Strategic Claims & Operations Leader, Alternative Risk

Ascot Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 260,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Job summary

Ascot Group is seeking a Senior Vice President, Claims Strategy, Operations & Alternative Risk to lead the US Claims Organization. You will oversee Claims Operations, Strategy, TPA Management, Programs & Alternative Risk, and Transformation initiatives to drive enterprise excellence and client outcomes.

Reporting to the U.S. Chief Claims Officer, this executive role partners with leadership across Claims, Underwriting, Technology, Data & Analytics, Actuarial, Legal, and Operations to deliver

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a relevant field.
• 15+ years insurance industry experience with significant claims leadership.
• Experience developing enterprise claims strategies and operational transformations.
• Experience leading large-scale transformation initiatives.
• Experience managing Programs, Captives, Alternative Risk or loss-sensitive portfolios.
• Executive-level collaboration with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Advise senior claims leaders on strategy, operations, and enterprise execution.
• Develop and execute a long-term strategic roadmap for US Claims.
• Lead transformation initiatives: process redesign, automation, digitization.
• Establish governance, SOPs, and performance metrics across operations.
• Build analytics dashboards to monitor outcomes, cost, and quality.
• Partner with cross-functional leaders to align priorities and drive growth.
• Lead TPA governance and manage external partners.

Skills

Executive leadership

Claims strategy

Operational transformation

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Ascot Group is seeking a Senior Vice President, Claims Strategy, Operations & Alternative Risk to lead the US Claims Organization. You will oversee Claims Operations, Strategy, TPA Management, Programs & Alternative Risk, and Transformation initiatives to drive enterprise excellence and client outcomes.

Reporting to the U.S. Chief Claims Officer, this executive role partners with leadership across Claims, Underwriting, Technology, Data & Analytics, Actuarial, Legal, and Operations to deliver