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Busey Bank

Senior Procurement Manager

Champaign, IL

$98K - $140K/yr

This role partners closely with business leaders, including Legal, Risk, Compliance, IT, and ... insurance, short-term and long-term disability, wellness incentives and an employee assistance ...

Busey Bank

Senior Procurement Manager

Champaign, IL · On-site

$98K - $140K/yr

This role partners closely with business leaders, including Legal, Risk, Compliance, IT, and ... insurance, short-term and long-term disability, wellness incentives and an employee assistance ...

QP Group

Project Manager

Champaign, IL

Coordinate materials and collaborate with multiple trades to meet milestones Change & Risk ... Medical, dental, and vision insurance * 401(k) with company match

Carle Health

Assistant Counsel - Litigation

Champaign, IL · On-site

$47.63 - $81.92/hr

Overview The Risk Management department of Carle Health provides enterprise risk management, insurance and claims management services to entities within Carle Health ("Carle"). As part of a team of ...

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How much do insurance risk manager jobs pay per year?

As of May 28, 2026, the average yearly pay for insurance risk manager in Champaign, IL is $121,683.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $101,100.00 and $138,200.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as an Insurance Risk Manager, and why are they important?

To thrive as an Insurance Risk Manager, you need expertise in risk assessment, analytical thinking, and a strong understanding of insurance principles, often supported by a relevant degree and certifications like ARM or CPCU. Familiarity with risk modeling software, statistical analysis tools, and regulatory compliance systems is typically required. Strong communication, decision-making, and problem-solving skills help you effectively advise stakeholders and manage complex risk scenarios. These abilities are crucial for identifying, evaluating, and mitigating risks to protect organizational assets and ensure regulatory compliance.

What are the most common challenges Insurance Risk Managers face when working across different departments?

Insurance Risk Managers often collaborate with various departments such as underwriting, claims, and compliance to identify and mitigate potential risks. One common challenge is ensuring clear communication and alignment of risk policies across teams that may have different priorities or levels of risk awareness. Balancing regulatory requirements with business objectives can also be complex, requiring strong negotiation and relationship-building skills. Successfully navigating these challenges helps create a unified risk culture and strengthens the organization's overall resilience.

What does an Insurance Risk Manager do?

An Insurance Risk Manager is responsible for identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks that could negatively impact an organization’s assets, operations, or reputation. They analyze various types of risks—including financial, operational, and compliance risks—and develop strategies to minimize potential losses. Insurance Risk Managers also advise on appropriate insurance coverage, negotiate policies with insurers, and ensure that the company complies with relevant regulations to protect against unforeseen events.

What is the difference between Insurance Risk Manager vs Insurance Underwriter?

AspectInsurance Risk ManagerInsurance Underwriter
CredentialsTypically requires a bachelor's degree in risk management, finance, or related fields; professional certifications like ARM or CPCU are commonUsually holds a bachelor's degree in finance, economics, or related areas; certifications like CPCU or ARe are beneficial
Work EnvironmentWorks in corporate risk management departments, analyzing and mitigating risks for the companyWorks in insurance companies, assessing individual or business applications to determine coverage and premiums
Employer & Industry UsageUsed by insurance companies and large corporations to manage risk exposurePrimarily employed by insurance carriers to evaluate and approve insurance policies

While both roles involve understanding insurance policies, the Insurance Risk Manager focuses on overall risk mitigation strategies within an organization, whereas the Insurance Underwriter evaluates individual insurance applications to determine coverage and pricing.

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Risk Appetite, Strategic and Reputation Risk Manager

Busey Bank

Champaign, IL • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 21 days ago

Busey Bank rating

7.0

Company rating: 7.0 out of 10

Based on 11 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

102nd of 141 rated banks

Job description

Position Summary
The Risk Appetite, Strategic, and Reputation Risk Manager supports First Busey Corporation's management team and Board of Directors in the timely identification of Top and Emerging Risks, providing leadership with actionable reporting enabling management to proactively identify and manage risk. In this position, you will cultivate positive working relationships with management and the Board of Directors, providing thought leadership on emerging trends and industry best practices. Additionally, this role serves as the subject matter expert on Strategic and Reputation Risk, partnering with the Director of Financial and Model Risk to provide Risk Management's perspective on the Company's Strategic Priorities. This position plays a pivotal role in the maturation of the Company's Risk Management posture, providing you with exposure to the Company's leadership team and the opportunity to further your career in a growing financial institution.
Duties & Responsibilities
  • Manages the Company's Risk Appetite Framework, developing a comprehensive repository of Key Risk Indicators (KRIs), Key Performance Indicators (KPI), Early Warning Indicators (EWI), etc. and maintaining an aggregation methodology aligned with regulatory expectations and industry best practices
  • Drives the development and provides thought leadership on the Company's risk appetite statement and risk reporting for the Company's top and emerging risks and advising leaders on risk mitigation strategies, as necessary, related to breached metrics to manage increasing risk exposures or risk exposures outside of the Company's appetite
  • Leads the collection, analysis, and reporting of risk data to senior management, committees, the Board, and external stakeholders, including escalating emerging risks and metric breaches as required
  • Collaborates with Enterprise Risk Management to drive reporting synergies, including identifying correlations and dependencies in disparate data enabling management to proactively manage risk
  • Contributes to the Company's Capital Stress Testing Program, synthesizing Top and Emerging Risks and providing Pro Forma risk appetite reporting to inform leadership's decisioning
  • Manage the Company's Strategic and Reputation Risk framework, including managing the Company's corresponding risk policies, spearheading SLOD effective challenge of the Company's strategic priorities, and partnering with management to develop the Strategic and Reputation Top and Emerging Risk assessment
  • Conducts independent research and participates in industry calls on top and emerging risks as well as strategic and reputation risk topics, staying informed about economic and industry trends and benchmarking for comparative analysis and context
  • Maintains the Company's metric application within Archer, ensuring the application supports the Company's framework as well as developing reporting standards and overseeing the timely reporting of metric results by stakeholders
  • Automates data extraction, report generation, and data analysis to reduce risks in reporting and enable management to better identify risk trends

Education & Experience
Education and Training:
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, Economics (or equivalent) required; MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred.
  • Ten years' experience (preferably) in risk management, auditing, accounting, or finance functions; Financial Services Industry experience required. Experience in quantitative analytics preferred; risk management certifications a plus.
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite required; Statistical Programming (e.g., R, Python, etc.) and Business Intelligence (BI) tools experience preferred.
  • Analytical Skills - Brings high-level quantitative and analytical skills to effectively challenge First Line of Defense. Problem Solving Skills - Commits to action, even in uncertain situations, by making sound and timely decisions necessary to maintain forward progress.
  • Effective Communication - Communicates ideas and information verbally and in writing to ensure key points are clearly outlined and have the desired impact; creates high-quality presentations and reports that convey information clearly and concisely.
  • Process Management Orientation - Creates and maintains standardized, repeatable processes that are both efficient and effective; keeps an eye on continuous improvement opportunities and utilizes automation whenever possible.

  • Planning and Organizing - Developing, implementing, evaluating, and adjusting project plans to reach goals, while ensuring the optimal use of resources. A natural self-starter with persistence, initiative and a high-energy level work ethic.

Ability to:
  • Effective Collaborator - Builds rapport easily; effectively gains trust through demonstrated ability to bring value to processes by respectfully and thoughtfully challenging concepts and/or established norms.
  • Strategic Thinker - Focused on a holistic, futuristic perspective to enhance synergies in support of stated business performance objectives; can take theories and concepts and put them into practice
  • Synthesizes Data - Distills large quantities of data and information in a way that provides business leaders, management and board members with insights needed to make decisions; can connect data points to build and convey key messages and themes.

Compensation and Benefits
Salary offered is based on factors, including but not limited to, the job duties, required qualifications and relevant experience, and local market trends. The role may be eligible for bonus or incentives based on company and individual performance.
(Base Pay Range: $92,000 - $140,000/year)
Busey provides a competitive Total Rewards package in return for your time, talents, efforts and ultimately, results. Your personal and professional well-being-now and in the years to come-are important to us. Busey's Total Rewards include a competitive benefits package offering 401(k) match, profit sharing, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, company-paid life insurance and long-term disability, supplemental voluntary life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, wellness incentives and an employee assistance program. In addition, eligible associates may take advantage of pre-tax health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts. Visit Busey Total Rewards for more information.
Equal Opportunity
Busey values a diverse and inclusive workplace and strives to recruit, develop and retain individuals with exceptional talent. A team with diverse talent, working together, is essential to Busey's commitment of delivering service excellence. Busey is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets. Visit Busey.com/Careers to learn more about Busey's Equal Opportunity Employment.
Unsolicited Resumes
Busey Bank, and its subsidiaries, does not accept any liability for fees for resumes from recruiters or employment agencies ("Agency"), without a binding, written recruitment agreement between Busey and Agency describing the services and specific job openings ("Agreement"). Busey may consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume and explicitly reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the Agency, unless an Agreement is in place. Any email or verbal contact with any Busey associate is inadequate to create a binding agreement. Agencies without an Agreement are requested not to contact any associates of Busey with recruiting inquiries or resumes. Busey respectfully requests no phone calls or emails.

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