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About the Role

This is a high-ownership individual contributor role at the center of Swiss Re's Life & Health reinsurance business across the US, Canada, and English Caribbean markets. You'll take meaningful responsibility for drafting and managing reinsurance contracts, working hand-in-hand with underwriters, client managers, pricing, claims, legal, and operations teams to bring complex deals to life on the page — clearly, accurately, and with real commercial impact. Reporting to the Head of Contracts L&H North America, you'll have direct exposure to live transactions from day one and genuine influence over how deals are documented and executed.

Responsibilities

Draft, review, and revise Life & Health traditional reinsurance contracts, addenda, and related documents, taking increasing ownership as expertise grows.
Translate technical and commercial inputs into precise, accurate, and enforceable contractual language that reflects deal structure, underwriting intent, pricing assumptions, and agreed terms.
Deliver high-quality contract work across multiple concurrent assignments while meeting expected deadlines.
Assess commercial, operational, and contractual risks embedded in deal structures and language, applying internal frameworks to develop sound positions and identify approval pathways.
Surface and address ambiguous terms, emerging wording concerns, and problematic clauses before they become problems.
Contribute to standard wordings, templates, and playbooks to improve quality and support knowledge transfer across the team.
Collaborate with client managers, underwriting, pricing, claims, legal, and operations to clarify deal requirements, resolve ambiguity, and act as a trusted advisor on contract wording and risk trade-offs.
Participate in contract discussions and wording negotiations, communicating complex issues clearly and constructively.
Use workflow tools, contract management platforms, and GenAI thoughtfully to improve quality, efficiency, and ways of working.

Requirements

Strong contract drafting capability — demonstrated experience drafting, reviewing, and/or negotiating complex commercial agreements, producing clear, precise, and enforceable contractual language.
Analytical and legal reasoning skills — the ability to identify issues, assess contractual risk, and develop practical, well-reasoned solutions.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement — able to explain complex concepts clearly, build trusted relationships, and engage constructively with diverse audiences.
Sound judgment and business orientation — the confidence to ask questions, challenge assumptions when appropriate, and balance risk with commercial objectives.
Intellectual curiosity and learning agility — the ability and genuine willingness to learn complex products, transactions, and reinsurance concepts.
Comfort and curiosity with technology tools, including workflow platforms, contract management systems, and GenAI applications.

Skills

Contract drafting
Contract review
Contract negotiation
Analytical reasoning
Legal reasoning
Stakeholder engagement
Communication
Judgment
Business orientation
Intellectual curiosity
Learning agility
Technology tools
Workflow platforms
Contract management systems
GenAI

Location

US
Canada
English Caribbean

Work Type

Hybrid
Contract

Experience Level

Individual contributor

Education Level

Legal education or experience in a law firm, in-house legal team, contracts function, or comparable role involving sophisticated contract work

Salary/Compensations

NYC and Armonk, NY: $88,000 to $132,000
Chicago, IL, Fort Wayne, IN and Kansas City, MO: $80,000 to $120,000

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.