Governance & Steering Officer (80-100%; Hybrid; m/f/x)

Governance & Steering Officer (80-100%; Hybrid; m/f/x)

Are you an (re)insurance professional looking for the next challenge and do you want to dive into governance? Then this opportunity might be for you, and we look forward to receiving your application!

About the Role

As a Governance & Steering Officer, you will play a critical role in shaping the future of our Alternative Risk Transfer unit (ART). You will work alongside a talented team of experienced governance professionals.

You are the point of contact for business partners with regards to Governance, Risk and Control and selected Reporting topics. This includes working closely with our business partners to continuously improve our governance, risk, and compliance framework.

Key responsibilities:

• Build, maintain, and improve ART frameworks and process controls, including tool infrastructure and related databases, within the framework.
• Track, control, monitor, and report on governance breaches, working to maintain our Risk Control Self-Assessment framework.
• Support various internal or external reportings including certain financial reporting
• In collaboration with business partners, be responsible for the development, monitoring, and reporting on KPIs related to the ART framework, aligning with standards and metrics.
• Work closely with governance, legal, compliance, and risk management functions to exchange insights and relevant data while implementing and maintaining quality governance standards, particularly within the captive context.
• Proactively identify any potential gaps and improvement areas in our governance processes, aligning with ART standards.
• Support and/or lead governance workstreams related to our business segment.

About the Team

We are within Corporate Solutions' business ART unit, consisting of highly experienced insurance professionals. We have presence in multiple locations such as New York, Zurich, Luxembourg, and Munich. We are excited to take you on this journey with us and join an international diverse team.

Together with you, we take the opportunity to create a high-performing team from scratch. We put open, direct communication as well as personal empowerment at the centre of our collaboration, ensuring we can apply operational rigor as well as common-sense in all governance and steering activities across the various frameworks.

About You

We are looking for someone who is passionate about protecting our business and can respectfully engage in challenging conversations with stakeholders. To be successful, you need to have strong communication skills – striving to be at the right table with the right people at the right time. You have strong people skills, empowering and inspiring those you lead and collaborate with. In particular, we would like you to have:

• Professional-level (3+ years) experience of insurance and/or reinsurance, in governance, operations, compliance, and/or risk management.
• Process and project management skills, ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
• Analytical and organizational skills
• Strong experience with MS Excel and PowerPoint
• Full proficiency in English written and spoken, other languages are an advantage

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For Germany, the base salary range for this position is between EUR 64,000 and EUR 106,000 (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.

Eligibility may vary depending on the terms of Swiss Re policies and your employment contract.

About Swiss Re Corporate Solutions

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer. We anticipate and manage risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime.

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions is the commercial insurance arm of the Swiss Re Group. We offer innovative insurance solutions to large and midsized multinational corporations from our approximately 50 locations worldwide. We help clients mitigate their risk exposure, whilst our industry-leading claims service provides them with additional peace of mind.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. Swiss Re Corporate Solutions embraces 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.

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