Title: Risk Management Program Manager

State Role Title: Financial Services Manager I

Hiring Range: $90,000 - $110,000

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Department of the Treasury

Location: JAMES MONROE BUILDING

Agency Website: https://trs.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Join a team that protects what matters most.

The Virginia Department of the Treasury is an innovative, customer-focused, results-driven agency providing critical financial management services for the Commonwealth. We offer rewarding, mission-oriented work in a collaborative, supportive environment.

The Division of Risk Management (DRM) is charting a bold new course to modernize and strengthen the Commonwealth’s risk posture. We're seeking an experienced and strategic Risk Management Program Manager to help lead this transformation. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated professional to play a pivotal role in advancing risk management initiatives across Virginia’s state government and partner entities.

About the Role:
As the Risk Management Program Manager, you will oversee key administrative components of DRM’s insurance and self-insurance programs. You’ll be responsible for:

• Ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the Commonwealth’s property schedule.
• Managing enrollments, billings, and collections for risk programs.
• Overseeing the procurement of insurance products and related services.
• Serving as the day-to-day liaison with the Commonwealth’s broker of record.
• Collaborating with actuaries and analyzing actuarial and financial reports.
• Leading special projects and risk management training efforts.
• Managing the performance and development of assigned staff.

The role requires strategic thinking, strong analytical capabilities, and the ability to communicate risk concepts clearly to leadership and stakeholders.

Who We Serve:
DRM provides liability protection for all Virginia state agencies, locally elected officials, regional jails, and many of the Commonwealth’s political subdivisions and public-serving entities.

Minimum Qualifications

We're looking for candidates with the following:

Public Sector or Regulated Environment Experience:
Proven experience with the operational, financial, or compliance-related expectations of public programs or government agencies. Experience aligning program management activities with state or federal policies is strongly valued.

Program Leadership:
Demonstrated experience managing or coordinating large-scale programs or projects, preferably within a public sector or regulatory environment. Includes experience with planning, execution, monitoring, and evaluation.

Data-Driven Decision Making:
Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret complex datasets or reports to support strategic decisions. Must show evidence of using data to influence or improve program outcomes.

Stakeholder Coordination:
Considerable experience serving as a primary liaison or point of contact between multiple stakeholders (e.g., vendors, agency leadership, or external partners), with proven ability to build consensus and maintain collaborative relationships.

Process Improvement:
Demonstrated experience in tracking, recording, and identifying process inefficiencies and implementing improvements or solutions that resulted in measurable enhancements to program effectiveness, compliance, or customer service.

Project Documentation & Reporting:
Skilled in developing written materials such as work plans, business cases, operational procedures, or status reports. Should be able to demonstrate experience producing substantial written deliverables tied to program performance or outcomes.

Additional Considerations

• Supervisory or team leadership experience, including setting goals, monitoring performance, and providing coaching or direction to achieve desired results.
• Demonstrated experience with insurance and self-insurance programs, including risk management information systems.
• Experience reviewing actuarial/financial reports or preparing supporting data for them.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

All finalists are subject to a background investigation. The investigation may include: criminal checks; employment verification; verification of education; and other checks requested by the hiring authority.

Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only), must attach these forms with their state application.

The Department of the Treasury telework policy allows for up to two days a week of telework subject to the position requirements. These positions will be located in Richmond, Virginia, and must report on-site until the completion of an approved telework agreement is received.

A résumé and cover letter are required to be submitted. Applications for this position must be submitted electronically through this website.

Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and résumés will not be accepted.

This website will provide a confirmation of receipt when the application is submitted for consideration.

Please refer to your RMS account for the status of your application and this position.

The Virginia Department of the Treasury is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Contact Information

Name: Lori Perez

Phone: 804-225-3247

Email: HR@trs.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.