Senior Operational Excellence Lead

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Are you passionate about driving transformative change that reshapes how global organizations operate? Do you excel at translating complex business strategies into actionable innovation roadmaps? Join our Property and Specialty (P&S) Operating Model Excellence team and help shape the future of one of the world's leading reinsurance companies.

In this strategic position, you will be at the forefront of shaping the process, technology, and data vision for Swiss Re Corso's P&S Department globally. You'll collaborate with senior leadership to co‑define and implement innovative business concepts that drive profitability and diversification. Reporting directly to the Head of Operational Model Excellence P&S, you'll have the platform to make significant impact across our global operations.

• Work with the P&S management team to define their innovation strategy including the associated tech platform, data, process and people strategy.
• Translate the P&S strategy into concrete digital innovation opportunities, including the exploration and building of new business models.
• Filter, prioritize and assess the potential of these opportunities (in terms of measurable benefits), assess investment needs and actively propose the launch of new initiatives.
• Lead various key projects for the P&S Department and verify that expected benefits will be achieved.
• Engage with cross‑functional stakeholders including Platform Product Owners, Technology Leads, Business Process Managers, Business Architecture, Operation teams and the Data Office on end‑to‑end consistency of system, process and information architecture.
• Set up implementation teams and provide them with a strategic roadmap and verify successful execution.
• Lead change management and roll‑out efforts to ensure successful adoption.

The Operational Model Excellence Property & Specialty team is a group of highly skilled transformation professionals who work across strategic programmes and operational challenges to continuously improve how we operate. We collaborate closely with global counterparts to ensure our efforts are seamlessly embedded into Swiss Re's broader transformation agenda. We bring a high‑energy, collaborative, and solution‑oriented approach to everything we do.

You’re a strategic thinker with the practical skills to turn vision into reality. You thrive in complex environments where you can leverage your analytical mindset and excellent communication skills to influence stakeholders at all levels. Your ability to navigate ambiguity and drive results makes you an ideal candidate to help shape our transformation journey.

• Deep understanding of the insurance industry and technology with ability to develop innovative solutions that address market needs and drive business growth.
• Ability to define a clear vision and strategy as well as mobilising teams to achieve goals.
• Track record of successfully designing and delivering business transformation.
• Drive to steer multiple initiatives at the same time.

• Demonstrated experience delivering global process improvements and harmonising regional operations into cohesive, scalable models.
• Consulting background is a plus.

The position location is flexible to one of the following offices:
Alpharetta, GA;
Chicago, IL;
Kansas City, MO; or Windsor, CT. Our company has a hybrid work model where the expectation is that you will be in the office at least three days per week.

The estimated base salary range for this position is $116,000 to $174,000. The specific salary offered will take into account a number of factors including but not limited to job location, scope of role, qualifications, experience, education, and employer budget. At Swiss Re, we take a “total compensation approach” when making compensation decisions. This means we consider all components of compensation in their totality (such as base pay, short‑ and long‑term incentives, and benefits offered) when setting individual compensation.

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 orientation, 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.

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