Underwriting Portfolio Strategy Lead

Swiss Re; Armonk (NY); On-site; USD 164,000 - 246,000; Full time

Job summary

Swiss Re is seeking an Underwriting Portfolio Manager to shape the portfolio, inform capital allocation and drive steering actions. You will analyze data in Palantir and other platforms to translate evidence into portfolio recommendations and support decision-making at all levels.

The role requires hands-on analytics, risk awareness and the ability to concur with senior leadership on portfolio strategies. Hybrid work and competitive compensation are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience analysing underwriting portfolios and assessing performance, exposure, concentration, diversification and portfolio risk.
• Understanding of capital allocation, capacity-setting frameworks, risk-adjusted returns and the trade-offs involved in deploying underwriting capacity.
• Ability to interrogate complex datasets, test hypotheses and produce decision-ready insight using Palantir or comparable modern data and analytical platforms.
• Strong understanding of underwriting economics, market dynamics and portfolio management within reinsurance or commercial insurance.
• Ability to synthesise complex analysis into clear conclusions and recommendations for senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver the Group’s underwriting portfolio plan, including the Target Liability Portfolio and Group Capital Allocation Strategy, translating Group objectives, risk appetite, financial ambition and market conditions into explicit portfolio choices.
• Assess portfolio economics, risk, return, diversification and capital consumption to produce clear capacity, allocation and steering recommendations.
• Work directly with Palantir and other analytical platforms to test hypotheses, interpret underwriting performance and exposure data, and form robust portfolio conclusions.
• Identify material risks, concentrations, dependencies and opportunities early enough to drive meaningful management action.
• Translate analysis into specific steering actions, support governance decisions, track implementation and adjust where outcomes are not being achieved.
• Partner with portfolio engineering, data and analytics colleagues to improve tools, workflows and decision‑support capabilities.
• Communicate clear recommendations to underwriting, finance, risk, capital management and senior leadership, while developing team capability across portfolio management, commercial judgement and analytics.

Skills

Portfolio analysis

Capital allocation

Data analysis

Underwriting economics

Stakeholder communication

Palantir proficiency

Tools

Palantir

Job description

Swiss Re is seeking an Underwriting Portfolio Manager to shape the portfolio, inform capital allocation and drive steering actions. You will analyze data in Palantir and other platforms to translate evidence into portfolio recommendations and support decision-making at all levels.

The role requires hands-on analytics, risk awareness and the ability to concur with senior leadership on portfolio strategies. Hybrid work and competitive compensation are offered.