Company Overview

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a “Bridgestone West” strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

At Bridgestone, you are Free to Be

We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they bring their whole self to work. We believe in championing all perspectives, individuals and teams because we understand the importance of seeing the world and our business through many different lenses. We are building a team as diverse as the world we serve. So, show us what you are made of, because who you are is what we need.

Job Category

Finance

Position Summary

We’re currently looking for a Senior Risk Management Analyst to join our Workers’ Compensation team.

This role will be responsible for life of claim management & administration. This person will be instrumental in negotiating and managing claims, analyzing claims data and collaborating with our Third-Party Administrator (TPA), Safety, and Operations to reduce costs and financial exposure, manage liabilities and ensure compliance with government regulations.

This will be a HYBRID schedule in the office Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday @ Bridgestone HQ (Nashville, TN).

Responsibilities

• Review and document all worker’s compensation claims data, investigating cause of reported claims, and supporting the determination of compensability of all accidents/injuries.

• Closely manage all in-house claims and collaborate with our Third-Party Administrator and other vendors.

• Communicate effectively with teammates, internal customers, clients, outside counsel, and management.

• Provide direction on claims dispositions, negotiations, reserve adequacy, and subrogation

• Ensure reserve accuracy and action plans are defined.

• Analyze, develop, and provide comprehensive reports to management identifying trends with recommendations strategy

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree required preferably in Risk Management, Insurance or a related field of study.

• 5+ years full-time claims management experience with Retail/Manufacturing experience.

• Strong technical claims knowledge

• Knowledge of insurance policy language and insurance coverage

• Present and support training programs regarding workers compensation claims.

• Strong Microsoft Office skills

What we offer

At Bridgestone, what really matters is to foster co-creation opportunities and empowering you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for future generations. Whatever role you fill, when you represent Bridgestone, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to “Serve Society with Superior Quality”, for that, we offer you more than just a competitive compensation; we will provide you:

• A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.

• The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.

• Corporate Social Responsibility activities.

• A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.

• Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.

• A diverse and inclusive team.

Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. It is our policy to consider for employment all individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Employment Eligibility

If hired, a Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification must be completed at the start of employment. Temporary work authorization or the need for sponsorship may disqualify you from employment.