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Risk Manager - Cal State Long Beach

ID102582

Application Deadline10/3/2026

CategoryInsurance

CompanyCSU Long Beach

Job LocationsUS-CA-Long Beach

At a glance

Risk Management leaders - this is an opportunity to shape how risk is approached across an entire university.

Cal State Long Beach is seeking its next Risk Manager to lead the campus risk management function and a small, experienced team.

This is more than a technical risk role. Cal State Long Beach is looking for a leader who can assess risk thoughtfully, exercise sound judgment, and help campus partners find a path forward - not simply tell them what they can't do.

From major campus events and student travel to contracts, insurance, claims, and emerging risks, this role touches nearly every corner of the university. You'll partner across Legal, Procurement, IT, EHS, campus leadership, and the broader CSU system while helping build a more proactive, responsive, and customer-focused approach to risk management.

Strong risk expertise matters, but so do leadership, judgment, relationship-building, and the ability to make confident decisions when the answer isn't black and white.

Higher education experience isn't required. We welcome professionals from government, public sector, and other complex organizations who are ready to bring their experience to The Beach.

Interested? Learn more and apply today!

Description: What you'll be doing

Another Source's client, California State University, Long Beach, is recruiting a Risk Manager to join their team in Long Beach, California. This role provides hybrid flexibility depending on operational needs.

Here's a little about California State University, Long Beach:

California State University, Long Beach is part of the 23-campus California State University system and serves a dynamic campus community in Southern California. Within the university, Risk Management partners across campus to help faculty, staff, students, and university leaders navigate risk thoughtfully while supporting the activities and initiatives that advance CSULB's mission.

This is an opportunity to take on a highly visible role that works across the university, collaborating with campus managers, employees, students, the Chancellor's Office, General Counsel, commercial insurance providers, and fellow CSU risk professionals.

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About this role:

Reporting to the Associate Vice President for Financial Management, the Risk Manager leads programs and practices designed to identify, assess, and mitigate risk and potential liability associated with university activities and initiatives. The role serves as a primary resource to the campus community and general public on risk management matters while overseeing two Risk Professional team members.

With responsibility spanning risk assessment, insurance programs, tort liability, claims, contracts, and legal holds, this position offers the opportunity to influence how risk is understood and managed across a complex university environment.

How you will spend your time

Risk Identification, Assessment & Mitigation (60%)

Serve as a primary point of contact for campus-related risk management matters, providing guidance to university stakeholders and the public.

• Assess university and auxiliary organization activities, identify potential liability, and recommend practical strategies to reduce institutional risk.
• Interpret laws, regulations, CSU requirements, and university policies to develop and strengthen risk management policies, procedures, and programs.
• Partner with faculty and campus stakeholders to address risk requirements associated with student events, activities, and travel, including waivers, releases, and supporting documentation.
• Collaborate with Procurement to evaluate insurance and indemnification provisions in contracts, recommend revisions, review certificates of insurance, and determine appropriate insurance requirements within CSU guidelines.

Tort Liability & Insurance Program Management (25%)

• Lead CSULB's tort liability and commercial insurance programs, including the fiscal responsibilities associated with Risk Management.
• Manage insurance programs covering areas such as property, inland marine, student professional liability, foreign travel liability, vehicles, special events, and student travel accidents.
• Oversee claims, excluding workers' compensation, and guide claimants through applicable processes, coverage limits, and exclusions.
• Partner with commercial insurance representatives and attorneys to support claim resolution.
• Review and investigate tort liability claims against the university, assess campus liability, and determine appropriate claim outcomes.

Legal Holds (5%)

• Coordinate legal hold processes to ensure relevant university records and information are appropriately preserved in connection with litigation.
• Partner with Information Technology on electronic legal holds and work with University Counsel and the CSU Chancellor's Office General Counsel team as needed.
• Represent the university in small claims and restitution proceedings.

Additional Leadership & Support (10%)

• Provide direct leadership and supervision to two Risk Professional II employees.
• Build productive relationships across the university and CSU system, including campus managers, employees, students, insurance providers, third-party administrators, General Counsel, and other CSU risk managers.
• Support additional priorities and initiatives as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• At least five years of progressively responsible risk management experience, including claims management.
• Ability to objectively assess complex facts and information and, in partnership with university leaders, legal counsel, and other stakeholders, develop sound risk management strategies and recommendations.

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