Senior L&H Transformation Leader

International Association of Insurance Professionals (IAIP); New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 192,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Swiss Re in Armonk, NY is seeking a Senior Consultant in Business Transformation (L&H) to drive end-to-end transformation initiatives across the L&H value chain, translating strategy into measurable outcomes and working with senior leaders and market units.

This role requires 7+ years in management consulting or transformation leadership within insurance, strong grounding in agile/lean/waterfall methodologies, and the ability to bridge strategy and execution to embed capabilities in

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in management consulting, professional services, or transformation/project leadership within insurance or reinsurance
• Proven track record of leading complex transformations end-to-end (scope, plan, stakeholders, risks, delivery), including cross-functional teams
• Strong grounding in project and change methodologies (e.g. Agile, Lean, Waterfall, Change Management, Process Engineering)
• Proven ability to bridge strategy and execution, including problem structuring, data analysis, process design, and development of decision-ready artefacts
• Analytical and financial acumen: comfortable with business cases, benefits tracking, and translating recommendations into measurable outcomes
• (Re)insurance expertise (L&H) and/or value chain understanding in Underwriting, Claims or Operations (preferred) or alternatively substantial experience in supporting other financial services

Responsibilities

• Strategic translation: Break down complex business challenges into clear problem statements and actionable solution approaches
• Initiative leadership: Transform strategic intent into well-defined initiatives with measurable outcomes and robust governance. Drive delivery, owning financial stewardship, milestone planning and stakeholder alignment
• Challenge the status quo: Be ready to drive innovative solutions and seek alternative approaches to achieve the best outcome for SwissRe L&H
• Delivery alignment: Partner with L&H Business leaders to ensure alignment, timely decisions and successful initiatives that move beyond experimentation and embed new capabilities into underwriting, claims, in-force management and operations
• Execution excellence: Strengthen project, program and portfolio management standards across L&H; ensure strategic initiatives are governed, prioritized and executed with clear accountability and measurable impact
• Cross-functional collaboration: Act as a change agent and connector between business, market units, governance forums, and Data & Tech teams to ensure alignment

Skills

Strategic thinking

Project leadership

Change management

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial acumen

Problem solving

Education

Certifications: PMP, PRINCE2, PROSCI, Agile/Scrum/SAFe, Lean Six Sigma

Tools

Agile

Lean

Waterfall

PM tools / Data analysis

Job description

Swiss Re in Armonk, NY is seeking a Senior Consultant in Business Transformation (L&H) to drive end-to-end transformation initiatives across the L&H value chain, translating strategy into measurable outcomes and working with senior leaders and market units.

This role requires 7+ years in management consulting or transformation leadership within insurance, strong grounding in agile/lean/waterfall methodologies, and the ability to bridge strategy and execution to embed capabilities in