VICE PRESIDENT OF RISK MANAGEMENT

At Concordia Plans we care for those who serve by providing excellent retirement, healthcare and benefit products and services. We have a new opportunity for a Vice President of Risk Management.
Concordia Plans has a reputation for outstanding culture, most recently winning the 2025 Top Workplaces USA award. This honor goes to the country’s best employers with high performing people-first cultures. Our recent history of employment excellence also includes being awarded the 2023-2025 Top Workplaces USA award, the Top Workplaces 2021 - 2025 St. Louis Post-Dispatch awards and over the past five years additional special awards for Work-Life Flexibility, Compensation & Benefits, Purpose & Values, Employee Well-Being, Professional Development, Business Health Culture and Appreciation. Established more than 50 years ago providing service in 6,000 communities throughout the United States, we are mission focused professionals united to care for those caring for our community.
At Concordia Plans we are focused and flexible. Embracing the new normal, pioneering ways to continue to support work life balance in our family first culture. We offer competitive compensation with a benefit package, including a pension plan, 403(b), health insurance at no cost to the employee, and much more. With this exciting opportunity you can combine experience, talent, and passion as part of our team at Concordia Plans serving the workers of The Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod.
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GENERAL SUMMARY

The Vice President of Risk Management will champion Concordia Plans’ mission by delivering innovative, sustainable, and customer-focused risk management solutions so the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) ministries and members can serve with a passion and spread the Word of God. Through strategic vision, operational excellence, and collaborative leadership, this role will lead and influence Concordia Plans position as a trusted partner for risk management solutions.
This role will report to the VP, Chief Operations Officer and is accountable to and supports the Concordia Plans Board of Directors through the Concordia Risk Solutions Governing Board and works with the executive leadership team to deliver strategic initiatives and execute on objectives. The VP of Risk Management also builds and fosters strong relationships with executive leaders within corporate Synod and other LCMS entities and leads an internal team to achieve our strategic vision and product roadmap.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree is required. Master’s degree and/or applicable professional license, certification or designation, preferred.
• Minimum of ten years’ experience in an insurance product or business operational leadership position, ideally in property and casualty insurance required.
• Five (5) years in executive capacity, preferably in a Vice President or similar role preferred.
• Active membership in an LCMS congregation is preferred for alignment with the organization’s mission and values.

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