Head of Group Actuarial Non-Life (all gender) Part-time / Full-time

Basle / St. Gallen / Zurich – Management – 50 - 100%

40% FlexOffice /

Your department

Are you skilled at recognising and managing risks in an international environment? Then Group Risk Management is the perfect place for you. You play a key role in ensuring the financial stability, operational security and sustainability of our international insurance group. In Group Risk, you can expect an exciting and interdisciplinary working environment, a team of experienced specialists and a wide range of tasks. Become part of our dynamic team and help make our global operations secure and future-proof!

The main responsibility of the Group Actuarial Non-Life team is to provide a second opinion to the Group Chief Actuary and the Executive Committee of the adequacy of the non-life reserves for all Market Units on an ultimate basis and under various accounting/regulatory regime such as IFRS, SST, SII.

The role reports into the Group Chief Actuary and will include various support in the preparation of the various regulatory Actuarial reports.

Your responsibility

Leading the Group Actuarial Non-Life Department with a total of 5-6 employees
Performing on a regular basis an independent review of the adequacy of the technical balance sheet positions of the Non-Life business and actuarial risk for each market unit, under various accounting / regulatory regime
Responsibility for drafting, maintaining and reviewing the adherence of various actuarial guidelines, best practice notes and governance related documents
Provide guidance and support (via training sessions) of Non-Life actuaries within the Group on particular actuarial topics
Review and challenge the modeling of insurance technical risks in the Swiss Solvency Test

Your qualification

Qualified actuary with 7+ years post qualification experience with a university degree in mathematics, physics, or related field
Extensive experience in Non-Life reserving and valuation standards as well as economic valuation
You lead through visions and goals and communicate them convincingly to your team
Several years of experience in direct leadership of employees across countries
You are able to build and develop stable partnerships at all levels with various stakeholders in an international context with a clear focus on achieving common goals
Goal-oriented working style and strategic thinking
Strong persuasion and negotiation skills in English, and additional languages such as German or French are an advantage

Your contact

Patrik KleinRecruiting Partner
(+41) 58 280 1194

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What we offer

Flex Office enables people to work independently of time and place
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Attractive staff discounts and stock programmes
Buy yourself extra vacation days
Above-average retirement provision benefits

Flex Office enables people to work independently of time and place

Staff restaurants at our main locations

Attractive staff discounts and stock programmes

Buy yourself extra vacation days

Above-average retirement provision benefits

Your contact

Patrik KleinRecruiting Partner
(+41) 58 280 1194

For this position we cannot consider applications through recruitment agencies.

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