CareerPlan

Head of Risk & Insurance

New York CityFull-time$200k2026-06-10 → 2026-11-11

Core

Lead Via's insurance program end-to-end, shaping strategy, structure, and operations while managing brokerage relationships and claims processes for a global transportation company.

Role type

Head of Risk & Insurance (Strategy & Operations)

Builds

Insurance programs, risk management strategies, claims management systems, and analytics dashboards for a ride-sharing/transportation platform.

Domain

Transportation / Mobility / Insurance

Required skills

Insurance program management, risk strategy, brokerage and carrier relationship management, claims and litigation management, financial planning, data analytics, operational scaling

Preferred skills

Experience with alternative risk transfer (captives, self-insured retentions), multi-jurisdictional operations, commercial trade-off analysis

Technologies

Claims management systems, analytics tools, dashboards

Responsibilities

Assess risk profile and identify coverage needs; partner with senior leadership on risk strategy and financial planning; manage brokerage and carrier relationships; build systems and team for claims and litigation; develop risk management strategy beyond insurance; build internal infrastructure for risk visibility; stand up analytics for program performance; lead and grow the risk team.

Seniority

Executive (Head of Function), hands-on leader