re, Winner: ESG, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year, Winner: Insurance Personality of the Year - Chris Wallace, Executive Director UK insurance

Skills:

Adaptability, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Critical Thinking, Customer Value Management, Detail-Oriented, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Insurance Underwriting, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Negotiation, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Waterfall Model

Your career. At the heart of it.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.