Senior Client Manager (80-100% working degree)

About the Role

To reach our ambitious targets, we are looking for a Senior Client Manager, reporting to the Market Head P&C UK & Ireland, to focus on growing our portfolio. You are embedded in the P&C client management team, working in close collaboration with underwriting, transactions and solutions colleagues. We seek a candidate who has a good understanding of the reinsurance market, positioning Swiss Re as first port of call for comprehensive client needs and achieving differentiated treatment via a commercial attitude. You will also anticipate and seek out opportunities for new business and earnings growth. We offer a hybrid work model providing the flexibility of office and home work spaces, enabling curious and adaptable people to thrive. In our inclusive and flexible environment, everyone can bring their authentic selves to work.

Main tasks:

• Position Swiss Re to be a reliable (strategic) partner for core business, transactional opportunities, and preferred reinsurer for solutions beyond the existing business.
• Cultivate positive relationships with clients, brokers, and other market relevant advisors/participants.
• Deliver on our financial targets via profitable core business, origination of large transactions, and solution leads, ensuring that the team improves bottom line results and achieves quantitative and qualitative metrics.
• Management of client issues and best in class XFT leadership, working as one team.
• Develop thorough understanding of the market, underlying business, client needs, motivations and decision-making processes.
• Lead on client risk & capital management strategies and targets, improve Ease of doing Business with us.
• Keep abreast of changing market trends and regulations.
• Propose and lead wider UK/I P&C projects and initiatives.
• Have a good understanding of Swiss Re’s broad value proposition and promote this accordingly.
• Improve XFT motivation and interact closely with team members within the UK & EMEA; collaboration, communication, and delivery.
• Develop personal growth by attracting, selecting, developing, and mentoring your team and colleagues, also beyond your immediate area of responsibility.
• Ensure compliance with all Swiss Re guidelines, underwriting and pricing parameters, best practices as well as Code of Conducts.

About the Team

Dynamic, Inclusive and Diverse, the UK P&C Client Management Team is well established within Swiss Re and the market as specialists in their field. Focusing on Core and Solutions, but with a close link to Transactions, this highly motivated team has been able to achieve significant growth on their planned targets and outstanding results for the EMEA region.

About You

We are looking for a results-oriented and strategic problem solver, passionate about delivering results, with a good track record as a successful sales leader. You know how to set priorities when working on several projects in parallel and are comfortable working in high performing environments.

What we would like you to have:

• Market professional e.g. CII qualified, University degree or equivalent with a strong business component preferred, CFA qualification.
• Experience in the P&C reinsurance business.
• Strong customer interaction and partnership skills, comfortable meeting with clients and brokers’ C-suite; effective communicator, influencing and presentation skills.
• Strong financial understanding & background.
• Experience within the Lloyds & London Market would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of primary products and D2C would be advantageous.

If you are a forward-thinking, conscientious, and enthusiastic colleague with a good sense of humour, we look forward to your application!