Client Manager (80-100%)
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About the Role
To reach our ambitious targets, we are looking for a 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. Whilst also, anticipating and seeking 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 decisions making processes
• Leading 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 '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.
• Ensuring 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 A 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
• Previous underwriting experience a plus
• Strong financial understanding & background
• Some 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're looking forward to your application!
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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About Swiss Re
Swiss Re is one of the world's leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.
Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace 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.
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