Senior Risk Manager- Life & Health

Locations:

Armonk, NY, US |New York, NY, US |Fort Wayne, IN, US

Are you a seasoned risk professional with a passion for making the world more resilient? Do you thrive at the intersection of analytical rigor and strategic influence? If so, this is your opportunity to join one of the world's leading reinsurers and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Life & Health risk management on a global stage.

As a
Senior Risk Manager within Swiss Re's Life & Health Risk Management team, you will be at the heart of some of the most complex and commercially significant decisions in the reinsurance industry. This is a role where your expertise genuinely matters — you'll provide independent risk oversight, challenge assumptions constructively, and help ensure Swiss Re continues to honor its long-term promises to clients and society.

With both an Americas and global focus
, you'll collaborate with colleagues across regions, bringing your knowledge to bear on transactions, portfolio strategies, and risk frameworks that have real-world impact.

• Support business steering and monitoring by providing an independent, expert voice that helps business partners balance commercial strategy with sound risk management principles
• Assess portfolio strategies and business plans for risk accumulation, utilization of risk limits, risk trends and mitigants, and operational and monitoring effectiveness
• Represent Risk Management in Smart Circles and provide risk input to the L&H Re CRO on Market Unit business reviews
• Review inbound transactions
  , in-force optimization activities, external retro cessions, hedging solutions, and core innovation proposals (including distribution partnerships, product development, and sustainability initiatives) to support Risk Management's sign-off
• Provide expert opinion to ensure risk capital is set appropriately, key risks are identified, reflected, and mitigated, and that contractual terms safeguard prudent risk taking
• Lead and support costing assurance activities through participation in Insurance Risk Reviews and Terms of Trade Reviews
• Contribute to a comprehensive risk management framework
  , including proposing appropriate limits and ensuring transparent reporting of the risk landscape to a variety of stakeholders
• Support infrastructure and methodology improvements
  , including internal model vetting, risk capital and Risk Adjustment factor reviews, and governance of origination activities
• Investigate key risk issues and topics relevant to L&H business, such as extreme risk analysis, pandemic risk and monitoring, and L&H accumulations
• Foster strong relationships with stakeholders across the Market Unit, global L&H functions, and other risk management, legal, and compliance teams

Swiss Re's
Risk Management function is uniquely positioned to help make Swiss Re itself more resilient — enriching risk taking by drawing on accumulated risk knowledge, perspective, and experience. In a world defined by turbulence and uncertainty, Risk Management helps identify risks worth taking and steers the business away from those that could destabilize it. The team delivers accurate valuations, ensures appropriate reserves, and provides in-depth views on business performance — all in service of Swiss Re's long-term profitability and its promise to clients.

Within this broader function, the
Life & Health Risk Management team operates with a bold vision: "Boldly tackle tomorrow's challenges today." Whether performing due diligence on a material transaction or preparing a report for a Senior Management Committee, the team brings this vision to life every day. Working globally, team members leverage each other's strengths, learn from one another, and champion conscious,…