Your Main Responsibilities Will Be The Following

• Support teams across Swiss Re in developing solutions to business-as-usual problems and help them reduce operational and model risks and be more efficient and responsive to change
• Develop data analytics solutions for Actuarial Control and the wider Risk Management
• Assist in the development of best practice guidance notes and in the development and delivery of training Masterclasses on related topics and in the facilitation of hands-on workshops
• Be involved in the collaboration with IT on digital infrastructure projects
• Be involved in the collaboration with Risk Control teams on model and digital governance topics

About You

Essentials: Personal leadership qualities

Passion for data, analytics, programming and an interest in emerging technologies

Passion to continuously learn, share knowledge, and develop others

Ability to consult and deliver high quality output to the stakeholder’s specification

Desired skills: We are interested to hear from you even if you don’t self-identify with all the skills listed below (but with demonstrable interest to grow in your developing areas)

Modelling:

Understanding of the mathematical and statistical concepts underpinning actuarial & statistical modelling

Experience in supporting the delivery of technical pricing, reserving or other modelling work and in preparing documentation for defending methodology to peer-reviewers and oversight teams

Data handling:

Familiarity with working on real-world client or internal data and understanding of data quality issues

Experience in handling data programmatically using R or other programming interfaces

Programming:

Experience or curiosity about programming with R – you will need to develop strong R skills for this role

Knowledge of computer science concepts and other languages or statistical environments

Experience in building R packages, including code versioning (Git), documentation and testing

Communication:

Excellent written and oral communication skills and proficiency in conveying complex concepts to senior, non-technical audiences

Understanding of good visualisation principles and of the Grammar of Graphics framework

Experience in reproducible communication frameworks such as R Markdown and Shiny

Swiss Re Knowledge:

Understanding of Swiss Re business and financial reporting frameworks (e.g. IFRS)

Understanding of Swiss Re’s Risk Management Framework

Experience across Life & Health and Property & Casualty