Manager, Underwriting Portfolio Engineering

Swiss Re Group; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 130,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Swiss Re is seeking an Underwriting Portfolio Engineer in Zurich to design data products and analytical workflows that improve underwriting portfolio decisions. You will partner with portfolio managers to frame questions, analyze data and deploy solutions in Palantir Foundry and other platforms throughout the full lifecycle.

This hands-on role spans problem framing, data exploration, development, deployment and adoption, with a hybrid work model and clear opportunities to measure impact.

Qualifications

• Strong data modelling, transformation, integration and analysis skills.
• Experience turning business questions into analytical solutions.
• Ability to deliver results from problem framing to deployment.

Responsibilities

• Build underwriting-specific data products and Palantir workflows.
• Translate portfolio questions into practical analytics and decision-support.
• Analyze performance, exposures, concentrations and portfolio dynamics.
• Develop, test, deploy and maintain robust solutions with reliable data.
• Work with users to ensure adoption and measurable impact.
• Contribute to engineering standards and reusable components.

Skills

Data modelling

Data transformation

Data integration

Data analysis

Problem framing

Stakeholder communication

Production delivery

Tools

Palantir Foundry

Python

SQL

Job description

As an Underwriting Portfolio Engineer in the integrated Portfolio Strategy & Steering team, you will use advanced data, engineering and analytical techniques to improve underwriting portfolio decisions, identify risks and opportunities, and enable effective portfolio steering.

You will work directly with underwriting portfolio managers and leaders to frame material business questions, analyse complex portfolio data, and build practical solutions in Palantir and other relevant platforms.

This is a hands‑on delivery role across the full lifecycle: defining the problem, exploring data, building and deploying solutions, supporting adoption and measuring impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Build underwriting-specific data products, analytical tools and Palantir workflows that support portfolio planning, capacity setting and steering.
• Translate material underwriting portfolio questions into practical analytics and reusable decision-support capabilities.
• Analyse performance, exposures, concentrations, dependencies and portfolio dynamics to inform portfolio decisions.
• Develop, test, deploy and maintain robust solutions using reliable, decision-ready data from multiple sources.
• Work with users through delivery and adoption, measuring whether solutions improve the quality, speed or consistency of decisions.
• Contribute to common engineering practices, reusable components, documentation and analytical standards across the team.

About the Team

The Portfolio Strategy & Steering team brings together underwriting portfolio management, engineering, data and advanced analytical capabilities.

The team operates as one integrated group with team members holding distinct but complementary accountabilities and jointly responsible for priorities, quality and impact.

About You

You combine strong data and engineering capability with an interest in underwriting, commercial decision-making and portfolio management. You focus on solving business problems, not just technical problems.

You are comfortable working with complex datasets, developing analytical workflows and engaging with business stakeholders to understand the decisions your work supports.

You can move between exploratory analysis and production-quality delivery, challenge assumptions, investigate ambiguity and remain accountable for whether your solutions are used and create value.

We are looking for candidates who bring:

• hands-on experience developing data products, analytical workflows or decision-support solutions in Palantir Foundry or a comparable platform.
• strong capability in data modelling, transformation, integration and analysis, using technologies such as Python, SQL or equivalent tools.
• experience taking solutions from problem definition through development, testing, deployment and continuous improvement.
• ability to translate complex or ambiguous business questions into practical analytical approaches and clear outputs.
• ability to explain technical findings clearly and work effectively with underwriting, portfolio-management and other business stakeholders.

For Zurich, the base salary range for this position is between CHF 130,000 and CHF 194,000 for a full-time role.

The specific salary offered considers the scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role, as well as the applicant's education, qualifications, expertise, skills and experience.

Please Note: We are open to making this hire across any Swiss Re office within Europe and North America.

Salary ranges will vary between location in line with local market benchmarking, which will be shared during the screening/ interview process.

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

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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 15,000 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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