Head, L&H Contracts - APAC

Swiss Re Asia Pte. Ltd.; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Swiss Re Asia Pte. Ltd. in Hong Kong is seeking a regional leader for the APAC Life & Health Contracts function to guide drafting discipline, governance, and risk review in a high-volume underwriting environment.

You will lead a nine-person regional team across multiple markets, partner with APAC leadership and global heads, drive standardization, and accelerate GenAI-enabled workflows to modernize contracting practice while protecting long-term value.

Qualifications

• 12–15+ years’ experience in Life & Health (re)insurance contracting, including significant drafting and negotiation of (re)insurance agreements; legal qualification preferred
• Demonstrated commercial judgment and ability to articulate risk trade-offs
• Proven people leadership experience, with the ability to lead, engage and develop a team across multiple locations

Responsibilities

• Lead contract drafting discipline, governance rigor, and in-force contractual risk review within a high-volume underwriting environment
• Serve as a business partner to APAC business, translating underwriting intent and legal advice into disciplined contract execution
• Own deviation governance, negotiation consistency and contractual analysis across the region
• Drive modernization through workflow tools and GenAI-enabled practices
• Lead a regional team of Contracts Specialists located across multiple markets in APAC

Skills

Contract drafting

Governance

Leadership

GenAI

Commercial judgment

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

Legal qualification

Tools

Contract workflow tools

GenAI tools

Job description

Ready to shape the future of Life & Health reinsurance contracts across Asia Pacific? Join Swiss Re in a regional leadership role with accountability for the APAC Contracts function. Partnering with APAC leadership and the Global Head of L&H Contracts, you'll strengthen commercial discipline and governance while leading a high-performing team. You'll also shape the future of the function by modernizing workflows and accelerating the adoption of GenAI-enabled solutions across the region.

About the Role

APAC is a diverse and strategically important region within Swiss Re’s L&H reinsurance portfolio. The role leads contract drafting discipline, governance rigor, and in-force contractual risk review within a high-volume, performance-driven underwriting environment.

You will serve as a business partner to Swiss Re L&H's APAC business, translating underwriting intent and legal advice into disciplined contract execution that protects long-term value. The role owns deviation governance, negotiation consistency and contractual analysis across the region, while driving modernization through workflow tools and GenAI-enabled practices. While strong legal and drafting expertise is important, this role sits within the L&H Chief Underwriting Officer's organization and partners closely with legal, underwriting, pricing, claims, portfolio management and risk functions.

You will lead a regional team of nine Contracts Specialists located across multiple markets in APAC, providing clear direction, building capability, and fostering strong collaboration and consistency across locations.

Reporting to the Global Head of L&H Contracts, this role is a member of the L&H Contracts Leadership Team and plays a visible role in shaping the evolution of the Contracts function.

About the Life & Health Contracts Function

The L&H Contracts function drafts, reviews and advises on reinsurance agreements between Swiss Re and its clients. In close partnership with underwriting, pricing, claims, legal, and risk, the team:

Structures and documents traditional reinsurance agreements

Provides clear advice on wording implications and risk trade-offs

Supports disciplined portfolio management through contracts analysis

Contracts plays a critical role in safeguarding Swiss Re’s risk position while enabling sustainable long-term profitability.

Your Mandate

1. Strengthen Commercial Discipline

Ensure contracts reflect underwriting intent and disciplined risk-taking

Act as a trusted partner to Client Markets and cross-functional stakeholders (underwriting, pricing, claims, legal, etc), shaping deal structure and contract outcomes

Provide clear, decisive recommendations on wording and structural trade-offs, with hands‑on involvement in key client accounts

Lead commercial interpretation, analysis, and revision of existing agreements

2. Strengthen Governance & Standardization

Ensure consistent application of global contracting standards

Own deviation governance, tracking, and transparency across the region

Strengthen documentation rigor and decision traceability

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Contracts Specialists based across several locations in Asia

Define clear roles, accountability, and career pathways for Contracts Counsels

Represent APAC within the L&H Contracts Leadership Team

4. Accelerate Digital Workflow & GenAI Adoption

Lead regional adoption of contracting workflow tools and GenAI-enabled practices, embedding responsible and scalable AI use into standard drafting and review workflows

About You

12–15+ years’ experience in Life & Health (re)insurance contracting, including significant drafting and negotiation of (re)insurance agreements; legal qualification preferred

Demonstrated commercial judgment and ability to articulate risk trade-offs

Proven people leadership experience, with the ability to lead, engage and develop a team of nine professionals working across multiple locations and markets in a regulated, complex reinsurance environment

Experience leading multi-location teams in a regulated, complex reinsurance environment

A high-accountability leader who drives performance and sets clear standards

Decisive and commercially pragmatic, with the confidence to challenge stakeholders constructively and make disciplined risk decisions

Committed to developing talent and strengthening capabilities

Experience driving workflow modernization and technology-enabled change

The base salary range of this position will be shared with you during the interview process.