[Hiring] Workers' Compensation Risk Manager @Indeed Flex

Role Description

As the Workers' Compensation Risk Manager (Risk Prevention and Risk Management) at Indeed Flex, you will hold overall accountability for the employer-side workers’ compensation claims management programme and provide strategic oversight to our highly successful, established EH&S department. Your mission is to bridge the gap between injury prevention and claims mitigation, creating a unified risk strategy within a fast-scaling staffing environment.

• Act as a foundational 'builder' for the Workers’ Compensation claims framework—designing the strategy and selecting the tools from the ground up.
• Provide high-level leadership to an existing EH&S Department.
• Lead one direct report initially, with the potential mandate to expand the Risk team as the Workers’ Compensation programme matures.
• Be a hands-on Risk professional who will lead the day-to-day claims management and support the strategy for prevention and mitigation.
• This role sits within our Global Risk and Compliance team and reports directly to the Head of Risk and Compliance.
• This position is remote from Dallas, TX. Candidate must reside within or near the Dallas metropolitan area. Occasional travel to either Houston, TX or Austin, TX.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Risk Management or Workers’ Compensation, ideally within staffing or a high-volume employment environment.
• Proven ability to manage experienced managers (EH&S) and lead a function through periods of rapid growth.
• Hands-on experience governing High Deductible/Loss Sensitive programmes (particularly CA) and a deep understanding of claims financials and reserving.
• Bachelor’s degree in Risk Management, Business, or a related field; or equivalent practical experience.

Requirements

• The Integrator Mindset: Ability to take two functions (Safety and Claims Management) and blend them into a single, high-performing Risk unit.
• Experience selecting and implementing Claims Management Systems (e.g., Origami Risk) to create a single source of truth for all risk data.
• Excellent ability to partner with Global Risk, Finance, Legal, and Operations to demonstrate the ROI of safety and claims management.
• Ability to maintain a "Safety First" culture with empathy for injured workers while maintaining disciplined financial and cost management.
• High level of discretion and the ability to operate independently in a foundational role.

Benefits

• $120,000 to $140,000 annual salary
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401K
• Performance-based bonus totaling 12% of annual salary
• Access to Company & Employee Benefits
• 25 days PTO (prorated) + Birthday Off
• 8 Paid Holidays
• Duvet days (½ day off every quarter)
• Volunteer days