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About the Role

We are seeking a strategic and proactive Business Development Manager to drive growth in our Life & Health (L&H) transaction business, focusing on Structured and Financial Solutions and Full Risk Transfer Transactions. This role offers significant exposure to senior leaders, influencing strategic priorities and shaping the future of our L&H transaction business.

Responsibilities

• Develop new Life & Health reinsurance transaction opportunities across UK & Ireland, EMEA and selected global markets, with a focus on Structured and Financial Solutions and Full Risk Transfer transactions.
• Partner with Transaction Originators, Structured Solutions, Market Units and other technical experts to shape and drive origination of innovative reinsurance transactions.
• Create deep understanding of clients' strategic, capital and financial objectives, and shape differentiated value propositions that address their evolving needs.
• Anticipate regulatory, macroeconomic and industry developments and translate market insights into commercially compelling transaction opportunities and client propositions.
• Influence and collaborate across Swiss Re to strengthen our transaction capabilities, develop new client solutions and advance our transaction proposition.
• Act as a senior contributor, building trusted relationships across internal and external stakeholders while driving strategic initiatives without direct people management responsibility.
• Report directly to the Head of L&H Business Development.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in Life & Health re/insurance, with proven experience in complex reinsurance or capital solutions transactions.
• A proactive, entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for identifying opportunities, pushing boundaries, developing business cases and creating long-term client value.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical concepts into commercially compelling client propositions and strategic business opportunities.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams, including client markets, structuring, underwriting and actuarial functions.
• Strong technical expertise in actuarial, capital management, structured solutions or financial reinsurance, combined with a commercial mindset.
• Solid understanding of Life & Health reinsurance products in in UK&I or EMEA.
• Strong understanding of reinsurance treatment under Solvency II, IFRS and/or other relevant capital or accounting frameworks.
• Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Finance, Economics or a related discipline.

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• 8+ years

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree

Salary/Compensations

• GBP 90,000 - GBP 134,000

About the Company

• Swiss Re Group is one of the world's leading wholesale providers of reinsurance, insurance and other innovative forms of insurance-based risk transfer.
• Our business at Swiss Re is about understanding and analysing the major risks that concern the world - from natural catastrophes to climate change, from ageing populations to cybercrime.
• We combine experience with expertise and innovative thinking to create new opportunities and solutions for our clients.
• We enable the risk-taking essential to enterprise and progress.
• Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient.
• We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime.
• We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health.
• Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients.
• This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 15,000 employees across the world.

Equal Opportunity

• Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking.
• We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics.
• In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.
• If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.