Global Head Specialty Reinsurance - Hybrid

About the Role

AsHead Specialty Reinsurance you are accountablefortheunderwritingperformance,portfolioresilienceandtheprofitablegrowthof

Swiss Re’s global Specialty reinsurance portfolio.

You carryaglobal

P&Lresponsibility andlead the Specialtybusinessacross Agriculture, Aviation, Cyber, Engineering & Nuclear, and Marine& Energy, withend-to-end ownership ofunderwritingstrategy, portfolioresultsand risk governance.

The role includes a direct reporting line for theHeadSpecialty Claims.

In thisseniorunderwritingleadershiproleyouset direction, hold the pen on underwriting decisions that matter, and translate Swiss Re’s strategy into disciplined execution across regions and lines. Youoperateas a trusted partner to the P&C Re Executive team, shaping priorities, steeringcapitalandrepresenting

Swiss Re externally with clients,brokersand industry bodies.

Key responsibilities

Portfolio leadership, risk governance and performance

• Owns,steersand profitablygrowsthe global Specialty portfolio across the cycle, with clear accountability fornew and in-force businesses.

• Holdstheultimate
  
  UWpenand thereforeaccountabilityfor risk appetite definition, underwriting standards and their consistent application across lines and regions.

• Ensures robust underwriting control frameworks, including clear authorities, escalation paths, referral discipline and adherence toriskpolicies.

• Guides complex, material or precedent-setting underwriting decisions, balancing commercial ambition with disciplined risk judgement and long-term portfolio resilience.

• Activelymonitorsportfolio performance, emerging risk signals and accumulation exposures,intervenes decisively whereunderwritingactionisrequiredto protect capital and earnings.

Strategy, market and client leadership

• Definesandownsthe global Specialty strategy, translating market, client and portfolio insights into clear priorities and actions.

• Buildsandmaintainssenior relationships with key clients,brokerpartnersand market influencers,representing
  
  Swiss Re’s Specialty leadership externally.

• Anticipates regulatory, geopolitical,competitiveandmacroeconomicdevelopments and proactivelysteersportfolio and product responses.

People and organizational leadership

• Leads,coachesanddevelopsa global community of Specialtyunderwritingleadersand experts, building strong succession,accountability and performance ownership.

• Fostersa high-performing, collaborative underwriting culture balancing trade-off decisions between portfolio priorities within Specialty and across the broader
  
  P&C Relandscape

• Attracts,retainsanddevelopsindustryleading
  
  Specialtyunderwritingtalent, ensuring the capabilities needed for emerging risks and modern underwriting practices.

Transformation, data and execution

• Drives operational excellence and rigor in execution, ensures high adoption of tools andadherencetoprocesses.

• Champions the use of data,analyticsandtoolsas core enablers of underwriting quality,speedand client impact.

• Sponsors change initiatives thatimproveefficiency andscalableinsightsfromstandardizedbusiness approaches to digital solutions.

About You

You are a senior underwriting leader with the credibility,judgement and presence to lead at enterprise level. You combine Specialtyexpertisewith a strong commercial mindset and a clear sense of accountability for outcomes.

You are prepared to spend a significant amount of your time and energy on Business Unit and enterprise-wide topics and initiatives.

We are looking for candidates who bring:

• Extensiveseniorexecutiveleadershipexperience with proventrackrecordacross underwriting, portfolio management and senior client/brokerleadershipmanagement.

• Proven ability to lead leaders and manage large, diverse teams across geographies.

• Deep understanding of underwriting governance, riskappetiteand portfolio steering, withrecognizedor progressing senior underwriting authority.

• Strong strategic judgement, commercial acumen and confidenceoperatingwith C-suite clients and senior internal stakeholders.

• Highly developednontechnicalskills including decision-making, negotiation, stakeholdermanagementand comfort navigating ambiguity.

• Astrong belief in data and technology as performance enablers, with experience driving adoption and…