Portfolio Management Actuary (Hybrid, 80-100%)

About the team

The Portfolio Management EMEA (PM EMEA) works in close collaboration with various functions in Life & Health (L&H) and in partnership with Market Units in Continental Europe, UK & Ireland and Middle East & Africa. Our purpose it to generate insights and connect our business to proactively steer the business in delivering sustainable profits. We achieve this by strengthening feedback loops across L&H and by delivering portfolio monitoring capabilities.

Now you can become a part of this international and dynamic team! We are an engaged and agile group of individuals with a distinct financial foresight and a flair for creativity and problem solving. By effectively applying our skills and collaborating across functions, we make a difference to our partners and generate value in our portfolio both for our clients and partners.

About the Role

This role provides an excellent opportunity to collaborate with teams regionally and globally across the entire L&H business. In this role you will:

• Act as key partner for portfolio monitoring priorities in the German and Central Eastern European markets to identify and monitor key portfolio risks
• Perform deep dive investigations to understand the drivers of performance and propose and support execution of relevant actions
• Carry out proactive monitoring of the L&H portfolio and execute management actions including inforce rate reviews and recaptures
• Use data analytics and visualisations to communicate portfolio performance, highlighting areas of concern and insights that steer business decisions
• Contribute to strategic projects
• Analyse and interpret financial results under various valuation methods used within Swiss Re

About You

• A part qualified or newly qualified Actuary with an inquisitive, pragmatic and commercial nature.
• Working experience of around 5 years in the insurance / reinsurance market.
• Good understanding of various valuation methods including IFRS17.
• Strong financial acumen, ability to interpret financial results and formulate tangible actions.
• Analytical mindset with a passion for leveraging data and technology to steer business decisions. Experience with coding and data analytics tools (e.g. Power BI) would be an asset.
• An independent and critical thinker with good negotiation skills and an ability to constructively challenge.
• Excellent at networking, ability to engage and build positive relationships with various internal and external partners.
• Fluent in German and English; knowledge of other European languages is a plus.

Are you ready for the challenge? Apply now!

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About Swiss Re

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. 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 14,000 employees across the world.