Senior Exposure Risk Analytics Lead

Zurich Insurance; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Part time

Job summary

Zurich Insurance is seeking a Senior Exposure Management Analyst to shape our UK exposure management capabilities. The role supports risk insights, portfolio decisions and development of catastrophe modelling capabilities across multiple lines of business.

The position involves developing realistic disaster scenarios, driving data quality, and collaborating with underwriting to enable risk-aware growth. Flexible part-time, job-share or full-time options are available in a hybrid UK office

Qualifications

• Experience in Exposure Management, Catastrophe Modelling, Portfolio Analytics or a related insurance risk discipline.
• Experience analysing exposure and accumulation risk across one or more insurance portfolios.
• Strong understanding of catastrophe models, scenario analysis and stress testing methodologies.
• Ability to translate technical modelling outputs into clear business recommendations for underwriting and senior stakeholders.
• Experience handling large datasets and developing analytical solutions using SQL, Python, Power BI or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of Zurich's view of risk across natural catastrophe, casualty, terrorism, climate and emerging risk exposures.
• Develop, assess and enhance Realistic Disaster Scenarios (RDS), stress tests and portfolio risk assessments to support underwriting, capital and governance decisions.
• Deliver portfolio exposure analysis and commentary, providing clear insights into exposure concentrations, accumulation drivers, portfolio resilience and emerging risk trends.
• Partner with Underwriting teams to support portfolio optimisation decisions and risk-adjusted growth opportunities.
• Challenge and validate catastrophe models, exposure assumptions and scenario outputs to ensure robust risk assessment.
• Drive improvements in exposure data quality, coverage and governance, working closely with business and data stakeholders.
• Support event response activities by assessing potential portfolio impacts from major catastrophe and non-catastrophe events.
• Lead development of enhanced reporting and analytical capabilities, leveraging automation, modern data solutions and evolving technology platforms.
• Research emerging industry developments, market practices and regulatory expectations to continuously evolve Exposure Management capabilities.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor for exposure management topics across the business.

Skills

Exposure Management

Catastrophe Modelling

Portfolio Analytics

Capital Modelling

Data Analysis

Communication with stakeholders

Tools

SQL

Python

Power BI

Job description

Zurich Insurance is seeking a Senior Exposure Management Analyst to shape our UK exposure management capabilities. The role supports risk insights, portfolio decisions and development of catastrophe modelling capabilities across multiple lines of business.

The position involves developing realistic disaster scenarios, driving data quality, and collaborating with underwriting to enable risk-aware growth. Flexible part-time, job-share or full-time options are available in a hybrid UK office