Risk Management Business Partner - Minneapolis, MN

This position can be located within the Midco footprint of KS, MN, ND, SD, or WI. Individuals located outside of this area must be willing to relocate to within the footprint. Job Summary: The Risk Management Business Partner identifies, assesses, and mitigates business risk to protect people, assets, and operations. The role leads incident coordination, claims activity, insurance programs, and risk reporting to enable informed leadership decisions. Strong partnerships drive consistent responses to risk events and support effective mitigation actions. Responsibilities: * Partners with field leaders, insurance adjusters, and legal to effectively manage incidents and claims for general liability, auto, and property. * Coordinates the quarterly claims review process in partnership with our insurance carrier and Human Resources. * Supports the annual insurance renewal process and ongoing updates throughout the year. * Administers the Surety Bond program, Certificates of Insurance (COIs), Railroad Liability Policies and Builders Risk programs. * System administrator for Midco's preferred incident reporting system. * Lead quarterly risk reporting and distribution/presentation to field leaders and the EHS team. * Coordinate with leadership on maintaining Midco's risk universe, internal audits, and risk mitigation strategies. * Collaborate with partners to support safety incident investigations, corporate insurance policies, claims, and renewals. * Monitor, evaluate and communicate emerging risks to business operations and senior leadership teams. * Supports and actively collects risk reporting information to support the Board of Directors and Finance Committee semi-annual review. * Provides back-up support for assigned Risk processes and procedures. * Cultivate productive working relationships with other team members including but not limited to finance, EHS, legal, field leaders and IT to effectively cross departmental boundaries to ensure successful and desirable results. * Foster a cohesive working relationship with Midco's insurance broker and insurance carriers. * Model Midco's mission, vision, values, ethos, and Leadership Success Drivers, and inspire others to do the same. * Ensure customer privacy by adhering to Midco's privacy guidelines while actively following Midco policies and procedures. * Perform other duties as assigned. Note: Management reserves the right to assign or reassign functions and responsibilities to this job description at any time. Required Qualifications: * Bachelor's degree in relevant field and/or an equivalent level of education or work experience. * Minimum of 3 years' previous relevant experience. * Applicants should have strong skills in Microsoft Office, with particular expertise in PowerPoint and Excel. Preferred Qualifications: * Experience in enterprise risk assessment, insurance policy handling, claims management, and/or business continuity planning, including associated awareness initiatives. The hiring range for this position is $60,000-$80,000. The actual base salary offered to the most qualified individual will be determined based on multiple factors including internal equity, location, and the individual's job-related knowledge, skills and experience. In addition to the base salary, this position is eligible for an annual bonus based on company and/or individual performance. Work Environment: * 5-10% travel required. * The noise level in the work environment is moderate. * May be required to work in excess of 40 hours per week. Physical Demands: * May occasionally be required to reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, or crouch. Mental Demands: * Ability to analyze complex risk, claims, and incident data to identify trends, root causes, and opportunities for mitigation across business operations. * Strong critical thinking and judgment required to evaluate emerging risks and recommend appropriate actions to leadership, including situations involving legal, financial, or safety implications. * Capacity to manage multiple priorities and deadlines while coordinating crossfunctional processes.