Director, Risk Management and Insurance (Disaster Management)

Location: 100% remote in the United States; travel throughout the United States is required. The role is associated with Reston, Virginia, and requires current U.S. work authorization and a valid U.S. driver’s license.

Salary: $143,756.00–$244,385.00 annually.

Company

hirify.global is a global advisory and technology services provider combining consulting expertise and technology to address complex client challenges.

What you will do

• Lead business development for risk management and insurance engagements at federal, state, and local levels, including opportunity identification, client shaping, capture strategy, proposals, oral presentations, and pricing.
• Build relationships with public-sector risk managers, insurance and finance offices, emergency management agencies, brokers, carriers, and industry associations.
• Lead and develop the Risk and Insurance team by setting priorities, assigning work, mentoring staff, and strengthening technical and professional capabilities.
• Provide senior oversight of project quality, schedules, budgets, client satisfaction, and delivery across a portfolio of engagements.
• Advise clients on public entity property, casualty, workers’ compensation, self-insurance, trust structures, NFIP, floodplain management, claims, renewals, and insurance market strategy.
• Improve risk data and exposure management, deliver training and conferences, and collaborate with disaster recovery, grants management, mitigation, and resilience practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in risk management, business, public administration, industrial management, finance, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in risk management, insurance, or a related field, including at least 5 years supporting or working for federal, state, or local public-sector entities.
• 3+ years managing or advising on public entity property insurance and workers’ compensation programs.
• 3+ years of working knowledge of the National Flood Insurance Program and floodplain management requirements.
• Experience working with brokers, carriers, claims adjusters, and third-party administrators across claims and renewal lifecycles.
• 3+ years leading teams, managing staff, or running programs, including budget planning and oversight.
• 3+ years demonstrating business growth through new business development, sales or client growth, or expansion of programs and services.
• Willingness and ability to travel by air and vehicle throughout the United States as required.
• Valid current U.S. driver’s license and ability to pass a Motor Vehicle Records check.
• Strong business development, executive communication, proposal writing, presentation, team leadership, strategic thinking, analytical and data management, stakeholder coordination, organization, judgment, integrity, discretion, and client-first collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Professional designations such as ARM, CFM, CPM, CPCU, ARM-P, CRM, or CIC.
• Leadership in public-sector risk management associations such as STRIMA, PRIMA, or ASFPM.
• Federal, state, or local government contracting and capture experience, including RFP, RFQ, and SOQ responses.
• Experience running a state risk management office, self-insurance fund, or workers’ compensation trust.
• Experience with disaster recovery, FEMA Public Assistance insurance requirements, or hazard mitigation programs.
• Experience upgrading risk data management through property databases, exposure systems, or reporting tools.
• Operations, logistics, or private-sector management experience involving process improvement and data analytics.
• Established relationships with state risk managers, finance and administration agencies, and insurance market partners.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote U.S. work arrangement with travel requirements.
• Work with federal, state, and local government clients on public service and disaster resilience challenges.
• Collaborative environment spanning disaster recovery, grants management, mitigation, and resilience practices.
• Employment position with benefits and equal-opportunity workplace commitments.

Hiring process

• Applicants must submit the application directly; third-party or bot-submitted applications may be excluded.
• Employment requires U.S. work authorization; the position is not eligible for new H-1B sponsorship.