Are you looking for a challenge and an opportunity to further advance your skills and career in a great working environment? Do you like to work in a global team and does the world of finance, insurance and trade fascinate you? Are you attracted by contributing to the data-driven transformation of Swiss Re? We are looking for an ambitious professional to join our Credit Product Centre team in the U.S. and this could be your opportunity. About the Role In this role, you will work with colleagues in diverse functions including underwriting, risk management, portfolio management and pricing actuaries. In addition to the day-to-day tasks, you will contribute to activities linked to the elaboration and implementation of the strategy of the Global Credit & Surety, Corporate solutions Unit. You will be part of the Deal Teams for our North America Commercial Surety and Trade Finance activities and be responsible for: <ul> <li>Professional and profound credit risk /credit rating assessment and financial analysis of a diverse set of industrial corporates.</li> <li>Approval/recommendation of credit limits in line with internal policies and standards</li> <li>Evaluation of transaction structures, delivery of objective, risk-related inputs on transactions and obligors as well as recommendation on credit risk mitigation and loss prevention.</li> <li>At the request of Underwriters, perform initial screenings and vetting of obligor risks</li> <li>Monitoring of credit exposures to assess the potential impact of market events on specific obligors or portfolios.</li> <li>Identification of high-risk companies and potential recommendations on watchlist placements.</li> <li>Contribution towards shaping data and technology driven transformation of our Credit & Surety business.</li></ul> About the Team The Credit Product Centre is a globally distributed team with presence in Sao Paulo, Kansas City, Frankfurt, Munich, Bratislava, Zurich, Bangalore, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. The Credit Product Centre also maintains direct contact to diverse senior management throughout Swiss Re by acting as the key Credit & Surety link with Swiss Re Group Risk Management, Legal, Operations, Finance, Claims, Actuarial (pricing and reserving) and Information Technology. We take pride in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of methods and tools used to support obligor and transaction risk assessment and timely monitoring and oversight of the in-force Credit & Surety portfolio. About You You're a self-starter, organized and able to successfully handle multiple priorities and deadlines, managing diverse projects and tasks simultaneously. You possess convincing interpersonal skills and the ability to maintain effective working relations in a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural environment. You are pragmatic with sound judgment and excellent quantitative and qualitative analytical skills. Additional requirements include: <ul> <li>4-7 years of experience in corporate credit risk analysis in a credit risk management or similar function. Knowledge of corporate loans is a significant plus.</li> <li>Strong credit risk assessment skills with focus on the US market but a demonstrated ability to apply skills to a global environment. </li> <li>Ability to go "beyond the financials" in enriching the credit analysis with the most current economic, industry and market sentiments.</li> <li>Proficient in financial spreading, financial projections, experience in handling of credit application documents. </li> <li>Ability to critically question rationales behind transaction applications and obtain a holistic view of the business justification.</li></ul> Strong plus includes: <ul> <li>Experience in assessing Obligors' group structures and intragroup linkages with the aim to determine credit ratings with limited financial information.</li> <li>Profound understanding of the specific risks in the international surety and trade finance business.</li> <li>Understanding of rating municipalities and government related, non-profit organizations</li> <li>Understanding of rating asset managers and private equity firms</li> <li>Business degree and/or CFA / Chartered Accountant or similar qualification in finance</li></ul> This is a unique opportunity to implement your credit analytical skills with a real Credit & Surety portfolio, relate economic developments to the market performance and support the deal teams to ensure a sustainable profitability. 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. Keywords: Reference Code: 129426

In this dynamic role, you will be responsible for client data ingestion, ensuring seamless integration of external client data to enhance our analytics capabilities and provide valuable insights to our stakeholders. Join us in our data-driven journey. About the Role: As a Business Analyst, you'll be at the forefront of transforming raw data into actionable insights and innovative products. With a keen eye for detail and passion for problem solving, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the company's data strategy and driving business success In this role, your key business responsibilities will include: <ul> <li>Identify data product opportunities, including new products and product enhancements, through design thinking sessions and stakeholder engagement</li> <li>Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, such as Technical Accounting, Experience Studies, Valuation, and Inforce Optimization, to gather and document product requirements</li> <li>Translate product requirements into clear and actionable user stories or product specifications</li> <li>Develop and implement tactical data products using available tools and support user onboarding</li> <li>Develop and maintain key metrics to measure product success</li> <li>Understand L&H Re systems and processes to advise and assist IT in system enhancements and migrating tactical products into strategic ones</li> <li>Design, map, and code complex and unique client data setups</li></ul> About the Team: The Data Management & Insights [DMI] team is part of Business Excellence delivering on the promise of a stable end-to-end operating platform for Life & Health Reinsurance [L&H Re]. Their mission is to make client data accessible to stakeholders by systematically acquiring and ingesting it. The team utilizes advanced analytics techniques to generate valuable insights for L&H Re. With a continuous improvement mindset, they strive to enhance data, systems, and processes for both their own use and their stakeholders. About You: You have proven strategic, analytical, and conceptual thinking abilities. You have effective communication skills, with the ability to present complex data and insights to stakeholders clearly and concisely. Essential Skills: <ul> <li>Bachelor of Science degree with 5+ years of relevant experience</li> <li>Proficient in data mapping, ETL processing, and data integration</li> <li>Strong understanding of data structures and testing methodologies for onboarding large and complex client datasets</li> <li>Proficient in SQL, Python/R coding</li></ul> Nice to Have: <ul> <li>Good understanding of relational databases, such as Oracle and SQL Server</li> <li>Experience in handling large volumes of structured and unstructured data</li> <li>Familiarity with best practices of data management and governance</li> <li>Experience working in Waterfall and Agile projects, while leading projects being a plus</li> <li>Hands-on experience with Data Integration tools (e.g. Palantir) and techniques (e.g. EDA, predictive & prescriptive analysis), and visualization software such as Power BI</li></ul> The position will be located in our Fort Wayne, IN office. Our company has a hybrid work model where the expectation is that you will be in the office two to three days per week on average. This role will be unable to offer any assistance with relocation or visa sponsorship. 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 and their passion for sustainability. 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. Keywords: Reference Code: 129261

This is a Hybrid role: 50% /50% office & home. About the role: Life & Health IT Expert Business Analyst is responsible for defining the product vision and managing product development process. This includes business analysis, requirements gathering & coordination of project activities. The L&H Expert Business Analyst will be driving end-to-end business solution development from initiation to delivery, partner on solution integration, support operational incident and problem resolution. Key skills include the ability to bring ideas from concept to reality, champion proposed solution to leaders & to global stakeholders. This person will join a team of business analysts with a focus on leading initiatives in the L&H area and will collaborate with developers and production support teams. Responsibilities: <ul> <li>As a product owner, to develop strategy & structure to drive solutions for business imperatives. Initiate large programs by developing strategy, creating multi-year roadmaps & plans for solution delivery. </li> <li>Maximizing business value of IT investments by prioritizing & analyzing business issues & build business case for large initiatives. </li> <li>Delivery and project management of initiatives. </li> <li>Requirements elicitation, documentation, collaborating for product development & testing</li> <li>Leverage cutting edge technology like Generative AI, Analytics, Machine Learning to progress business solutions </li></ul> About the team: A wonderful opportunity to join our high-performing global IT team focused on supporting the Life & Health Reinsurance business on the using state of the art application and analytics platforms that enable processing, effective monitoring and steering of business. Requirements/Qualifications: <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree; Master's a plus.</li> <li>12 to 15 years of business analysis building global large applications.</li> <li>Application design development, data analysis and data management, operational reporting experience.</li> <li>Experience in business analysis for new product development & product testing </li> <li>Domain experience in the insurance industry, Life & Health preferred.</li> <li>Experience with data modelling tools, Relational databases such as Oracle, SQL Server</li> <li>Excellent in analytical thinking for addressing business needs.</li> <li>Experience with Cloud computing and Generative AI, Machine Learning applications is a plus.</li></ul> You are a business systems and data analyst by passion as well as a planner and doer. You enjoy taking time to understand business requirements to articulate a product solution. You enjoy working independently as part of a distributed team to solve business problems. You are excited to work with a global team adapting to different cultures and are comfortable with flexible working schedules for collaborating with colleagues in differing time zones of Asia and Europe. For Armonk, NY, the estimated base salary range for this position is $116,000 to $186,000. 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. 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 and their passion for sustainability. 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. Keywords: Reference Code: 128913

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