Client Manager International Programs (80-100% - hybrid - m/f/x)

About the Role

The  Client Manager International Programs  will be responsible for coordinating and driving complex International Business accounts from submission to service delivery working in cooperation with all relevant internal stakeholders. This end to end responsibility ensures we are in line with local regulations, laws, market practices and introduce fully compliant, achievable solutions to our customers in line with their expectations.

The role will include the support of portfolio teams for the more complex business we handle and proactively engages with the deal team and other experts. The role also liaises with Global Network Management & Network Partner Services Hub to address specific requirements of complex customers and works closely with the International Financial Management team.

You will also work closely with Sales, Underwriting, Operations, RES, Claims and Captive Services to help build and support our target opportunity pipeline, qualify new business leads and coordinate efforts on deal quoting, binding, and execution.
Ultimately, this role will ensure Swiss Re Corporate Solutions delivers on the commitments we make across the international program service life cycle to ensure excellence in execution both pre and post bind.

About the Team

International Programs are central to Swiss Re Corporate Solutions' offering to customers and a key pillar of our future growth strategy. It is an exciting time for our team as we seek to establish Swiss Re Corporate Solutions as one of the top insurers offering primary policies for international programs across most commercial insurance lines of business.

About You

Professional experience:

Are you an international business expert with a solid understanding of large global insurance business? We are looking for the following in an ideal candidate:

• Minimum of 5 years of origination and structuring of single carrier, coinsurance panel, and captive international programs for companies based in EMEA, ideally including underwriting experience
• Detailed knowledge of international program considerations including regulatory compliance, tax and cash management expertise
• Broad industry network with brokers and corporate risk managers

• Working with and managing internal stakeholders within the UW and CDM community
• Ability to build and manage a clear target list across EMEA including mid- long term target planning
• Strong understanding of captives and its service requirements
• Ability to engage with and guide virtual client teams responsible for service commitments

Other skills/attributes:

• Excellent interpersonal skills - articulate, credible, and able to build rapport
• Strong project management experience - ability to plan, organize, and execute
• Leadership and organizational skills - ability to manage complex transactions and cross functional resources in an effective, timely manner
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills, minimum English and any other major European language is a bonus
• Excels in a fast-paced environment, exhibiting a high level of drive and positivity
• Willing to travel across EMEA on a regular basis (20 %)

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. Our aim is to live visible and invisible diversity – diversity of age, race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, physical abilities, personalities and experiences – at all levels and in all functions and regions.

We also collaborate in a flexible working environment, providing you with a compelling degree of autonomy to decide how, when and where to carry out your tasks.

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About Swiss Re Corporate Solutions 

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer. We anticipate and manage risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime.

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions is the commercial insurance arm of the Swiss Re Group. We offer innovative insurance solutions to large and midsized multinational corporations from our approximately 50 locations worldwide. We help clients mitigate their risk exposure, whilst our industry-leading claims service provides them with additional peace of mind.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. Swiss Re Corporate Solutions embraces 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.