SVP, Strategic Risk & Resilience Advisory Practice Leader

Senior Vice President, Strategic Resilience Advisory Practice Leader

The Senior Vice President, Strategic Resilience Advisory Practice Leader is responsible for leading and scaling a high‑growth management consulting practice focused on enterprise resilience, strategic risk, and long‑term value protection. This senior executive role carries full P&L responsibility and will grow an existing 4‑person practice to 10+ professionals within the first year, with a targeted trajectory of $20–30M in annual revenue by the end of year two.

The SVP will serve as a trusted advisor to C‑suite leaders and boards, leading long‑term client engagements that address complex, multi‑peril risk environments. The role blends strategic advisory leadership, consulting practice management, and deep credibility across resilience, enterprise risk management, and infrastructure‑level risk frameworks. The leader will shape market‑facing offerings, ensure delivery excellence, and position the practice as a cornerstone of the broader Resilience & Risk Consulting platform.

The location of this position is flexible in North America with travel to client sites and internal offices as required.

Responsibilities

The SVP, Strategic Resilience Advisory will drive business execution, client impact, and financial performance while building a scalable, services‑based consulting practice. Responsibilities include:

• Create and execute a profitable business plan for the Strategic Resilience Advisory practice, including revenue growth, utilization, margin, and staffing models
• Own full P&L accountability for the practice, including forecasting, pipeline management, and operational performance
• Scale the practice from 4 to 10+ professionals within the first year through targeted hiring and capability development
• Build and sustain trusted relationships with C‑suite executives, boards, and senior public‑ and private‑sector leaders
• Serve as principal‑in‑charge on long‑term, high‑impact client engagements
• Position Strategic Resilience Advisory as a differentiated, market‑leading consulting offering aligned with enterprise and societal risk trends

Strategic Resilience Advisory Practice Leadership

• Lead and grow a North America–based strategic resilience consulting practice aligned with the broader Resilience & Risk Consulting strategy
• Translate strategic objectives into executable business plans, including growth, pricing, utilization, and talent models
• Define and prioritize core resilience advisory offerings, frameworks, and industry focus areas
• Establish scalable delivery models and quality standards for complex, multi‑year consulting engagements

Client Engagement & Advisory Solution Development

• Serve as senior strategic advisor to executives and boards across public and private sector clients
• Lead advisory engagements spanning:
  • Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and strategic risk frameworks
  • Organizational resilience and operating model design
  • Business continuity and crisis preparedness
  • Supply chain risk and resilience strategy
  • Community‑based and regional resilience initiatives
  • Multi‑peril and systemic risk analysis
  • Infrastructure and critical systems resilience
• Design integrated resilience strategies that connect risk identification to actionable investment, governance, and operating decisions
• Ensure delivery of decision‑ready insights, executive‑level reporting, and measurable resilience outcomes

Business Development, Sales Alignment & Market Expansion

• Partner with sales, account, and industry leaders to shape go‑to‑market strategies for strategic resilience offerings
• Lead proposal development, pricing strategy, and contract negotiation for complex advisory engagements
• Build long‑term client relationships that result in repeat and multi‑year advisory programs
• Represent the firm as a senior thought leader at client forums, industry events, and executive briefings

Operational & Financial Management

• Own practice financial performance, including revenue, margin, utilization, and pipeline health
• Establish and monitor KPIs related to growth, delivery quality, client satisfaction, and profitability
• Conduct regular portfolio reviews to assess performance and reallocate resources as needed
• Ensure consistent project governance, risk management, and quality assurance across engagements

People Leadership & Thought Leadership Development

• Build, mentor, and lead a high‑performing strategic advisory team
• Develop senior consultants into trusted advisors and visible market thought leaders
• Promote collaboration across resilience, risk, analytics, and industry teams
• Foster a culture of intellectual rigor, client impact, and continuous improvement

Qualifications

Technical & Advisory Expertise

• Credible expertise in:
  • Strategic risk frameworks and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
  • Organizational and operational resilience
  • Business continuity and crisis management
  • Supply chain risk and resilience
  • Community‑based and regional resilience planning
  • Multi‑peril and systemic risk analysis
  • Infrastructure and critical systems resilience
• Ability to translate complex risk concepts into executive‑level business decisions

Leadership & Business Skills

• Proven ability to build, scale, and lead high‑performing consulting teams
• Strong business development and client relationship management capabilities
• Executive presence with board‑ and C‑suite‑level credibility
• Strategic thinker with strong commercial and financial acumen
• Track record of delivery excellence and profitable practice management

Education and Experience

• Advanced degree (MBA, MPP, MS, or PhD) in business, public policy, engineering, economics, or related field
• Minimum of 15 years of progressive experience in management consulting, strategic risk, resilience, or related advisory disciplines
• Minimum of 7 years in senior consulting leadership or partner‑level roles with P&L responsibility
• Experience at top‑tier management consulting firms or specialized resilience / risk advisory firms
• Demonstrated success building and scaling consulting practices toward $20M+ in revenue
• Deep experience leading long‑term, complex client engagements with executive stakeholders
• Background serving infrastructure‑intensive, regulated, or risk‑exposed sectors
• Professional certifications or affiliations in risk, resilience, or continuity management
• Published thought leadership or frequent speaking on resilience, risk, or infrastructure topics

The pay range for the role is $225,000 to $285,000. The specific offer will depend on an applicant's skills and other factors. This role may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program. Chubb offers a comprehensive benefits package, more details on which can be found on our careers website.

About Us

Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is distinguished by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength, underwriting excellence, superior claims handling expertise and local operations globally. At Chubb, we are committed to equal employment opportunity and compliance with all laws and regulations pertaining to it. Our policy is to provide employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other conditions or opportunities of employment, without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, mental and physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, age, and pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by law. Performance and qualifications are the only basis upon which we hire, assign, promote, compensate, develop and retain employees. Chubb prohibits all unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation against any individual who reports discrimination or harassment.