CareerPlan

Director of Risk Management (0941) - Risk Management, Office of City Administrator

San Francisco, CA, usFull-time2026-10-05 → 2026-11-12
No visa sponsorship

Core

Executive leader of the City and County of San Francisco's Office of Risk Management, serving as the principal advisor on risk management, insurance, and contractual risk transfer to protect public resources and enable public service delivery.

Role type

Director of Risk Management (Executive)

Builds

Citywide risk management strategy, insurance and risk-financing programs, and enterprise risk frameworks for a decentralized municipal environment.

Domain

Public Sector / Municipal Government / Risk Management & Insurance

Required skills

Enterprise risk management strategy, insurance program direction, contractual risk transfer, claims negotiation and settlement, policy and framework development, stakeholder advisory

Preferred skills

Executive-level strategic leadership, organizational change management, complex analytical judgment, political and organizational acumen, influence without direct authority

Technologies

Enterprise risk management frameworks, insurance portfolio management tools, claims management systems

Responsibilities

Lead the City's enterprise risk management strategy including identification, assessment, mitigation, monitoring, and reporting of significant risks; Direct the City's insurance and risk-financing programs managing a $50M annual budget; Establish Citywide insurance requirements, indemnification provisions, and contractual risk-transfer standards; Lead, facilitate, negotiate and settle insured claims processes; Advise senior officials on significant and emerging risks and opportunities.

Seniority

Director, Executive Leadership