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About the Role

This senior leadership role is responsible for defining and executing the global cyber reinsurance strategy, leading the cyber proposition, and delivering outstanding client outcomes in a dynamic market. The successful candidate will combine deep cyber and reinsurance expertise with strong commercial leadership and market relationships.

Responsibilities

Define and execute the global/UK cyber reinsurance strategy, aligned with the wider business strategy and growth ambitions.
Identify opportunities for growth across existing and prospective clients, geographies, products and distribution channels.
Build a differentiated and market-leading cyber reinsurance proposition.
Monitor emerging cyber risks, market capacity, pricing dynamics and structural developments, translating these into actionable opportunities for clients and the business.
Represent Cyber within senior leadership discussions and contribute to the broader strategic direction of the reinsurance business.
Act as a senior strategic adviser to insurers, reinsurers and other key stakeholders on cyber risk and reinsurance strategy.
Lead and support the acquisition of significant new cyber reinsurance mandates.
Deepen relationships with existing clients, identifying opportunities to broaden the range of solutions and services provided.
Lead complex client engagements, renewal strategies and senior-level negotiations.
Develop Willis Re's profile with senior decision-makers including CEOs, CUOs, Heads of Cyber, Heads of Reinsurance and Boards.
Lead the development and execution of sophisticated cyber reinsurance placements, including proportional and non-proportional structures and innovative risk-transfer solutions.
Maintain strong senior relationships with key global reinsurers, capital providers and other market participants.
Drive optimal outcomes for clients through market insight, effective negotiation and creative programme design.
Partner with analytics and modelling teams to ensure broking recommendations are supported by robust quantitative analysis.
Anticipate shifts in appetite and capacity across the reinsurance market and position clients accordingly.
Shape Willis Re's point of view on emerging cyber exposures, accumulation risk and systemic cyber events.
Partner with analytics, actuarial and modelling specialists to develop innovative approaches to cyber risk quantification and portfolio management.
Identify opportunities for alternative capital, structured solutions and new forms of cyber risk transfer.
Build Willis Re's external profile through client events, industry forums, conferences and thought leadership.
Translate market developments into commercially relevant insights for clients.
Build, Lead, develop and inspire a high-performing cyber team.
Build succession and capability across the team, creating opportunities for future leaders.
Foster a collaborative culture across broking, analytics, client management and adjacent specialty practices.
Attract and retain high-calibre cyber reinsurance talent.
Create an inclusive, performance-led environment with clear accountability for client, growth and colleague outcomes.

Requirements

Previous experience of leading a cyber, specialty or reinsurance team or practice.
Significant experience within cyber insurance/reinsurance, reinsurance broking or a closely related specialty market.
Deep understanding of the global cyber insurance and reinsurance market.
Strong technical understanding of reinsurance structures and programme design.
Demonstrable experience of leading complex negotiations and delivering successful client outcomes.
Proven ability to originate, develop and retain significant client relationships.
Established senior relationships across the reinsurance market.
Strong commercial acumen with evidence of delivering revenue growth.
Credibility with senior insurance executives and the ability to operate effectively at Board and C-suite level.
Strong people leadership and talent-development capability.
Excellent communication, influencing and presentation skills.
Exposure to cyber catastrophe modelling, aggregation management and portfolio analytics.
Knowledge of alternative capital and structured reinsurance solutions.
Experience operating across multiple international insurance markets.
Relevant insurance, reinsurance, actuarial or risk qualifications.

Skills

Cyber reinsurance strategy
Cyber proposition development
Client relationship management
Market analysis
Reinsurance broking
Negotiation
Risk management
Team leadership
Commercial acumen
Communication
Influencing
Presentation
Cyber catastrophe modelling
Portfolio analytics
Alternative capital
Structured reinsurance solutions

Location

Global
UK

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior leadership
Significant experience

Education Level

Relevant insurance, reinsurance, actuarial or risk qualifications

About the Company

Willis Re combines specialist broking with analytics, modeling and research to help insurers optimize risk transfer, strengthen balance sheets and achieve sustainable growth.
Our approach is relationship-driven, transparent and outcome-focused.
At the heart of Willis Re is a focus on delivering the most cutting-edge analytical solutions to enable more informed, better decision-making for risk selection, portfolio optimization, and capital management.
The launch of Willis Re brings a strategic advantage of being unhindered by legacy, an ability to leverage data, statistical models and advanced technologies with the best knowledge and expertise to deliver more efficient and effective reinsurance outcomes.
This places Willis Re in a unique position to build a truly analytically driven business, focused on creating solutions for the reinsurance industry that are future led and forward thinking.
Willis Re will also leverage recognized technical expertise from WTW’s Insurance Consulting & Technology business including their advanced modeling and analytical capabilities.
Alongside this will be WTW’s Research Network, an award-winning business supporting and influencing science to improve the understanding and quantification of risk.

Equal Opportunity

Willis Re is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive, and flexible work environment.
We provide equal opportunity to all qualified individuals regardless of race, colour, religion, age, gender, gender expression, national origin, veteran status, disability, orientation, or any other legally protected categories.
If you have a need that requires accommodation, please email us at talentacquisition@willisre.com