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Georgia, United States
Remote only
TITLE: Marine Risk Manager
DEPARTMENT: EIMC
REPORTS TO: Team Leader, Technical Risk Management Team
STATUS: Regular, Full-Time
SUMMARY OF JOB PURPOSE:
The Marine Risk Manager is responsible for identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks related to marine operations, such as shipping, cargo transportation, offshore operations, and other maritime activities. The Marine Risk Manager develops and implements strategies to minimize potential hazards to ensure safe and efficient marine operations while safeguarding assets and minimizing exposure to risk.
PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Develops and oversees implementation of global marine survey programs.
• Identifies and develops business relationships with key marine insurance and industrial stakeholders to create new business opportunities.
• Maintains an active marine insurance market presence in assigned territory
• Collaborates on service line expansion in response to industry trends and client/partner requests.
• Creates and presents service proposals and quotations in response to RFPs/RFQs.
• Directly manages complex risk management and loss control programs within the incumbent’s area of expertise.
• Engage proactively with colleagues to ensure projects under team management are correctly and expertly executed.
• Attends industry conferences and networking events to enhance EIMC’s industry profile.
• Independently schedules, attends, and pursues follow up to weekly in-person meetings with clients and contacts in the marine insurance market.
• Ensures compliance with safety regulations, conducts risk assessments, develops contingency plans, and coordinates with insurance providers and legal teams.
• Establishes and maintains positive working relationships with other members of the organization across departments, divisions, and locations.
• Maintains confidentiality of proprietary and sensitive information, exercising sound judgment and discretion in any disclosure of information related to the company and its endeavors.
REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of management-level training and relevant experience
• Graduate education in business, logistics, engineering, or another related field preferred
• At least 10 years of experience in the marine industry with a strong preference for licensed ship’s officers with seagoing experience, marine risk managers/insurance professionals, or a combination thereof
DESIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
• Excellent communication skills and fluency in the spoken English language, including the ability to parse complex project logistics data and compose polished proposals and correspondence is critical to success in this role
• Sound business management skills, including strategic planning and execution
• Project management skills
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate others
• Sound judgement and objectivity
• Skilled in analyzing, interpreting, and reporting pertinent information (discerning the essential from the non-essential)
• Excellent negotiation, conflict resolution, and persuasion skills
• Client development and retention skills
• Exceptional time management skills
• Ability to interpret policies and other written technical information
• Commitment to professional and personal growth and development
• Strong research and investigative skills
• Ability to quickly learn and become proficient in multiple internal platforms
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Work is generally performed in a typical office environment, with limited exposure to harsh weather conditions, loud internal or external noise, fumes, or significant temperature changes. Occasionally overnight and extended travel in a work capacity will be required.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES AND REQUIREMENTS:
Lift and carry up to 20 lbs.; frequent standing, sitting, walking, and bending; occasional kneeling, reaching, grasping, fingering (keyboarding) and repetitive hand motion, and stooping; handling office equipment; periodic driving may be required; visual acuity to prepare and read detailed hard copy and electronic documents, data and figures; ability to speak and to hear the spoken word in normal face-to-face and telephonic business communications; ability to safely operate a motor vehicle in a work capacity or commute to different work locations.