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Program Manager Nat Cat(m/w/x)
Designing project portfolio management for natural catastrophe risk transfer. Proven experience leading complex initiatives required. Performance-based annual bonus, strategic communication focus.
Requirements
- Strong strategic communication skills
- Change-oriented mindset
- Proven experience leading complex initiatives
- Structured, project-driven approach
- Influencing stakeholders and driving alignment
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity
- Balancing strategic oversight with disciplined execution
- Ability to maintain strategic oversight and dig into details
- Motivated by projects combining scientific insights with business impact
- Several years of experience in project/portfolio management, PMO, or product operations
- Experience setting up portfolio governance, prioritization, and resource transparency frameworks
- Strong stakeholder management experience across several regions/countries globally
- Analytical and financial acumen
- Comfortable with business cases and benefits tracking
- Translating recommendations into measurable outcomes
- Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps (ADO) or similar portfolio/project tracking tools
- Experience working in agile (Scrum / SAFe) environments at scale
- Project, change or process management certifications (PROSCI, PMP/PRINCE2, Lean Six Sigma, Agile/Scrum/SAFe, or similar)
- Full proficiency in English
- (Re)insurance expertise and/or value chain understanding in Underwriting, Claims or Operation (preferred)
- Substantial experience in supporting other financial services (alternative)
Tasks
- Design and implement project portfolio management
- Enable project prioritization, scoping, and staffing
- Facilitate annual and quarterly planning processes
- Prepare decision materials and scenarios
- Coordinate quarterly exchanges with key stakeholders
- Ensure project standards and milestone plans
- Track project progress and budget adherence
- Develop and maintain resource transparency framework
- Ensure best practices in project documentation
- Support leadership in resource and prioritization decisions
- Manage portfolio tracking and reporting
- Promote agile working methods
- Increase transparency and alignment across teams
Work Experience
- approx. 1 - 4 years
Education
- Bachelor's degreeOR
- Master's degree
Languages
- English – Native
Tools & Technologies
- Azure DevOps (ADO)
- Scrum
- SAFe
Benefits
Bonuses & Incentives
- Performance-based annual bonus
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Designing project portfolio management for natural catastrophe risk transfer. Proven experience leading complex initiatives required. Performance-based annual bonus, strategic communication focus.
Requirements
- Strong strategic communication skills
- Change-oriented mindset
- Proven experience leading complex initiatives
- Structured, project-driven approach
- Influencing stakeholders and driving alignment
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity
- Balancing strategic oversight with disciplined execution
- Ability to maintain strategic oversight and dig into details
- Motivated by projects combining scientific insights with business impact
- Several years of experience in project/portfolio management, PMO, or product operations
- Experience setting up portfolio governance, prioritization, and resource transparency frameworks
- Strong stakeholder management experience across several regions/countries globally
- Analytical and financial acumen
- Comfortable with business cases and benefits tracking
- Translating recommendations into measurable outcomes
- Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps (ADO) or similar portfolio/project tracking tools
- Experience working in agile (Scrum / SAFe) environments at scale
- Project, change or process management certifications (PROSCI, PMP/PRINCE2, Lean Six Sigma, Agile/Scrum/SAFe, or similar)
- Full proficiency in English
- (Re)insurance expertise and/or value chain understanding in Underwriting, Claims or Operation (preferred)
- Substantial experience in supporting other financial services (alternative)
Tasks
- Design and implement project portfolio management
- Enable project prioritization, scoping, and staffing
- Facilitate annual and quarterly planning processes
- Prepare decision materials and scenarios
- Coordinate quarterly exchanges with key stakeholders
- Ensure project standards and milestone plans
- Track project progress and budget adherence
- Develop and maintain resource transparency framework
- Ensure best practices in project documentation
- Support leadership in resource and prioritization decisions
- Manage portfolio tracking and reporting
- Promote agile working methods
- Increase transparency and alignment across teams
Work Experience
- approx. 1 - 4 years
Education
- Bachelor's degreeOR
- Master's degree
Languages
- English – Native
Tools & Technologies
- Azure DevOps (ADO)
- Scrum
- SAFe
Benefits
Bonuses & Incentives
- Performance-based annual bonus
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About the Company
Swiss Re
Industry
Insurance
Description
Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient.
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