iptiQ Ops Risk Manager

About iptiQ

Are you keen to become part of a growing and dynamic entrepreneurial team within the established Swiss Re Group? iptiQ is a start-up unit within Swiss Re, established to provide innovative protection solutions directly to consumers. Our mission is to reduce the protection gap by simplifying insurance and making it more accessible to people. 

About the role 
 

This is an exciting opportunity to work in an exciting growth environment. You will have the chance to gain a broad insight into a wide range of risk management activities.
Primarily, you will focus on operational risk management across our EMEA entities. You will support the identification of key risks and ensure that reasonable mitigations are implemented. Reviewing the quality of risk and incident reporting, tracking progress, sharing relevant reports and driving ongoing improvement will be part of your job. As part of our due diligence responsibilities, you will review potential partners and deals as well as product proposals to support Risk Management's signature. 
 

Are you looking for development opportunities over time? Depending on your profile, the role could be expanded to additional responsibilities such as:
•    Involvement in the annual Product Review processes on Risk Management's behalf
•    Coordinating Risk Management's involvement in the Solvency II reporting processes
•    Continuous development of our comprehensive risk management framework
 

About the team 
 

This is your chance to join iptiQ where we are running and growing a new international unit within a global corporation. You will join a diverse and very motivated team committed to thrive and succeed in the task of making this business a success in the insurance market.
Our Risk function has a business oversight and servicing role. We are responsible for setting out the conditions under which the Company is willing to take risk, its risk tolerance and its risk management principles. We make sure that our entities' Boards and Senior Management are aware and understand the exposures, risk landscape and the risk governance framework. 
You will be reporting to the Chief Risk Officer iptiQ EMEA L&H. Our team is small and dynamic, our job is evolving with the growing business, and new ideas and client requirements guide the way forward.
Do you want to help enable the business to win in the future, by working side-by-side with the various teams in iptiQ EMEA? Then we are looking for you to join us.
 

About you 
 

•    You are passionate about working in the fast-paced environment of a young insurance company committed to the digitalization of insurance business
•    You are an independent and critical thinker, willing to challenge constructively, with a can-do-attitude, curious and keen to learn.
•    You bring excellent delivery skills, work diligently, assume responsibility for your own work and manage timelines adequately and independently
•    You have at least 5 years of experience in operational risk management in a Financial institution with solid general knowledge/experience in Risk Management
•    You have an understanding of business processes in Primary Insurance Business
•    You are an analytical person, able to handle ambiguity, embrace change and you are eager to learn
•    As a strong communicator, you have the ability to seamlessly interact with colleagues across functions, across locations in EMEA and on all levels
•    Your English is excellent, other European languages are helpful
 

We are looking forward to receive your application!

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