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About the Role

As Director, Underwriting Portfolio Management, you will be accountable for delivering the underwriting portfolio plan and contributing to Group capital allocation, capacity recommendations, and steering actions to enhance the risk-adjusted performance and resilience of the underwriting portfolio. This is a hands-on analytical leadership role involving direct work with underwriting data in Palantir and other analytical platforms to investigate portfolio questions, test hypotheses, form conclusions, and translate them into actionable recommendations and implemented management actions. You will be responsible for the quality of portfolio conclusions and tracking the impact of resulting actions.

Responsibilities

Own and deliver the underwriting portfolio plan, including TLP / Group Capital Allocation Strategy, translating Group objectives, risk appetite, financial ambition and market conditions into explicit portfolio choices.
Assess portfolio economics, risk, return, diversification and capital consumption to produce clear capacity, allocation and steering recommendations.
Work directly with Palantir and other analytical platforms to test hypotheses, interpret underwriting performance and exposure data, and form robust portfolio conclusions.
Identify material risks, concentrations, dependencies and opportunities early enough to drive meaningful management action.
Translate analysis into specific steering actions, support governance decisions, track implementation and adjust where outcomes are not being achieved.
Partner with portfolio engineering, data and analytics colleagues to improve tools, workflows and decision-support capabilities.
Communicate clear recommendations to underwriting, finance, risk, capital management and senior leadership, while developing team capability across portfolio management, commercial judgement and analytics.

Requirements

Proven experience analysing and managing complex underwriting portfolios, with the ability to translate evidence into explicit portfolio choices, capacity recommendations, steering actions and measurable performance improvement.
Deep expertise in capital-allocation processes, capacity-setting frameworks and the analysis of risk, return, diversification and capital consumption, with the ability to develop and challenge senior-level allocation recommendations.
Demonstrated ability to interrogate large and complex datasets, test hypotheses and produce decision-ready insight using Palantir or comparable modern data and analytical platforms.
Strong understanding of underwriting economics, market dynamics and portfolio management within reinsurance or commercial insurance.
Proven ability to present complex analytical conclusions clearly and concisely and to influence senior stakeholders across underwriting, finance, risk and capital management.

Skills

Palantir
Underwriting
Portfolio Management
Data Analysis
Risk Management
Capital Allocation
Commercial Judgement
Analytics

Location

Armonk, NY
Alpharetta, GA
Chicago, IL
Fort Wayne, IN
Kansas City, MO

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior Professional

Salary/Compensations

Armonk, NY: $220,000 - $330,000
Alpharetta, GA; Chicago, IL; Fort Wayne, IN and Kansas City, MO: $208,000 - $312,000

About the Company

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, 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.
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.

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 an interview, please inform the Recruiter/HR Professional of the accommodation needed.