About the Team and Role
We are setting up the Treaty Underwriting Data and Analytics Team within the Property and Casualty Reinsurance Center, and we are looking forward to build a dynamic and diverse Team.
We are a global operating team located in Zurich, London, Munich, Chicago (Schaumburg) and Bangalore. The key objective of the team will be to ideate, build and run data-analytics solutions in close collaboration with key partners in Property and Casualty (P&C) Underwriting, Swiss Re Institute and IT. With those partners we will shape the future of a data enabled underwriting, ensuring the power of data is leveraged at the right moment in time of decision making.
We are building a center of expertise when it comes to usage of P&C data in underwriting decision making. Effective collaboration, transparency and agility are core values to us.
Further responsibilities include:
- Develop advanced actuarial methods and translate them into impactful and usable products for P&C Treaty Underwriters and actuaries
- Promotion of data literacy and data culture in the underwriting community
As a new member of our team, you will contribute to our innovation pipeline and be able to work first-hand with a strong and mature data asset and world-class analytical tools that give us the flexibility to experiment. Hence your affinity to coding is welcome. You will collaborate with the data engineers and business analysts to ensure business requirements are translated into high-quality products meeting clients demands. You will be able to experiment and originate ideas.
Are you up for the challenge? If yes, we would love to get to know you! This role can be filled at either AVP or VP level, based on candidate’s experience.
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About You – AVP level candidates
- University degree in a quantitative field such as actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, physics, or engineering. Advanced degree is preferred but not required.
- You have either (re)insurance background (ideally complemented with experience in property or casualty underwriting) OR you have a work experience in actuary (non-qualified actuaries are welcomed).
- At ease in a modern programming language (e.g., Python). Experience with machine learning is a plus.
- (Agile) Project experience with focus on data analytics / management.
- Communicate clearly to different audiences and naturally bring individuals together across countries and functions.
- Strong collaboration with cross functional working groups or projects.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, as well as the ability to focus on details without losing track of the bigger picture.
- You enjoy working in teams as well as independently.
- You navigate ambiguity in a changing environment with ease.
About You – VP level candidates
- University degree in a quantitative field such as actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, physics, or engineering. Advanced degree is preferred but not required.
- 5+ years of experience in either (re)insurance industry, ideally complemented with experience in property or casualty underwriting or actuarial studies/progress towards becoming an Associate or Fellow of an Actuarial Society.
- At ease in a modern programming language (e.g., Python). Experience with machine learning is a plus.
- (Agile) Project experience with focus on data analytics / management.
- Communicate clearly to different audiences and naturally bring individuals together across countries and functions.
- Strong collaboration with cross functional working groups or projects.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, as well as the ability to focus on details without losing track of the bigger picture.
- You enjoy working in teams as well as independently.
- You navigate ambiguity in a changing environment with ease.
We are looking forward to your application!
For Armonk and/or New York City, the estimated base salary ranges for this position (AVP or VP level) $79,000.00 to $225,000.0. The specific salary offered for this, or any given role will take into account a number of factors including but not limited to job location, scope of role, qualifications, complexity/specialization/scarcity of talent, experience, education, and employer budget. At Swiss Re, we take a “total compensation approach” when making compensation decisions. This means that we consider all components of compensation in their totality (such as base pay, short-and long-term incentives, and benefits offered), in setting individual compensation.
About Swiss Re
Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.
Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace 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.
Swiss Re is an equal opportunity employer. It is our practice to recruit, hire and promote without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, pregnancy, sexual orientations, marital status, military status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Decisions on employment are solely based on an individual’s qualifications for the position being filled.
During the recruitment process, reasonable accommodations for disabilities are available upon request. If contacted for an interview, please inform the Recruiter/HR Professional of the accommodation needed.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the world, it is our responsibility to help keep our employees, customers, partners and communities healthy and safe. SwissRe will require all candidates interviewing in person in Canada to provide evidence of vaccination when arriving at our offices.
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