Director of Risk Management

Responsibilities

• Own Giga’s performance bond strategy end-to-end — structuring and negotiating with sureties to satisfy lender and customer requirements on live deals
• Build and manage relationships with insurance brokers and surety providers, taking Giga’s risk profile to market and negotiating terms on a project-by-project basis
• Design and enforce subcontractor bonding requirements, determining what percentage of subcontracted work needs to be bonded on each project
• Right-size Giga’s corporate and project-level insurance programs as the company takes on larger, higher-risk deals
• Get creative when Giga’s balance sheet can’t support the bond size a deal requires — structuring alternative solutions to keep contracts moving
• Partner closely with Legal, Finance, and Growth to build bonding and insurance requirements into deal structuring up front, rather than after contracts are signed
• Advise executive leadership on risk exposure, market conditions, and what’s realistically achievable with sureties and insurers
• Lay the groundwork to build and lead a team as Giga’s enterprise risk function grows

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in performance bonds/surety, insurance, or risk management
• Deep, practical knowledge of how performance bonds are underwritten, priced, and structured
• Experience owning broker and surety relationships and taking a company’s risk profile to market
• Strong understanding of corporate and project-level insurance programs
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Law, Construction Management, or a related field
• Comfortable making judgment calls with incomplete information, in an environment that moves faster than typical risk and insurance norms

Qualifications

• 14+ years of experience in bonding, surety, or risk management
• Background at a surety company, insurance carrier, or brokerage (e.g., Marsh, Lockton) in an underwriting or bond producer role
• Experience in construction, infrastructure, or industrial/energy sectors
• Industry-specific certifications (e.g., CPCU, ARM, surety bond producer credentials) or formal education in risk management
• Experience scaling a risk management function and building a team
• Experience bonding large equipment supply or project finance transactions