Treasurer EME and Life (100%)

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

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Treasurer EME and Life (100%)

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Interested in a senior leadership role working in a stimulating and challenging environment? Group Treasury & Capital Management within Group Finance is seeking an experienced finance leader to serve as Treasurer for our EME and Life businesses.

This role offers a unique opportunity to influence some of the most important financial decisions across Zurich’s EME and Life businesses. Working directly with senior business and finance leaders, you will help shape capital allocation, balance sheet strategy and shareholder value creation across a broad international portfolio. Operating at the intersection of strategy, finance and capital and liquidity management, this is a highly visible role with significant influence across multiple businesses and jurisdictions.

You will bring a deep understanding of insurance balance sheets, strong commercial judgement, and the ability to influence decisions across multiple legal entities and stakeholder groups.

If you are an experienced insurance finance professional with capital management and balance sheet management skills, this job may be for you.

What you will do

• Serve as the primary Treasury and Capital Management partner to the EME and Life businesses, working closely with business CFOs and finance leaders to support strategic decision making and execution.
• Support business planning and strategic initiatives by ensuring capital, liquidity and balance sheet implications are appropriately reflected in decision making.
• Identify opportunities to improve capital efficiency, optimise liquidity positions and enhance returns on deployed capital across the EME and Life portfolio.
• Build a clear and comprehensive picture of each of the balance sheets in terms of regulatory capital requirements, liquidity, financial risk, leverage, return on capital and legal entity structure and identify opportunities to enhance balance sheet efficiency.
• Provide insight and challenge on matters relating to capital allocation and ensure the efficient deployment of capital across EME and Life balance sheets, balancing growth opportunities, risk appetite, and shareholder returns.
• Oversee capital and liquidity management activities across the portfolio of entities and ensure businesses remain appropriately capitalised and liquid under both business as usual and stressed conditions, whilst maximising dividends and other liquidity repatriations, where appropriate.
• Work closely with relevant balance sheet CFOs to identify and resolve all issues relating to Treasury and Capital Management and to ensure that relevant information and issues are escalated at local, regional and Group levels as appropriate.
• Monitor industry and marketplace developments, including regulatory developments and promote a market-leading approach to capital and liquidity management within EME and Life.
• Lead and develop a team of Treasury professionals, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Build strong relationships across Group, regional, and local teams.

What you bring

• Significant experience within insurance finance, treasury, capital management, corporate finance or related disciplines.
• Strong understanding of insurance balance sheets and value drivers.
• Experience working with insurance regulatory capital frameworks and capital management processes.
• Commercially minded with strong strategic judgements.
• 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 using formal authority.

You belong here.

Imagine working in one of the world’s most sustainable workplaces. At Quai Zurich Campus, you’ll enjoy an environment designed to help you thrive, with benefits that support your well-being and impact, and opportunities to perform at your best, surrounded by top talent and supportive colleagues.

You’ll have access to healthy food options, fitness facilities, and bright, collaborative spaces that spark creativity. Located in the heart of Zurich on the shores of Lake Zurich, the campus offers excellent public transportation links, making your commute simple.

Grow with us through access to learning resources, on-the-job development, and continuous empowerment and support. Be part of a team that is creating a brighter future together.

About Us

Zurich is a leading multi-line insurer, serving over 82 million customers in more than 200 countries and territories with more than 65,000 employees.
For over 150 years, Zurich has been transforming insurance – offering not just protection, but also prevention services that promote well-being and climate resilience.
Guided by our purpose to ‘create a brighter future together,’ we aim to be one of the most responsible and impactful businesses in the world.
We look forward to receiving your online application today!

At Zurich, we like to think outside the box and challenge the status quo. We take an optimistic approach by focusing on the positives and constantly asking What can go right?

We are an equal opportunity employer who knows that each employee is unique - that’s what makes our team so great!
Join us as we constantly explore new ways to protect our customers and the planet .