Chief Risk Officer

Role Summary

The Chief Risk Officer identifies, analyzes, and mitigates risks across the business. In logistics, this includes operational disruptions, compliance breaches, cybersecurity threats, insurance liabilities, and environmental risks—ensuring the organization remains resilient.

Required Education, Certifications, and Experience

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Risk Management, Finance, or Business Administration (required)

Master’s in Risk, Law, or related field (preferred)

Certifications:

  • Certified Risk Manager (CRM)
  • Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) – helpful for cyber risk
  • ISO 31000 or COSO frameworks experience

Experience:

10+ years in enterprise risk, insurance, audit, or compliance roles

Logistics or supply chain experience strongly preferred.

 

Core Skills

  • Enterprise risk assessment (ERA)
  • Business continuity and disaster recovery
  • Insurance and claims strategy
  • Cyber risk and data breach response planning
  • Compliance program oversight
  • Vendor and regulatory risk evaluation

A Hypothetical Day in the Life of a Chief Procurement Officer

5:30am – Overnight Incident Alert Review: You read an alert about a minor warehouse accident in Nevada. You check with the Safety Director to confirm injury status, OSHA reporting, and whether it will impact operations.

6:30am – Facility Risk Roundup: You review updated loss runs from the insurance broker and note two theft incidents in unsecured dock areas. You forward a summary to the VP of Security with suggested camera upgrades.

8:00am – Executive Operations Briefing: You join the COO, CIO, and CFO to review your quarterly risk map. You highlight weather vulnerability for a facility in Florida and propose relocating high-value inventory pre-hurricane season.

9:30am – Insurance Carrier Call: You meet with your carrier to renegotiate general liability and cargo insurance terms. You provide updated loss controls and improved facility safety audits to support premium reduction.

11:00am – Cybersecurity Tabletop Exercise: You participate in a simulation involving a ransomware attack on your TMS platform. You assess gaps in response speed and follow up with IT on patch cadence and MFA coverage.

12:30pm – Lunch with Compliance Lead: You align on internal audit findings related to vendor background checks. You request a cross-check against current contract language and onboarding procedures.

2:00pm – Business Continuity Review: You meet with regional ops directors to stress-test your disaster recovery plan for the Midwest hub, including communication protocols and carrier backup plans.

3:30pm – Legal & Regulatory Risk Check: You sit down with General Counsel to review changing DOT and environmental regulations that could impact your operations. You flag one upcoming rule that may require updated fleet compliance systems.

5:00pm – Daily Wrap-Up: You update your active risk register and draft executive notes summarizing today’s risk mitigation decisions and priority actions for the week ahead.