Zurich, Zurich, CH
L&H Governance Manager
About the Role
Are you passionate about the various L&H Re lines of business and the full Reinsurance value chain? Are you self-motivated, ambitious and passionate about Governance topics? Are you willing to demonstrate performance culture in your daily activities? Do you like driving the big picture and at the same time rolling up your sleeves for the details?
If yes, then we have an opportunity for you in our global Operational Resilience & Governance L&H Re team!
In this role, your main responsibility is to support develop strategies, drive projects and translate ambiguous compliance, regulatory, or operational risk related matters into actionable frameworks and practices. This exciting opportunity will require you to closely collaborate across various seniority levels with numerous business teams on a market, regional as well as global level to continuously improve their risk and compliance framework.
Your main activities in particular:
• You support develop presentations/actions/strategies to translate operational risk/compliance/regulatory requirements into actionable frameworks and processes
• You contribute to improving the risk control framework of Reinsurance Life and Health business
• You partner with business colleagues and Governance Managers to maintain a robust risk and control framework that is fit for purpose now and in the future
• You advise business on operational resilience, risk or governance matters, and lead or contribute to governance workstreams of key group/BU projects related to operational risk and resilience improvements
• You support the identification of any potential gaps in controls, and areas for improvement or simplification while ensuring consistency between the regions and teams (global perspective)
• You use data analytics, visualizations, storytelling and project management techniques to support drive efforts forward.
About the Team:
The Operational Resilience & Governance Team sits under Business Excellence L&H Re. The team is diverse, global and delivers on a wide range of business objectives. We are an integrated unit that aligns governance, regulatory compliance, risk management, and internal control efforts to create a comprehensive and cohesive approach to managing operational, and legal & compliance risks.
About You:
You are an excellent teammate with strong communication and interpersonal skills, able to connect the dots end-to-end and build effective working relationships with stakeholders across markets/different functional areas. You have strong sense of ownership for timely and high-quality delivery and are able to deal positively with ambiguity and many diverse topics.
What we would like you to have:
• Insurance/reinsurance operational experience of 5 years or more, Swiss Re company knowledge is an asset
• Deep knowledge of three lines of defense concept, ideally experience in operational risk management
• Experience in leading projects and change initiatives
• Proficient in story telling as well as slide writing and presentation compilation based on PowerPoint
• Experience in driving improved use of data to manage risks
• University degree or equivalent business experience
• Fluent in English; proficiency in other languages is an advantage
If this seems like a good fit for you, we are looking forward to your application!
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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. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. 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.
Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.
If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.
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