Governance & Operations Manager (Temporary)

Are you a highly organized, proactive professional who enjoys bringing structure to complex topics and improving how things work? Do you thrive in complex, fast-moving environments where your work directly shapes how a global function operates?

Join Swiss Re's Group Legal & Compliance function and play a central role in driving critical governance, risk, operational and reporting activities across a truly global organization. You'll work closely with senior stakeholders, take ownership of important topics and have the opportunity to make a real, visible impact.

About the Role

As Governance & Operations Manager, you'll be a trusted operational partner at the heart of Swiss Re's Legal & Compliance function. You'll own key governance, risk and operational activities and contribute to the continuous improvement of how the function operates.

Your responsibilities will span end-to-end ownership of selected operational frameworks, operational risk management and internal reporting. With operational risk as a key focus, you'll go beyond coordinating core processes, controls and reporting: you'll exercise judgment, advise and constructively challenge stakeholders, and help develop pragmatic solutions. You'll also contribute to broader operational priorities across the team, including financial management.

The role offers broad exposure to senior stakeholders across Legal & Compliance and beyond, giving you a unique perspective on how a global function operates and a strong platform for future development within Swiss Re.

This is a 12-month fixed-term position. There may be an opportunity for the role to become permanent beyond the initial term.

Key Responsibilities

Governance & Operational Frameworks

• Own and continuously improve selected governance and operational frameworks within Legal & Compliance, ensuring they remain effective and aligned with relevant Group policies and governance requirements
• Manage and oversee framework-related processes, controls, approvals, and reporting activities, and drive related improvements

Operational Risk Management 

• Coordinate and oversee operational risk management activities across Legal & Compliance, including risk and control processes, operational issue and events management, control testing and related reporting
• Advise and support key stakeholders across Legal & Compliance on operational risk matters, applying sound judgment, constructively challenging where needed, and acting as the key interface with Group Operational Risk Management

Internal Reporting

• Prepare and oversee internal reporting deliverables and key performance indicators 
• Support management decision-making through timely, accurate and insightful reporting

Continuous Improvement

• Drive continuous improvement within your areas of responsibility and lead or contribute to selected operational and strategic initiatives across Legal & Compliance

About the Team

The Legal & Compliance Operations team is based in Switzerland and Slovakia and has a broad mandate spanning governance, operational risk, reporting and financial management. We own selected operational frameworks within Legal & Compliance, lead operational risk management and internal reporting, and coordinate financial planning, budgeting and forecasting to support informed decision-making across the function. We work closely with senior stakeholders and all teams within Legal and Compliance.

About You

You are a curious, highly organized professional who enjoys understanding how things work and finding ways to make them better. You have a strong sense of ownership and accountability, combining sound judgment and attention to detail with the confidence to engage credibly with senior stakeholders and constructively challenge existing approaches. You are comfortable navigating competing priorities, working independently and collaborating across diverse stakeholder groups.

We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements:

• University degree in Business Administration, Finance, Law, or a related field
• Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience in governance, operations, consulting, risk management, compliance, or a similar corporate function
• Good understanding of risk and control frameworks, governance processes, and operational risk management principles
• Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and drive topics independently
• Strong analytical capabilities and hands-on experience working with data, reporting, and performance metrics
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills across all organizational levels

These are additional nice to haves:

• Prior experience working in a Legal, Compliance and/or Risk Management environment
• Experience managing budgets, forecasts, and financial planning activities

For Slovakia the base salary range for this position is between 2,900 EUR and 4,900 EUR per month (for a full-time role). The specific salary offered considers:

• the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role, 
• the applicant’s own profile including education/qualifications, expertise, specialisation, skills and experience.

In addition to your base salary, Swiss Re offers an attractive performance-based variable compensation component, designed to recognise your achievements.

Further you will enjoy a variety of global and location specific benefits. Eligibility may vary depending on the terms of Swiss Re policies and your employment contract.

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