Governance Manager L&H

Are you passionate about transforming how risk and governance operate in the Life & Health Reinsurance space? Join us in a role where you'll shape decision-making processes, influence business leaders, and drive forward-looking governance practices that balance protection with performance. This is your opportunity to be at the intersection of business strategy and risk management, making a tangible impact across our global operations.

About the Role

As our Governance Manager, you'll serve as a strategic partner to business leaders across regions, helping to embed effective risk management and governance practices throughout the Life & Health Reinsurance value chain. You'll bring additional perspectives to complex challenges and drive initiatives that strengthen our resilience.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders, shaping and challenging how operational, compliance, and regulatory risks are managed across the L&H Re value chain
• Continuously enhance the risk framework, ensuring it remains fit for purpose in a dynamic and evolving environment
• Identify key risk gaps, drive targeted improvements, and promote a strong, proactive risk culture across teams
• Provide expert guidance on operational risk and governance topics, including events, issues, and audits, with a focus on practical and sustainable solutions
• Lead high-impact initiatives, collaborating with global assurance functions to strengthen the overall control of the environment
• Leverage process mapping and analytics to increase transparency, enable better decision-making, and anticipate emerging risks

About the Team

The Operational Resilience & Governance team sits within Business Operations L&H Re. We are a diverse, global team with a clear mandate: to align governance, regulatory compliance, risk management, and internal controls into a cohesive and forward-looking framework. We work closely with the business to not only safeguard today's operations, but to anticipate and prepare for future challenges, making us a key enabler of sustainable performance.

About You

You're a strategic thinker who can navigate complexity while maintaining a practical approach to risk and governance. You understand that effective governance isn't about bureaucracy but about enabling better business decisions. You're equally comfortable analyzing detailed risk data and communicating insights to senior stakeholders.

We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in Insurance or Reinsurance, with a strong understanding of L&H business
• Solid expertise in the three lines of defense model and its practical application
• Proven ability to navigate complexity, connect the dots, and translate insights into action
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively
• University degree or equivalent professional experience
• Advanced ability to leverage AI and digital tools for risk analysis and insights
• Experience implementing governance frameworks during periods of regulatory change

These are additional nice to haves:

• Leadership experience or team management background

The estimated base salary range for this position for Armonk, NY is $120,000 to $200,000. The specific salary offered for this, or any given role will take into account a number of factors including but not limited to job location, scope of role, qualifications, complexity/specialization/scarcity of talent, experience, education, and employer budget. At Swiss Re, we take a "total compensation approach" when making compensation decisions. This means that we consider all components of compensation in their totality (such as base pay, short-and long-term incentives, and benefits offered), in setting individual compensation.

Our company has a hybrid work model where the expectation is that you will be in the office at least three days per week