Vice President of Safety and Risk Management

• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Training & development
• Vision insurance
• Wellness resources
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Bonus based on performance
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance

• Develop and execute a comprehensive, multi-year enterprise safety and risk management strategy aligned with the organization's growth objectives, financial priorities, and long-term business vision.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership, providing insight into emerging risks, regulatory developments, insurance exposure, and operational vulnerabilities that could impact business performance.
• Establish an enterprise risk management framework that identifies, prioritizes, and mitigates risks across corporate operations, franchise locations, transportation, and emerging business initiatives.
• Partner with senior leadership to evaluate the risk implications of new markets, service offerings, business expansion, and organizational initiatives.
• Translate complex safety, regulatory, and insurance data into actionable executive-level recommendations that support informed decision-making.
• Champion a proactive, prevention-focused safety culture that aligns operational accountability with financial and business outcomes.

• Lead strategies designed to reduce the total cost of risk, including insurance premiums, claims frequency and severity, workers' compensation expenses, litigation exposure, and uninsured losses.
• Partner with Finance, Legal, Operations, insurance brokers, carriers, and third-party administrators to optimize insurance structures, coverage strategies, and risk financing decisions.
• Analyze historical claims data, loss trends, and emerging exposures to develop predictive risk models and proactive mitigation strategies.
• Develop financial models and business cases that demonstrate the return on investment of safety programs, technology, training, and risk mitigation initiatives.

• Establish and oversee an enterprise-wide safety governance framework that ensures consistent standards, accountability, and regulatory readiness across corporate and franchise operations.
• Provide executive oversight of compliance with applicable DOT, FMCSA, OSHA, and state transportation regulations, as well as workers' compensation and other relevant requirements.
• Ensure appropriate systems and controls are established for driver qualification files, motor vehicle records, drug and alcohol testing, hours of service, electronic logging devices, vehicle maintenance, and transportation registration requirements.
• Oversee enterprise audit strategies, regulatory assessments, and corrective action programs.
• Serve as an executive-level representative in significant regulatory matters, high-impact investigations, and strategic compliance discussions.

• Establish the strategic vision for fleet safety and transportation risk management across moving, junk removal, and other transportation-related operations.
• Evaluate and champion technology solutions, including telematics, driver monitoring systems, predictive analytics, and safety management platforms, that improve operational performance and reduce risk exposure.
• Develop strategies to reduce preventable vehicle accidents, improve driver performance, and minimize transportation-related losses.
• Collaborate with Operations and Technology leadership to integrate safety intelligence into operational decision-making.

• Develop a strategic framework for embedding safety and risk management into franchise operations, franchise partner development, and ongoing business performance.
• Partner with Franchise Operations leadership to establish consistent safety expectations, performance standards, and accountability measures throughout the system.
• Identify opportunities to improve franchise profitability through reduced claims, stronger compliance, improved driver performance, and operational efficiencies.
• Collaborate with Training & Development to incorporate safety leadership, risk awareness, and accountability into franchise onboarding and operational training programs.
• Develop scalable resources, performance tools, and support structures that enable franchise owners to proactively manage risk within their businesses.
• Influence franchise partners through education, data-driven insights, relationship building, and demonstrated business value rather than relying solely on compliance enforcement.

• Establish enterprise-wide safety and risk management KPIs that directly connect operational performance to financial outcomes.
• Develop executive dashboards, scorecards, and reporting frameworks that provide meaningful visibility into risk exposure, loss trends, and strategic progress.
• Establish performance benchmarks across corporate and franchise operations to identify best practices and areas requiring additional support.

• Provide executive oversight and strategic direction during significant safety incidents, catastrophic losses, regulatory investigations, and other high-impact events.
• Establish enterprise-wide crisis response and escalation frameworks that protect team members, customers, company assets, and brand reputation.
• Partner with Legal, Human Resources, Operations, and executive leadership to coordinate responses to significant incidents and potential litigation.
• Oversee root cause analysis and ensure organizational learning is translated into meaningful improvements.
• Develop proactive strategies to strengthen business continuity, operational resilience, and preparedness for emerging risks.

• Build, develop, and lead a high-performing safety and risk management function capable of supporting the organization's evolving needs.
• Establish a long-term organizational structure, talent strategy, and succession plan for the safety and risk management function.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives that require alignment among Operations, Finance, Legal, Human Resources, Training, Technology, and Franchise Leadership.
• Drive enterprise-wide transformation initiatives that improve consistency, scalability, and long-term organizational effectiveness.

• 12–15+ years of progressive leadership experience in enterprise safety, risk management, transportation compliance, insurance, or related operational disciplines.
• 7+ years of senior leadership experience, with demonstrated responsibility for developing enterprise-wide strategies, leading teams, influencing executive stakeholders, and managing complex, multi-location operations.
• Demonstrated success in translating safety and risk management initiatives into measurable financial results, including reductions in claims costs, insurance losses, and operational exposure.
• Extensive experience with commercial insurance programs, risk financing, claims management, and insurance renewal strategies.
• Strong knowledge of DOT, FMCSA, OSHA, workers' compensation, commercial fleet safety, and transportation regulatory requirements.
• Experience leading risk management initiatives within multi-location, franchise, transportation, logistics, moving, or field-service organizations.
• Strong financial acumen, including the ability to analyze loss trends, evaluate investment opportunities, develop business cases, and manage budgets.
• Exceptional executive communication, strategic thinking, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.

• Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA), Risk Management, Occupational Safety, or a related discipline.
• Professional certification such as CSP or ASP, CRM, CDS, OSHA 30, or DOT
• Experience working with captive insurance programs.
• Experience leading enterprise risk management.
• Experience implementing telematics, predictive analytics, and driver monitoring technologies.
• Experience within franchise systems, transportation, logistics, moving, waste removal, home services, or similarly decentralized operating models.
• Experience advising executive leadership on enterprise risk exposure, strategic investments, and business expansion.

• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with enterprise safety management systems, business intelligence tools, and executive reporting platforms.
• Familiarity with telematics platforms such as Motive, Samsara, Geotab, or comparable technologies.
• Ability to evaluate and leverage predictive analytics, reporting dashboards, and emerging safety technologies.
• Strong understanding of data-driven performance management and strategic reporting.

• Ability to travel up to 40% domestically to corporate and franchise locations, executive meetings, and industry events.
• Ability to engage directly with operational teams and conduct field visits in transportation, moving, and junk removal environments.
• Ability to occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

College Hunks Hauling Junk and Moving - Corp Office is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of that franchise. All inquiries about employment at this franchise should be made directly to the franchisee, and not to College Hunks Hauling Junk Corporate.