Senior Industry Affairs Manager - UK & Ireland Life & Health (60 - 100%)

Crossell; City Of London; On-site; GBP 88,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading reinsurance company is seeking a Senior Industry Affairs Manager in London to shape the future of the UK and Ireland protection industry. In this role, you will drive market growth, influence policy, and leverage your expertise to impact life and health markets. Candidates should possess substantial experience in protection markets and strong analytical skills. A competitive salary and performance-based bonuses are offered.

Benefits

Performance-based variable compensation

Global and location-specific benefits

Qualifications

• Substantial experience within the UK and Ireland protection markets with detailed knowledge of regulatory issues.
• Proven experience dealing with complex public policy issues.
• Demonstrated lobbying and stakeholder management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead industry engagement by developing Swiss Re responses.
• Support business growth by contributing to new business activities.
• Coordinate engagement across industry bodies.

Skills

Experience within UK and Ireland protection markets

Strong analytical skills

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Senior Industry Affairs Manager - UK & Ireland Life & Health (60 - 100%)

Are you passionate about shaping the future of the protection industry? Join Swiss Re as our Senior Industry Affairs Manager and become the voice that influences policy, drives market growth, and builds financial resilience across the UK and Ireland. This highly visible role puts you at the forefront of industry change, allowing you to leverage your expertise to make a meaningful impact on our life and health markets.

About the Role

As our Senior Industry Affairs Manager, you'll be a primary thought leader in the UK and Irish Life and Health markets. You'll develop responses to government and regulatory policies, deliver technical leadership on industry hot topics, and promote Swiss Re's objectives of building financial resilience across the population through growing the protection market. Key responsibilities include:

• Lead industry engagement by acting as subject matter expert across the full range of life and health industry themes, developing and positioning Swiss Re responses with leading industry bodies and government
• Support business growth by using technical expertise to contribute to new business origination and proposition development activities
• Coordinate external engagement across life and health relevant industry bodies, think tanks and working groups including ABI, ILAG, and GRiD
• Represent Swiss Re in relevant industry forums, seeking out leadership opportunities that support our strategic interests
• Provide expert support to local leadership in their external market engagement activities
• Own flagship publications including Swiss Re flagship reports such as Term & Health Watch
• Create compelling content through production of media pieces, reports and commentary on UK and Ireland protection industry topics
• Build strategic networks across our client base and with key industry figures
• Collaborate internally with the Marketing and Media Relations teams to develop and execute our Marketing & Communications plan

About the Team

You'll be joining a dynamic team of insurance professionals who are dedicated to servicing our clients and driving commercial success in the UK and Ireland L&H markets. Our team supports the broadest client footprint of any reinsurer in the UK&I. We pride ourselves on our commercial hunger, technical expertise, market knowledge, and ability to translate complex topics into actionable strategies that benefit Swiss Re, our clients and the broader protection industry.

About You

You're a protection industry expert with a passion for progressing financial resilience and a talent for influencing positive change. You thrive in a visible role where you can apply your technical knowledge to develop and lead Swiss Re's market voice on a range of complex topics. You're equally comfortable developing your own agenda as you are aligning with Group-wide initiatives. You enjoy interacting with clients and key market figures and have the ability to build lasting relationships across the industry.

We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements:

• Substantial experience within the UK and Ireland protection markets with detailed knowledge of regulatory, tax, and social care regimes
• Proven experience dealing with complex public policy issues, with the ability to quickly understand technical details and provide guidance
• Strong analytical skills to translate government and regulatory policy into a life and health protection context
• Demonstrated lobbying and stakeholder management capabilities, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders based on sound technical arguments
• Excellent communication skills across written, verbal, and digital channels, with the ability to tailor messages for different audiences

These are additional nice to haves:

• Experience representing an organization at industry conferences and events
• Background in developing thought leadership content for various media channels
• Knowledge of international protection markets and global trends
• Experience in building and executing marketing and communications strategies
• Familiarity with social media platforms for professional engagement and thought leadership

For London based role, the base salary range for this position is between GBP 88,000 and GBP 132,000 (for a full-time role). The specific salary offered considers the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role, the applicant's own profile including education/qualifications, expertise, specialisation, skills and experience.

In addition to your base salary, Swiss Re offers an attractive performance-based variable compensation component, designed to recognise your achievements. Further you will enjoy a variety of global and location specific benefits.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. We are committed to creating an inclusive and flexible environment where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.