Portfolio Management Actuary (80 - 100%)

About The Role

We are seeking a high performing individual to join our team as a Portfolio Management Actuary – reporting directly to the Head of Portfolio Management. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to shaping our portfolio management strategy and ensure its successful execution. The role will involve planning, monitoring, and engaging with cross functional stakeholders, to embed and progress this critical initiative.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the implementation of the portfolio and cycle management framework.
• Support the development of a clear process and framework for portfolio management decision-making and performance management.
• Engage in change management activities across product, market unit and other functions to embed process and decision into day-to-day thinking.
• Support the Smart Circle process from a quarter-to-quarter basis to ensure we are driving the right actions across CorSo portfolios.
• Conduct maturity assessments of portfolios around process, people, and capability in portfolio management, and work with the Head of Portfolio Management, and APM leadership team, to drive change.

Provide insights and expertise to support the successful execution of the portfolio management strategy.

About The Team

The Portfolio Management team is part of Actuarial Portfolio Management (APM) Global, reporting to the Chief Underwriting Officer - CorSo. The purpose of the team is to actively support the Smart Circle and Portfolio Management initiatives, by providing portfolio insights and proactively steer management actions in delivering sustainable profit.

About You

We are looking for an ambitious, trustworthy and enthusiastic team player who is keen to progress their career as an actuary. You possess strong communication skills, demonstrating empathy and adjusting your style to meet the needs of your audience. You build networks through solid interpersonal relationships and advocate for driving change. Do you consider yourself to be a "self-starter," able and willing to take initiative and implement measures in a goal-oriented manner bringing:

• A nearly qualified or qualified actuary with P&C experience (experience in portfolio and cycle management strategies is highly desirable).

Strong analytical skills, good understanding of reporting systems, actuarial models and data management.

Strong industry knowledge, business insight and technical skills.

Extensive experience with data and analytical management techniques.

Strong actuarial technical capability with the ability to both create solutions yourself, and coach others to do so.

Role

For London, the base salary range for this position is between 68 000 and 102 000 GBP (for a full-time role). For Manchester, the base salary range for this position is between 56 000 and 87 000 GBP (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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