Deputy Risk Manager (Finance & Records)

This role is a vital leader and steward within the Risk Management Division. It coordinates legal oversight of designated cases other sensitive claims and supports active litigation matters provides cross-departmental Risk Management collaboration and communication and assists in gathering and analyzing loss data. It will also have stewardship for the domestic and international claims groups who oversee the intake evaluation investigation and resolution of liability property employment auto and related claims and coordinates litigation strategy in close partnership with the Office of General Counsel (OGC) KM outside counsel Third-Party Administrators (TPAs) (e.g. Sedgwick CMS) and insurance partners. The position safeguards the Churchs interests people property and purpose by ensuring sound claims practices litigation readiness ethical stewardship and datainformed risk decisionswhile honoring a compassionate faith-aligned approach to those impacted by harm or injury.

Key Job Functions

1) Litigation Support

• Coordinate and support selectactive litigation matters including strategy discovery coordination and timely responsiveness.
• Serve as a primary collaborator with OGC KM and outside counsel on case strategy evaluation and settlement recommendations for select claims including designated and sensitive cases.
• Provide timely well-reasoned guidance to stakeholders on legal exposure reputational risk reserves and likely outcomes.
• Assist with mediation and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) including settlement frameworks and negotiation protocols.
• Fill role as a Church deponent.

2) Risk Communication & Collaboration

• Act as a trusted partner to Church departments on legal risk duties and stewardship expectations.
• Lead litigation-readiness training for the Risk Management Claims & Litigation team and TPA partners (e.g. incident documentation deposition preparation record retention).
• Assist counsel in responding to subpoenas records requests and legal notices with rigor and integrity.
• Coordinate with Finance on budgeting accruals and tracking of litigation and settlement costs.

3) Data Analysis & Reporting

• Assist Director of Risk Management prepare and present quarterly/annual risk reports for executive leadership and governance committees.
• Maintain loss-run data legal case summaries trend dashboards and portfolio analytics for transparency and strategic planning.
• Inform insurance renewals risk financing and retentions using claims severity/frequency trends and exposure data.
• Support insurance renewals as needed.

4) Claims Administration & Oversight

• Monitor claims activity and identify emerging patterns systemic risks and operational vulnerabilities.
• Provide direction to and managerial oversight of the domestic and international claims managers.
• Maintain a sensitive faith-aligned approach in interactions with individuals
• Ensure alignment with TPA protocols service-level expectations and best practices for documentation authority levels and escalation.

impacted by harm or injury.

5) Ethical Risk Stewardship

• Promote principled values-based risk management reflecting the Churchs religious mission- seeking justice mercy accountability and protection of the vulnerable.
• Support reconciliation-oriented mediation and ADR where appropriate.
• Fulfil role of Church deponent with integrity.
• Uphold confidentiality dignity and fairness for all parties throughout claims and litigation processes.

Core Responsibilities

• Collaborate with OGC and KM on designated and sensitive claims providing input and claim settlement authority granted within position and participate in claims resolution and settlement.
• Direct and manage all claim functions and groups in the division.
• Oversee performance and annual renewal process with TPAs and assist Claims and Litigation teams manage vendor performance and SLAs.
• Coordinate and assist Director of Risk Management oversee the ongoing development and sharing of various dashboards and reports to be delivered to executive leadership and governance committees ensuring accurate loss data and trends are captured and identified.
• Monitor claims activity and identify emerging patterns systemic risks and operational vulnerabilities.
• Support special reviews or investigations for sentinel events and highprofile claims; contribute to root-cause analysis and corrective action plans.
• Collaborate with Finance to ensure litigation costs and reserves are appropriately budgeted tracked and communicated.
• Serve as the Church deponent and provide various declarations in support of legal documentation.

Stewardship & Leadership Expectations

• Model Christ-centered leadership when managing conflict risk and accountability.
• Exercise sound judgment compassion and discretion in highly sensitive legal matters.
• Protect people and resources while prioritizing the mission of the Church and its ministries.
• Build a culture of proactive risk awareness ethical responsibility transparency fairness and servant leadership.

Required

Education: Bachelors degree required. Postgraduate level degree in Claims Law Finance or Business preferred; an advanced degree in Risk Management Public Administration or related field may substitute with substantial litigation experience.

• Experience: 710 years in litigation management claims handling or risk management administration (leading general liability property employment and/or auto claims programs and designing and managing risk and insurance programs).
• Knowledge: Tort law civil litigation processes insurance claims practices ADR/mediation frameworks records retention and legal holds.
• Skills:
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; credible presence with senior leaders and counsel.
  • Analytical and strategic thinking; ability to synthesize complex facts into clear recommendations.
  • Strong planning and decision-making; proficiency with budgets reserves and vendor management.
  • High integrity discretion and respect for confidentiality.
  • Ability to clarify roles and right seat/right role responsibilities across multi-disciplinary teams.

Preferred

• Previous Risk Manager role or Lead Claims Manger experience with in-house or insurance defense/coverage understanding.
• Leadership experience overseeing claims litigation or risk teams and third-party administrators.
• Experience coordinating with OGC outside counsel and insurers on case strategy and settlements.
• Familiarity with eDiscovery privilege settlement authorities and court/mediation procedures.
• Proficiency with claims/risk systems dashboarding and analytics (e.g. loss runs severity/frequency trends).

Competencies

• Leadership & team development
• Strategic direction setting
• Decision quality under ambiguity
• Planning & prioritization
• Analytical and mathematical/statistical acumen
• Detail orientation and file discipline
• Vendor and budget stewardship
• Relationship-building & influence across legal/risk/finance/operations