VP, Global Insurance Strategy & Risk Management

Goldman Sachs; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs in Dallas seeks a Vice President – Corporate Insurance Risk Manager to lead the Firm’s global property and casualty programs and oversee risk transfer strategies. The role requires strong insurance acumen and the ability to work with real estate, commodities, and advisory activities across a global platform.

The candidate will manage renewal processes, analyze data, and coordinate with brokers, carriers, and internal teams to optimize coverage and control insurance costs.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in corporate risk management, insurance brokerage, or an insurance company.
• Bachelor’s degree required, CPCU, ARM designation a plus.
• Ability to identify and synthesize operational risk issues and insurance mitigation.
• Prior management and training experience.
• Strong organizational skills with experience working to deadlines in a highly dynamic environment.
• Global financial institution / asset management firm experience preferred.
• Strategic thinker willing to challenge the status quo and think creatively about insurance products.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including ability to collaborate with and influence colleagues and external insurance stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to present to senior stakeholders with impact and influence.
• Insurance captive experience a plus.
• Ability to lead and influence outcomes.
• Enthusiastic, intellectually curious and desire to understand the different areas of the firm.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Firm’s global property and casualty real estate insurance programs, including coverage and program structure analysis, rate analysis, renewals, marketing activities, and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Oversight and administration of insurance programs. Participate in annual renewal process including review of underwriting data, portfolio structural analysis, catastrophic modeling, carrier discussions, review of quotations and approval of premium allocation schedules
• Collection and analysis of underwriting information, placement of appropriate coverage, review of binders, endorsements, and premium invoices.
• Identify and quantify exposures, recommend and deliver insurance solutions.
• Ensure accuracy of terms and conditions and adequacy of insurance. Negotiate with insurers in conjunction with brokers.
• Oversee insurance claim portfolio performance, provide claims advocacy, drive resolution
• Ensure firm’s insurance contractual and regulatory requirements are met.
• Conduct insurance diligence reviews consisting of contractual reviews, insurance adequacy reviews (lease agreement, construction agreement, events, various procurement)
• Experience with global insurance program structures; local regulations requirements and restrictions
• Experience with risk and catastrophic risk modeling analysis
• Collaborate with the global operational risk team to evaluate the firm’s operational risks and new activities to work through hypothetical claims scenarios and expected insurance response
• Monitor litigation landscape and external claim trends to work with the broader insurance team and brokers to advise on policy contract enhancements
• Advise deal and investing desks on insurance due diligence, perform contract reviews for new investments and business activities
• Manage insurance budgeting and forecasting of insurance premiums, broker fees and costs.
• Complete insurance allocations/insurance budgets and coordinate global invoicing.
• Support internal requirements for vendor management, KPI reviews, RFP’s
• Ability to collaborate with internal teams, stakeholders, firm leadership, and external partners
• Communicate effectively with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment of business and risk strategies are aligned.
• Lead department projects and initiatives

Skills

Insurance knowledge

Risk management

Stakeholder influence

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

CPCU/ARM designation

Tools

RIMS

Job description

Goldman Sachs in Dallas seeks a Vice President – Corporate Insurance Risk Manager to lead the Firm’s global property and casualty programs and oversee risk transfer strategies. The role requires strong insurance acumen and the ability to work with real estate, commodities, and advisory activities across a global platform.

The candidate will manage renewal processes, analyze data, and coordinate with brokers, carriers, and internal teams to optimize coverage and control insurance costs.