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About the Role

As the Head of Broker & Distribution Management, you will define and lead the U.S. distribution strategy for CorSo, driving profitable growth through disciplined broker engagement, market leadership, and close alignment with business priorities. This is a senior executive role with national scope, significant influence, and the opportunity to leave a lasting mark on how Swiss Re Corporate Solutions connects with the U.S. market. As a key member of the U.S. Market Unit Leadership Team, you will partner with underwriting, claims, operations, and business leadership to identify growth opportunities, strengthen market positioning, and translate strategic priorities into commercial outcomes.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute the U.S. distribution strategy aligned with business objectives and growth priorities.
Establish strategic plans for broker engagement, including national and regional initiatives, market development activities, and financial target planning.
Maintain deep expertise in broker strategies, market dynamics, and competitive trends to inform business decisions and resource allocation.
Partner with business leaders to translate strategic priorities into actionable, measurable distribution plans.
Lead and strengthen relationships with key national and regional broker partners.
Serve as senior executive sponsor for strategic broker relationships, ensuring alignment of business objectives and mutual growth opportunities.
Drive external engagement with broker leadership, including Chief Broking Officers and other senior executives.
Identify and implement initiatives that deepen relationships and enhance market presence with strategic broker partners.
Lead the distribution model across the U.S. to support profitable growth and achievement of financial targets.
Oversee pipeline development, opportunity management, and broker engagement strategies across regions and lines of business.
Foster collaboration across underwriting teams and business units to maximize market opportunities and drive business development.
Monitor and evaluate distribution performance through defined KPIs, ensuring accountability and execution against growth objectives.
Lead Market Connectivity Tech advancements and manage the interface with brokers.
Leverage broker data, market intelligence, and analytics to generate insights that drive strategic decision-making.
Evaluate return on investment of distribution initiatives and broker engagement activities.
Provide leadership with market trends, broker intelligence, and performance analyses to support business planning.
Utilize data-driven insights to identify emerging opportunities, risks, and areas for improvement.
Lead and develop a high-performing team of National Broker Leaders, Regional Distribution Managers, and distribution professionals (total team size of 8).
Establish clear goals, performance expectations, and development opportunities for team members.
Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Build succession plans and organizational capabilities to support long-term business needs.
Lead initiatives that enhance distribution effectiveness, broker engagement, and market execution.
Champion new ways of working, process improvements, and adoption of tools that improve commercial performance.
Support enterprise-wide transformation initiatives and ensure distribution priorities are aligned with broader organizational objectives.
Act as a key change leader, driving adoption of strategic priorities across the distribution organization.
Partner effectively with underwriting, claims, operations, and executive leadership to align growth strategies and market priorities.
Influence senior stakeholders internally and externally to achieve business objectives.
Represent the organization at industry forums, broker events, and market engagements.
Maintain a strong industry network and serve as a trusted advisor on broker and market-related matters.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive experience in the insurance industry, including distribution management, underwriting, and/or risk management.
Demonstrated success developing and executing distribution strategies that drive profitable growth at national and/or regional scale.
Extensive experience managing strategic broker relationships at both national and regional levels, including engagement with senior broker executives.
Proven ability to lead high-performing teams and influence outcomes across complex, matrixed organizations.
Strong commercial acumen with experience utilizing data and analytics to support strategic decision-making and business planning.

Skills

Distribution Strategy
Market Leadership
Broker Relationship Management
Commercial Execution
Data Analysis
Team Leadership
Stakeholder Management
Insurance Industry Knowledge
Strategic Planning
Financial Target Planning
Market Dynamics
Competitive Trends
Pipeline Development
Opportunity Management
Performance Monitoring
KPI Management
Market Connectivity Technology
Business Insights
ROI Evaluation
Talent Development
Change Management
Process Improvement
Executive Communication

Location

NYC (Midtown)

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior Executive
10+ years

Salary/Compensations

$200,000 to $331,000

About the Company

Swiss Re is one of the world's leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer.
We anticipate and manage risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime.
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions is the commercial insurance arm of the Swiss Re Group.
We offer innovative insurance solutions to large and midsized multinational corporations from our approximately 50 locations worldwide.
We help clients mitigate their risk exposure, whilst our industry-leading claims service provides them with additional peace of mind.
Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking.
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions embraces 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.

Equal Opportunity

Swiss Re is an equal opportunity employer.
It is our practice to recruit, hire and promote without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, pregnancy, sexual orientations, marital status, military status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Decisions on employment are solely based on an individual's qualifications for the position being filled.
During the recruitment process, reasonable accommodations for disabilities are available upon request.
If contacted for interview, please inform the Recruiter/HR Professional of the accommodation needed.