Talent Partner L&H Re (Hybrid; m/f/x/d; 80-100%)

Swiss Re; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Swiss Re is seeking a Talent Partner for L&H Re, hybrid, 80-100%, to unlock talent potential and shape high‑performing organisations. You will be embedded within a Business Unit and drive talent, leadership, culture and organisational effectiveness priorities that fuel business success and an exceptional employee experience.

As the go‑to expert, you will partner with senior leaders to translate business strategy into meaningful people outcomes, supporting succession planning, leadership pipeline

Qualifications

• Proven experience in talent management, organisational effectiveness, leadership development, learning, culture and inclusion with measurable impact.
• Strong experience in strategic workforce planning and leadership development.
• Ability to design and facilitate high-quality talent sessions for senior leadership teams.
• Proven ability to translate business strategy into practical people solutions using data and insights.

Responsibilities

• Design and coordinate the talent strategy with the business and ensure adoption by leaders.
• Anticipate future work, evolving roles, and necessary capabilities for the talent pipeline.
• Design and facilitate Talent Review sessions including succession planning and leadership development.
• Lead end-to-end employee engagement surveys, analyse results, and drive follow-up actions.

Skills

Talent management

Leadership development

Strategic workforce planning

Succession planning

People analytics

Job description

Talent Partner L&H Re (Hybrid; m/f/x/d; 80-100%)

Are you passionate about unlocking talent potential and shaping high-performing, future-ready organisations? If you thrive at the intersection of people strategy and business impact — and love partnering with senior leaders to make a real difference — this could be the role for you. Join us as a Talent Partner supporting one of our Business Units, where you will play a pivotal role in driving talent, leadership, culture and organisational effectiveness priorities that fuel business success and create an exceptional employee experience.

About the Role

As Talent Partner, you will be the go-to expert embedded within the Business Unit, dedicated to unlocking people potential and translating business strategy into meaningful people outcomes. You will partner closely with senior leaders and leadership teams to drive talent decisions, succession planning and organisational capability priorities. This is a role for someone who is equally comfortable thinking strategically and rolling up their sleeves to make things happen.

Key Responsibilities

• Design together with the business and coordinate the implementation of the talent strategy, measure outcomes and ensure successful adoption by business leaders
• Imagine the future of work, how the business and roles will evolve, as well as the capabilities required for the future to ensure the organization gets ready for what comes next and secures/develops the necessary talent
• Design and facilitate the Talent Review sessions for the leadership teams, includingsuccession planning, talent pipelining and leadership pipeline development
• Lead end-to-end employee engagement survey processes — communicating, coordinating and analysing results, providing actionable insights and monitoring follow‑up actions to ensure a quality employee experience
• Embed inclusion as a fundamental pillar of all Talent Management processes within the Business Unit, staying connected to the latest Inclusion initiatives and ensuring they are integrated meaningfully
• Stay ahead of the curve on Talent projects across areas such as performance culture, strategic people planning and capability development
• Operationalise Talent & Culture group processes across the Business Unit, taking clear personal ownership and accountability for implementation in partnership with relevant peers and colleagues
• Interpret and leverage people data and analytics — including Swiss Re-wide surveys and other sources — to diagnose root causes of talent and learning challenges and drive evidence-based solutions

About the Team

Our team partners with leaders across Life and Health Reinsurance, Asset Management and EMEA countries. We play a critical role in enabling the success of these functions by ensuring our people, leaders and organisation are equipped to meet current and future business challenges. We work closely with business leaders and HR colleagues to shape talent strategies, strengthen leadership pipelines, foster an inclusive culture and build the capabilities needed for long‑term success. We are a collaborative, high‑performing team that blends strategic thinking with pragmatic execution — always with a sharp focus on business impact. If you value both big‑picture thinking and getting things done, you’ll feel right at home here.

About You

You are a commercially minded talent and people professional who genuinely enjoys partnering with leaders, solving complex organisational challenges and turning data into action. You bring a compelling combination of strategic thinking, strong stakeholder management and a deep passion for developing people and organisations. You are curious, credible and confident — able to influence at senior levels while remaining grounded in practical delivery.

We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements:

• Proven experience in talent management , organisational effectiveness, leadership development, learning, culture and/or inclusion — with a track record of delivering measurable impact
• Solid experience in strategic workforce planning
• Strong command of succession planning, talent reviews, capability development and career growth frameworks , with the ability to design and facilitate high‑quality talent sessions for senior leadership teams
• Demonstrated ability to translate business strategy into practical people solutions , with strong analytical skills and experience using people data and insights to inform and influence decision-making

These are additional nice to haves:

• Experience supportingorganisational transformation, change management or strategic workforce planninginitiatives
• Background inconsulting, organisational developmentor a related advisory capacity
• Excellentcommunication, facilitation and presentation skills, with confidence engaging and influencing senior stakeholders
• Degree or equivalent professional experience inHuman Resources, Organisational Psychology, Business, Social Sciencesor a related field

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.

We may use AI‑powered tools to support the review and evaluation of applications for this position. These tools provide additional insights to our recruitment teams, but all hiring decisions are carefully reviewed and made by people. To learn more about how we use AI in recruitment and how we handle your personal data, please review our Data Privacy Statement before applying.

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