Senior Treasury & Capital Leader – EME & Life

Zurich; Zürich; On-site; CHF 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Zurich is seeking a senior finance leader to serve as Treasurer for the EME and Life businesses, shaping capital allocation, balance sheet strategy and shareholder value across a broad international portfolio.

Working with senior business and finance leaders, you will influence decisions across multiple legal entities, ensuring robust capital and liquidity management, and leading a high-impact treasury team at Zurich Campus in Switzerland.

Qualifications

• Significant experience within insurance finance, treasury, capital management or related disciplines.
• Strong understanding of insurance balance sheets and value drivers.
• Experience with insurance regulatory capital frameworks and capital management processes.
• Commercially minded with strong strategic judgement.
• Strong communicator with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Solution-oriented, pragmatic and comfortable operating in a dynamic environment.
• Able to challenge constructively and influence without formal authority.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary Treasury and Capital Management partner to the EME and Life businesses.
• Support planning by ensuring capital and liquidity implications are reflected in decisions.
• Identify opportunities to improve capital efficiency and liquidity across the portfolio.
• Build clear pictures of balance sheets in terms of capital requirements and risks.
• Provide insight on capital allocation and ensure efficient deployment across entities.
• Oversee capital and liquidity management under normal and stressed conditions.
• Work with balance sheet CFOs and escalate issues to local, regional and Group levels as appropriate.
• Monitor regulatory developments and promote best practices in capital management.
• Lead and develop a Treasury team, fostering accountability and continuous improvement.
• Build strong relationships across Group, regional, and local teams.

Skills

Insurance finance

Treasury

Capital management

Strategic judgement

Communication skills

Leadership

Regulatory frameworks

Job description

Zurich is seeking a senior finance leader to serve as Treasurer for the EME and Life businesses, shaping capital allocation, balance sheet strategy and shareholder value across a broad international portfolio.

Working with senior business and finance leaders, you will influence decisions across multiple legal entities, ensuring robust capital and liquidity management, and leading a high-impact treasury team at Zurich Campus in Switzerland.