Senior Portfolio Management Actuary
Location: Bangalore, KA, IN
Are you ready to drive portfolio management strategy at Swiss Re? Join our dynamic team and leverage your advanced actuarial expertise to drive sustainable profit, strategic direction, and meaningful business impact in this senior role.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced, high-performing professional to join our team as a Senior Portfolio Management Actuary – reporting directly to the Head of Portfolio Management. This senior role offers a unique opportunity to lead and shape our portfolio management strategy and ensure its successful execution. You'll provide strategic direction, mentor team members, and engage with senior stakeholders across functions to embed and advance this critical initiative.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and innovate the portfolio and cycle management framework
Design and implement sophisticated processes for portfolio management decision-making and performance management
Spearhead change management initiatives across product, market unit and other functions to embed processes into organizational strategy
Direct and enhance the Smart Circle process on a quarter-to-quarter basis to drive strategic actions across CorSo portfolios
Lead comprehensive assessments of portfolio maturity around process, people, and capability in portfolio management
Partner strategically with the Head of Portfolio Management and APM leadership team to drive transformational change
Deliver expert insights and thought leadership to support the successful execution of the portfolio management strategy
About the Team
The Portfolio Management team is part of the Global Actuarial Portfolio Management team, reporting to the Chief Underwriting Officer - CorSo. Our purpose is to actively support the Smart Circle and Portfolio Management initiatives by providing portfolio insights and proactively steering management actions to deliver sustainable profit. We work collaboratively across the organization to ensure our portfolio strategies create long-term value and competitive advantage.
About You
You're an accomplished, trustworthy and strategic professional with a proven track record of actuarial leadership. Your exceptional communication skills allow you to influence at all levels, demonstrate empathy, and adjust your style to meet the needs of diverse audiences. You excel at building and leveraging networks through strong interpersonal relationships and are passionate about driving transformational change. As a proven leader, you take initiative and implement strategic measures to achieve exceptional business outcomes.
Technical Skills & Knowledge:
Qualified, or nearly qualified, actuary with extensive P&C experience (experience in portfolio and cycle management strategies is strongly preferred)
Advanced analytical skills with comprehensive understanding of reporting systems, actuarial models and data management
Proven experience with sophisticated data and analytical management techniques
Advanced actuarial technical capability with demonstrated ability to both create complex solutions independently and mentor others effectively
Extensive industry knowledge and strategic business insight
Additional Skills
Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing senior stakeholders across the organization
Deep knowledge of market trends and competitive landscape in the insurance industry
Advanced experience with data visualization tools and techniques to communicate complex information to executive audiences
Strong project management skills with a history of successfully driving strategic initiatives from concept to completion
Innovation mindset with a proven record of optimizing processes and delivering transformational outcomes
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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