Director, Insurance

Position Title:

Director of Insurance

Location:

Dallas Texas (Hybrid)

Your role

Under the direction of the Vice President of Risk Management and Insurance the Director of Insurance provides enterprise-level leadership influence and oversight across the companys global risktransfer strategy. This role ensures that insurance programs captive structures and riskfinancing approaches effectively protect a missioncritical portfolio of data centers and related operations.

This position works across regions and functions to shape how the company anticipates allocates and transfers risk in a rapidly evolving environment.

What youll do

• Play a central role in developing the companys global insurance and riskfinancing strategy ensuring alignment with operational realities growth plans and executive risk appetite.
• Guide and influence the structure of global insurance programs including property casualty cyber environmental construction and management liability.
• Oversee and manage the placement process for global insurance programs influencing marketing strategies negotiations and terms.
• Manage the strategy governance and performance of the companys captive insurance entity including underwriting capital adequacy and reinsurance structures.
• Partner with Operations Engineering Security and Real Estate to evaluate exposures across data centers supply chains and construction projects.
• Maintain strong relationships with global brokers and insurers ensuring full understanding of the companys risk profile and strategic priorities.
• Provide oversight of the global claims process and identify trends to inform program design and lossprevention initiatives.
• Advise on insurance and indemnity provisions in customer vendor and construction agreements.
• Participate in due diligence for acquisitions and new market entry ensuring compliance with local regulations and integration of insurance programs.
• Oversee the insurance budget evaluating financial impacts of risktransfer decisions to optimize total cost of risk.
• Ensure adherence to global insurance regulations captive governance standards and internal audit requirements.

What youll need

• 10 years of experience in corporate insurance risk management or brokerage ideally within propertyassetintensive or technologydriven industries.
• Deep knowledge of global property casualty cyber and construction insurance markets.
• Experience influencing and overseeing largescale insurance programs and captive structures.
• Strong negotiation skills and established relationships with brokers and carriers.
• Ability to interpret complex insurance language regulatory requirements and contractual risk provisions.
• Proven leadership experience in global matrixed organizations.
• Bachelors degree in Business Finance Risk Management or related field; ARM CPCU or similar credentials preferred.

Preferred Attributes

• Experience in data centers hyperscale cloud telecommunications or missioncritical infrastructure.
• Experience with real estate or significant responsibility for large property portfolios.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to balance cost coverage and risk tolerance.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.

A bit about us

Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL the companys global data center platform provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300 facilities in 50 metros across 25 countries on six continents.

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What we can offer you

Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers.

Join us and youll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. Youll work with colleagues across business areas challenge how we do things and see your ideas put into action. Well also provide development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us.

Health and Safety

Safety isnt just a priority here at Digital; its critical to everything we do. Safeguarding lives protecting assets and securing data are essential pillars of our commitment to excellence for our people our partners and our customers. We have a culture of care where every member of Team Digital embraces a relentless pursuit of working safely across Digital Realty. Together we are Safely Powering Progress.

Our Compensation Philosophy

Digital Realty offers its employees a highly competitive compensation package excellent benefits and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions. Central to our compensation philosophy is rewarding our employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned to the companys overall goals and values.