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Director Claims

The Director Claims directs activities within the General and Auto Liability Claims, Physical Damage Repairs and Property and Cargo Claims including the management of loss control activities and third-party provider relationships. The Director manages and oversees the physical damage team and handling individual liability, property, and cargo claim. This position reports to the Senior Director of Claims and requires little supervision and is considered a liability, property and physical damage expert within the company. This position has responsibility to handle and manage the aforementioned claims in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico. The Director position leads an internal staff of approximately 40; this consists of professional Claims Managers, Supervisors, Senior Office Manager, Claims Analysts, and clerical staff support.

Essential Functions :

• Provides strategic direction to the claims team to establish defined and impacting goals, improve processes, create an inclusive work environment, and motivate staff to reach goals that increase claim quality, costs and improve employee and customer satisfaction.
• Ensures consistent identification of exposures, recommends solutions, promotes loss prevention, updates and monitors compliance with procedures and manages documented safety / risk management programs.
• Develop and implement processes to ensure physical damage repairs are completed timely and properly partnering with vendor, operations and all business units.
• Partners with and gives direction to Operations, Sales, Central Support and Safety in various liability, property and cargo, and physical damage repair matters.
• Ensures correct coverage to avoid major exposure while keeping costs at a minimum.
• Manages team to ensure the claim process supports proper invoicing and reduce credits to improve customer satisfaction.
• Responsible for continuous improvement, developing and implementing new processes to improve overall financial results including the Process Integrity Program.
• Significant interaction with field and senior management, internal legal counsel, safety directors, Sales, Ryder Security, and members of corporate risk management. Informs field and senior management on all claims issues.
• Primary backup for the Senior Director assisting with all aspects of the operations.
• Leads and directs claims managers, office manager, and supervisors as well as a team of 40+ claims analysts and administrative staff charging them with continuous development, training sessions, and individual development plans.

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Job Category : Risk Management

Compensation Information : The compensation offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate's relevant experience; education, including relevant degrees or certifications; work location; market data / ranges; internal equity; internal salary ranges; etc. The position may also be eligible to receive an annual bonus, commission, and / or long-term incentive plan based on the level and / or type. Compensation ranges for the position are below :

Pay Type : Salaried

Minimum Pay Range : 150,000

Maximum Pay Range : 200,000

Benefits Information :

For all Full-time positions only : Ryder offers comprehensive health and welfare benefits, to include medical, prescription, dental, vision, life insurance and disability insurance options, as well as paid time off for vacation, illness, bereavement, family and parental leave, and a tax-advantaged 401(k) retirement savings plan.

Important Note : Some positions require additional screening that may include employment and education verification; motor vehicle records check and a road test; and / or badging or background requirements of the customer to which you are assigned. Security Notice for Applicants : Ryder will only communicate with an applicant directly from a [@ryder.com] email address and will never conduct an interview online through a chat type forum, messaging app (such as WhatsApp or Telegram), or via an online questionnaire. During an interview, Ryder will never ask for any form of payment or banking details and will never solicit personal information outside of the formal submitted application through www.ryder.com / careers . Should you have any questions regarding the application process or to verify the legitimacy of an interview or Ryder representative, please contact Ryder at careers@ryder.com or 800-793-3754.