Governance Manager L&H
About The Position
Are you passionate about transforming how risk and governance operate in the Life & Health Reinsurance space? Join us in a role where you'll shape decision-making processes, influence business leaders, and drive forward-looking governance practices that balance protection with performance. This is your opportunity to be at the intersection of business strategy and risk management, making a tangible impact across our global operations. About the Role As our Governance Manager, you'll serve as a strategic partner to business leaders across regions, helping to embed effective risk management and governance practices throughout the Life & Health Reinsurance value chain. You'll bring additional perspectives to complex challenges and drive initiatives that strengthen our resilience.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in Insurance or Reinsurance, with a strong understanding of L&H business
- Solid expertise in the three lines of defense model and its practical application
- Proven ability to navigate complexity, connect the dots, and translate insights into action
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively
- University degree or equivalent professional experience
- Advanced ability to leverage AI and digital tools for risk analysis and insights
- Experience implementing governance frameworks during periods of regulatory change
Nice To Haves
- Leadership experience or team management background
Responsibilities
- Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders, shaping and challenging how operational, compliance, and regulatory risks are managed across the L&H Re value chain
- Continuously enhance the risk framework, ensuring it remains fit for purpose in a dynamic and evolving environment
- Identify key risk gaps, drive targeted improvements, and promote a strong, proactive risk culture across teams
- Provide expert guidance on operational risk and governance topics, including events, issues, and audits, with a focus on practical and sustainable solutions
- Lead high-impact initiatives, collaborating with global assurance functions to strengthen the overall control of the environment
- Leverage process mapping and analytics to increase transparency, enable better decision-making, and anticipate emerging risks
Benefits
- The estimated base salary range for this position for Armonk, NY is $120,000 to $200,000. The specific salary offered for this, or any given role will take into account a number of factors including but not limited to job location, scope of role, qualifications, complexity/specialization/scarcity of talent, experience, education, and employer budget. At Swiss Re, we take a "total compensation approach" when making compensation decisions. This means that we consider all components of compensation in their totality (such as base pay, short- and long-term incentives, and benefits offered), in setting individual compensation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
