Director of Risk Management Risk Management, Office of City Administrator

• Full-time
• Job Code and
  
  Title:
  
  0941-Manager VI
• Fill Type:
  Permanent Exempt
• Permanent Exempt (PEX):
  Full Time position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive civil service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the appointment officer.

Specific informationregardingthis recruitment process are listed below:

Application Opening:
Monday, October 5, 2026

Final date to receive applications:
Sunday, November 15, 2026

A resume and cover letter are required at the time of application. Your cover letter should briefly explain why you are a strong candidate, a public‑sector risk management or insurance issue you would prioritize, and your interest in public service.

About the Office of the City Administrator:

The Office of the City Administrator includes 20+ agencies and over 1,000 dedicated staff who provide essential services to San Francisco residents and businesses and improve the administration of government.
The City Administrator’s Office is strongly committed to ensuring efficient and effective government services, increasing the City’s safety and resiliency, strengthening the local economy, supporting equity and inclusion, and optimizing the City’s capital planning and infrastructure.
Our Mission
The City Administrator’s Office is strongly committed to ensuring efficient and effective government services, increasing the City’s safety and resiliency, strengthening the local economy, supporting equity and inclusion, and optimizing the City’s capital planning and infrastructure.

Our Vision

We are committed to ensuring that the City's services are inclusive, efficient, equitable, and culturally competent for San Franciscans of all races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, and sexual orientations. This commitment requires comprehensive review and thorough analysis of existing practices and policies to remove barriers to real inclusion.

We are also committed to ensuring that the Department is a safe, equitable, and inclusive workplace for individuals of all races. This includes creating opportunities for hiring, promotion, retention, training, and development, for all employees, including but not limited to Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC).

Risk Management is a division of the Office of the City Administrator. We help departments manage their risks of uncertainty through:

• Providing Risk Management guidance to all departments of the City
• Setting Insurance Requirements
• Advising on Indemnity
• Insurance Program Administration

Risk Management also helps with small contractor bonding and technical assistance through the Contractor Development Program (CDP) Administrator.

The Director of Risk Management is the executive leader of the City and County of San Francisco's Office of Risk Management and serves as the City's principal advisor on risk management, insurance, and contractual risk transfer. Reporting to the City Administrator, the Director leads the development and execution of a comprehensive Citywide risk management strategy that supports informed decision making, protects public resources, strengthens organizational resilience, and enables the effective delivery of public services.

San Francisco is an innovative City, with more than 50 departments and a diverse portfolio of operations, infrastructure, assets, and public services. The City's risk environment encompasses an international airport, port and waterfront, public utilities, transportation systems, major capital and infrastructure programs, real estate, technology, public safety, health and human services, and arts and cultural institutions.

The Director provides strategic leadership across this decentralized operating environment,…