MS Reinsurance is a global reinsurer domiciled in Switzerland with underwriting offices in Zurich, Bermuda, Miami, and New York. The Company underwrites non-life treaty reinsurance solutions on a worldwide basis through its three business units: Americas, International, and Specialty Lines. As part of the world-leading insurance group MS&AD, MS Reinsurance combines reliability and agility to make its clients’ businesses stronger. With a drive to move quickly and a commitment to long term partnership, MS Reinsurance supports its partners with the momentum and stability they can build on.
About the role
As an Enterprise Risk Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and strengthening the company’s risk culture and governance. Acting as a trusted Risk Partner to Senior Management, you will collaborate closely with executive leaders to provide transparency on material risks, drive sound decision‑making, and ensure a robust control environment across MS Reinsurance.
Your responsibilities
* Act as the primary risk partner to assigned business areas, leading the RCSA process end‑to‑end — challenging, supporting, and advising senior stakeholders.
* Promote strong risk ownership by delivering targeted training, facilitating workshops, and driving continuous improvement through actions, controls, and risk event management.
* Lead high‑quality risk reporting for assigned business areas for internal management, the Supervisory Board, and regulatory bodies, ensuring clarity, insight, and alignment with strategic priorities.
* Conduct risk reviews, bringing an independent perspective and constructive challenge.
* Support the risk governance framework, including the development and maintenance of risk policies, standards, and committee deliverables.
* Shape the future of risk management by working together with the Head of ERM to build and embed an emerging risk framework, integrating external insights and forming well‑articulated forward‑looking risk views.
* Support the development and maintenance of the Company’s GRC system.
* Providing supporting materials for any required responses to regulatory approval bodies.
Your profile
* Strong background in operational risk and controls within Risk or Internal Audit
* Good understanding of (re)insurance business processes
* 5–10 years’ experience in (re)insurance; underwriting experience is a plus
* University degree preferred; additional qualifications beneficial
* Experience in risk and regulatory reporting, including ORSA
* Comfortable presenting to Boards and governance forums
* Strong analytical skills and pragmatic problem‑solving approach
* Experience working in an international environment
* Excellent communication skills; fluent English required, German a plus
* Confident in challenging the first line of defence
* Strong ability to build relationships with senior stakeholders
* Skilled in influencing and negotiation
* Independent, well‑organised, and commercially minded
* Collaborative team player who challenges constructively
Note that we will only consider applicants eligible to work in Switzerland.
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