Head Specialty Reinsurance leading underwriting performance and profitable growth at Swiss Re. Overseeing global portfolio across various sectors with direct reporting to leadership.
Responsibilities
Accountable for the underwriting performance, portfolio resilience and the profitable growth of Swiss Re’s global Specialty reinsurance portfolio.
Carry global P&L responsibility and lead the Specialty business across Agriculture, Aviation, Cyber, Engineering & Nuclear, and Marine & Energy.
Set direction, hold the pen on underwriting decisions, and translate Swiss Re’s strategy into disciplined execution.
Operate as a trusted partner to the P&C Re Executive team.
Own, steer and profitably grow the global Specialty portfolio across the cycle.
Guide complex and precedent-setting underwriting decisions balancing commercial ambition with disciplined risk judgement.
Actively monitor portfolio performance and intervene decisively where necessary.
Define and own the global Specialty strategy based on market insights.
Build relationships with key clients and market influencers.
Lead, coach and develop a community of Specialty underwriting leaders and experts.
Drive operational excellence and ensure high adoption of tools and adherence to processes.
Requirements
Extensive senior executive leadership experience with proven track record across underwriting, portfolio management and senior client/broker leadership management.
Proven ability to lead leaders and manage large, diverse teams across geographies.
Deep understanding of underwriting governance, risk appetite and portfolio steering, with recognized or progressing senior underwriting authority.
Strong strategic judgement, commercial acumen and confidence operating with C-suite clients and senior internal stakeholders.
Highly developed nontechnical skills including decision-making, negotiation, stakeholder management and comfort navigating ambiguity.
A strong belief in data and technology as performance enablers, with experience driving adoption and change.
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