Corporate Insurance Director

J. Paul Getty Trust, The • Los Angeles, CA

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About The Position

The J. Paul Getty Trust seeks an accomplished insurance professional to lead its corporate insurance program. The role protects Getty’s cultural assets—including permanent collections, traveling exhibitions, and loans—as well as its facilities, people, activities, and operations. The Director oversees a sophisticated insurance portfolio and claims, combining technical expertise, sound judgment, hands-on execution, and trusted relationships across the organization and insurance markets.

The position must protect high-value, irreplaceable cultural assets while navigating the tax, governance, and public-access requirements unique to a private operating foundation. Getty is undertaking a major capital program that includes tram replacement, visitor-area improvements, museum-gallery renovations, a new energy plant, fire-resiliency and other infrastructure improvements, completion of a 32,000-square-foot building renovation, and future construction at Getty-owned property in Westwood.

The Director will steward and refine Getty’s insurance program, work closely with brokers, carriers, underwriters, and colleagues, and lead a small team while remaining personally involved in technical, administrative, and relationship-management work. The role reports to the Executive Vice President, Finance & Operations.

Requirements

• Substantial commercial insurance experience, ideally gained through an insurance carrier, brokerage, high-level adjusting or claims practice, or sophisticated corporate insurance function.
• Strong command of insurance placement, coverage analysis, claims, underwriting relationships, and the commercial and contractual dimensions of risk.
• Ability to navigate sophisticated insurance markets and counterparties.
• Ability to see connections among diverse exposures—including cyber, security, property, fire, natural hazards, D&O, and workers’ compensation—and translate them into coherent insurance decisions.
• Exceptional relationship-building skills and credibility with senior underwriters and brokers, along with a collaborative, service-oriented style with internal partners.
• Practical, detail-oriented leadership style; able to make strategic decisions, manage a small team, and execute hands-on without extensive infrastructure.
• Sound judgment, analytical rigor, discretion, and appreciation for preserving an effective existing program while pursuing thoughtful improvements.

Nice To Haves

• Experience across complex property and casualty risks.
• Exposure to fine arts or other high-value, specialized assets.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• CPCU, ARM, CRM, or other relevant designation.
• Extensive people-management experience; candidates with strong potential and demonstrated insurance sophistication may be considered without it.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, placement, renewal, administration, and ongoing evaluation of Getty’s corporate insurance portfolio, including fine arts, property, general and excess liability, directors’ and officers’ liability, cyber, professional liability, workers’ compensation, automobile, and other relevant coverages.
• Manage relationships with underwriters, carriers, claims professionals, and other external partners; negotiate effectively and represent Getty’s interests in complex insurance discussions.
• Partner with the Museum and Getty Research Institute, including the Registrar’s Office, on fine art valuations, collection exposures, exhibition and loan coverage, and insurance implications of art handling, transit, storage, and conservation.
• Assess and connect risks across the organization, including physical assets, fire and natural hazards, erosion, security, technology and cyber, construction, laboratories, transportation, public access, and governance-related liabilities.
• Oversee significant insurance and liability claims, coordinate with carriers and external advisers, and partner with Legal, Human Resources, and operating teams to achieve sound and timely resolution.
• Collaborate with internal departments on insurance provisions, indemnification, and risk allocation in contracts, construction agreements, loans, and other arrangements.
• Oversee workers’ compensation insurance and related claims in partnership with Human Resources, carriers, and medical providers; coordinate return-to-work and injury-related matters within the agreed division of responsibilities.
• Work collaboratively with Facilities, Security, and other teams responsible for enterprise safety, emergency preparedness, physical inspections, and hazard mitigation, providing insurance and claims expertise without owning those functions.
• Identify practical opportunities to optimize coverage, limits, deductibles, costs, and claims outcomes while preserving the strength of Getty’s existing program.
• Lead and develop a small insurance team, setting clear priorities while remaining personally engaged in technical, administrative, and relationship-management responsibilities.
• Advise Getty leadership and contribute insurance perspectives to broader organizational risk discussions and internal audit activities.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage starting on the date of hire; Getty pays 75%–95% of the premium, depending on the plan selected.
• 403(b) Employee Investment retirement plan with up to a 5% Getty match.
• Getty contribution of 6% to a 401(a) retirement account on behalf of the employee.
• Educational assistance and professional development.
• Paid vacation, sick, and personal days.
• 12 paid holidays.
• Many positions have bi-weekly Off-Fridays.
• On-site fitness center at Getty Center.
• Community service opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director