Senior Director, Global Risk Management

Director, Human Resources at CAI International, Inc.

Department
:
Risk

Reports to
:
Chief Investment Officer

Purpose: This function is responsible for managing business risks of CAI’s global leasing activities, with primary focus on credit risk management, collections and default actions, KYC compliance and insurance oversight. The position will actively lead the risk team’s daily processes and be a key interface with both CAI’s front‑end marketing team and governance oversight stakeholders.

• Lead CAI risk team’s efforts to identify, evaluate, plan, and execute strategies to manage risk while working in conjunction with senior management and colleagues to support profitable growth.
• Oversee and support credit risk processes including evaluation of new lease credit lines, application approval process and periodic credit line and risk rating reviews. As the functional leader, provide direction to manage appropriate risk tolerances with consideration of developments in the industry’s risk environment.
• Lead process to ensure Know Your Customer (KYC) and sanction compliance, including evaluation of updates to customer’s corporate profiles.
• Ensure team’s operational processes are supported including routine transactional decisions and active collections of delinquent accounts.
• Lead default resolution efforts in coordination with other functions (legal, marketing and management team).
• Contribute to annual process to review and bind insurance coverage of customary corporate risks and CAI's leased asset fleet liability risks, including liaising with insurance brokers, preparing data for quotes, and maintaining schedules of insurance.
• Ensure compliance with corporate policies and reporting requirements.
• Maintain department policies, operating procedures, and key metrics; support audit needs as applicable.
• Set team goals and manage initiatives.
• Other tasks as assigned.

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Management, Mathematics or related field required.
• Minimum of 9 years of experience in risk management with team leadership responsibilities, ideally in an asset financing environment.
• Experience in credit risk underwriting and familiarity with broader credit function processes and controls.
• Ability to maintain strong working relationships across a diverse organization.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively across functions to support group goals and effective ongoing operations.
• Experience with shipping or transportation industry or leasing preferred.

This position is a hybrid role in our San Francisco office, with 3 days in the office and 2 days working remotely.
Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday are mandatory in-office days.

The pay range for this role is $160, per year.

CAI International, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

• Location:
  
  San Francisco
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Seniority level:
  Director
• Job function:
  Finance
• Industries:
  Transportation Equipment Manufacturing and Financial Services

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Disability insurance