Risk Transformation Lead

About the role

As the Risk Transformation Lead for North America and Global Partners, you will shape how risk is embedded across a major integration and transformation journey at Zurich Cover‑More. You will provide strategic insight, independent challenge, and practical leadership to harmonise risk practices, strengthen governance, and support confident decision‑making.

Key responsibilities

• Provide independent challenge across complex transformation initiatives by testing assumptions, identifying execution and transition risks, and ensuring material issues are escalated and addressed promptly.
• Act as a trusted strategic advisor to senior leaders, offering insight on risk implications of integration decisions related to strategy, operating model design, products, distribution, and go‑to‑market execution.
• Lead the harmonisation of risk practices following acquisition and integration activity, conducting gap analysis, setting priorities, and supporting transition plans.
• Provide leadership and direction to risk team members, fostering a culture of accountability, development, and high performance.
• Establish clear risk expectations during change by defining target‑state governance, accountability, decision rights, ownership, and escalation pathways.
• Ensure risk decisions consider customer outcomes and support responsible, compliant business growth.
• Champion a strong and unified risk culture throughout the transformation journey, reinforcing consistent behaviours, collaboration, and regulatory discipline.
• Support the proportionate implementation of Zurich’s risk management framework, creating synergies across business units, assurance teams, and global stakeholders while aligning to local regulatory and operational requirements.

Required profile

• 10+ years of leadership experience, ideally within an insurance carrier, financial services organisation, or another highly regulated environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Risk Management, Finance, Business, Law, or a related discipline; relevant professional qualifications highly regarded.
• Demonstrated experience managing risk through complex organisational change, transformation, and/or integration initiatives.
• Exceptional influencing and relationship‑building skills, with the ability to engage and challenge executive leaders and cross‑functional partners.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise risk management and operational risk frameworks, applied pragmatically in a changing business environment.
• Proven ability to navigate complexity, exercise sound judgment, and provide strategic risk insight that supports commercial and operational decision‑making.
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and critical‑thinking skills, translating complexity into clear actions and recommendations.
• A proactive, outcomes‑focused mindset with confidence to influence, lead change, and drive continuous improvement.

What we offer

• Hybrid work model – 3 days in the office and 2 days remote after an initial training period.
• Competitive salary range $165,000‑$215,000 with a 25% short‑term incentive bonus eligibility.
• Comprehensive health insurance, pension contributions, and generous paid parental, volunteer, and anniversary leave.
• Career growth opportunities in a rapidly expanding global business with onboarding, professional development, and supportive environment.
• Inclusive culture that values diversity, optimism, caring, togetherness, reliability, results‑orientation, and forward‑thinking.