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About the Role
As a Senior Risk Manager within Swiss Re's Life & Health Risk Management team, you will be at the heart of some of the most complex and commercially significant decisions in the reinsurance industry. This is a role where your expertise genuinely matters — you'll provide independent risk oversight, challenge assumptions constructively, and help ensure Swiss Re continues to honor its long-term promises to clients and society. With both an Americas and global focus, you'll collaborate with colleagues across regions, bringing your knowledge to bear on transactions, portfolio strategies, and risk frameworks that have real-world impact.
Responsibilities
- Support business steering and monitoring by providing an independent, expert voice that helps business partners balance commercial strategy with sound risk management principles
- Assess portfolio strategies and business plans for risk accumulation, utilization of risk limits, risk trends and mitigants, and operational and monitoring effectiveness
- Represent Risk Management in Smart Circles and provide risk input to the L&H Re CRO on Market Unit business reviews
- Review inbound transactions, in-force optimization activities, external retrocessions, hedging solutions, and core innovation proposals (including distribution partnerships, product development, and sustainability initiatives) to support Risk Management's sign-off
- Provide expert opinion to ensure risk capital is set appropriately, key risks are identified, reflected, and mitigated, and that contractual terms safeguard prudent risk taking
- Lead and support costing assurance activities through participation in Insurance Risk Reviews and Terms of Trade Reviews
- Contribute to a comprehensive risk management framework, including proposing appropriate limits and ensuring transparent reporting of the risk landscape to a variety of stakeholders
- Support infrastructure and methodology improvements, including internal model vetting, risk capital and Risk Adjustment factor reviews, and governance of origination activities
- Investigate key risk issues and topics relevant to L&H business, such as extreme risk analysis, pandemic risk and monitoring, and L&H accumulations
- Foster strong relationships with stakeholders across the Market Unit, global L&H functions, and other risk management, legal, and compliance teams
Requirements
- Actuarial qualifications (FSA, FCIA, FIA, FFA, or a recognized equivalent) demonstrating a strong technical foundation in Life & Health
- 5–8 years of experience in an Actuarial or Risk Management function, with demonstrated exposure to L&H reinsurance or insurance products and services
- Extensive technical and commercial knowledge of L&H business, including a solid understanding of key products, services, and market dynamics across Swiss Re and its competitors
- Undergraduate university degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, or a related discipline
Skills
- Experience in transaction review and due diligence, including assessment of retrocessions, hedging solutions, or product innovation proposals
- Familiarity with internal models, risk capital frameworks, and Risk Adjustment methodologies
- Track record of managing multiple stakeholders across different functions, geographies, and seniority levels
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex risk topics clearly and persuasively — both in writing and verbally — to technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience with extreme risk analysis, pandemic risk monitoring, or accumulation risk in a Life & Health context
- Proven ability to work under pressure and prioritize effectively across competing demands
- A collaborative, growth-oriented mindset with experience mentoring or supporting less experienced colleagues
Location
- Fort Wayne
- New York City
- Armonk
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Onsite
Experience Level
- 5-8 years
Education Level
- Actuarial qualifications
- Undergraduate university degree
Salary/Compensations
- Fort Wayne: $146,000 - $244,000
- Armonk and New York City: $154,000 - $256,000
Benefits
- Total compensation approach considering base pay, short- and long-term incentives, and benefits offered
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.