Risk Management Insurance & Contracts Manager

Salary: $126,922.02 - $160,880.93 Annually
Location : King Street Center - 201 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA
Job Type: Career Service (Exec)
Job Number: 2026JI27561
Department: DES - Executive Services
Division: Risk Mgmt
Opening Date: 10/13/2026
Closing Date: 11/3/2026 12:00 AM Pacific
FLSA: Exempt
Bargaining Unit: Z3 : KC Personnel Guidelines
Full- or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours/Week: 40 hours/week

Summary

King County's Office of Risk Management Services (ORMS) is seeking a Risk Management Insurance & Contracts Manager to perform a range of duties vital to insurance program development and maintenance, contractual risk transfer formulation tailored to various County engagements, and recovery claim oversight. The responsibilities of this classification include supervising assigned insurance and contract staff and providing coordination of all insurance for King County and insurance requirements for King County contracts with third parties.

Job Duties
Scope of Job Duties: At a minimum, the successful candidate must demonstrate knowledge, skill, and ability to:

• Manage and oversee the County's comprehensive self-insured liability insurance program and large commercial insurance portfolio, which encompass more than 20 various types of coverage. Ensure alignment of self-insurance and commercial insurance programs with the County's risk appetite and risk management strategies.
• Manage and facilitate insurance broker service contracts and relationships.
• Consult with and support client departments on how best to handle risk in alignment with the County's risk profile, initiatives, goals, and priority areas.
• Recommend, review, and negotiate insurance requirements and contractual risk transfer language with County attorneys, internal clients, contractors, and consultants for a range of contract types (construction, professional services, technology services, grants, leases, etc.) in support of the County's 60+ lines of business.
• Strategically develop boilerplate contract language for various County contracts. Develop and update policies and procedures related to contract insurance provisions.
• Facilitate large, complex property and ancillary claims with County insurance carriers.
• Advise County officials, employees, agents, and managers of serious or sensitive matters and collaborate on resolution of these matters.
• Identify and coordinate loss control projects with Risk Manager and internal client departments.
• Assist with budget development, allocations, resources, and staffing needs.
• Make policy decisions and recommendations on office operations and procedures.
• Supervise the work of section's staff members. Hire, assign and schedule work; evaluate performance and initiate disciplinary action when appropriate.

• Apply equity and social justice principles that exemplify shared values, behaviors, and practices to all aspects of this work.

Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills
We are looking for candidates who:

• Have a strong background in managing complex insurance programs for large multifaceted organizations, providing risk analysis, and contractual language review and negotiation.
• Demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills including the ability to present accurate, concise analysis and negotiate skillfully in complex situations with both internal County clients and external groups.
• Have experience managing first-party and recovery claims.
• Are an effective manager who can operate within a complex, multicultural, and diverse government environment, to include public relations and/or a related environment.
• Have a continuous improvement mindset.
• Demonstrate a high level of self-awareness and are comfortable with their own strengths and weaknesses.
• Are champions for Equity and Social Justice. Understands that systemic racism and its long-term effects are pervasive in our society. Are comfortable having candid and sincere conversations with all employees about race and equity in the workplace and in the work.
• Can persevere and adapt as required while working in a multifaceted and sometimes ambiguous environment.
• Able to manage highly visible, complex, and sensitive projects and programs involving multiple stakeholders with conflicting priorities and political considerations.
• Committed to supporting their team in the daily work and employee development.
• Possess a relevant industry-related designation (e.g., ARM, CPCU, CRM).

Supplemental Information
Why King County?

• Competitive - healthcare plans
• Free - transportation options
• Manager Support - structured employee assistance program
• Paid - vacation time (in addition to paid holidays)
• Paid - sick leave
• Deferred - compensation plan
• Twelve - paid holidays
• Awesome Employee Giving Program!

Application Process

If you are interested in pursuing this position and supporting King County's vision for unified, equitable, and high-performing government, please follow the application instructions carefully. Provide us with your work history as applicable, ensuring that you provide details that highlight your ability to fulfill the requirements for this position.

If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, or you would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process, please contact Jen Irwin at Jirwin@kingcounty.gov.

For additional information about employee benefits, visit our

This is a general description of the benefits offered to eligible King County employees, and every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy. If any information on this document conflicts with the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the CBA prevails.

NOTE: Benefits for Term Limited Temporary (TLT) or Short Term Temporary (STT) positions, including leave eligibility and/or participation in the pension plan through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems, will vary based upon the terms and details of the position. Short Term Temporary positions are not eligible for an ORCA transit pass.

For inquiries about the specifics of this position, please contact the recruiter identified on this job posting.
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Are you applying to this position as an eligible Priority Placement Program Participant who is a current or previous King County Employee impacted by layoff? ANDIs this position the same or lower percentage of full-time when compared to the position held at the point of the notification of layoff? ANDDo you possess the skills and abilities to qualify for this position?

• Yes, I was given a layoff notice from my Career Service role at King County and I am within two years of the effective date of my layoff. Additionally, the position I was laid off from was the same or a higher percentage of FT status when compared to this one.
• No.

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If you answered yes to the question above and you are applying for this position as a Priority Placement Participant, to be considered, you must provide the following three pieces of information in the space provided:1. The title you held when you received your layoff notice2. The department you worked in3. The effective date of your layoff
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