Shape and deliver the future of insurance learning

Join Swiss Re’s Executive Education team and take ownership of our flagship Insurance Management Simulation (IMS) programme. You will ensure the smooth and professional delivery of a significant number of IMS programmes worldwide, while also contributing to the innovation of new learning formats. This role combines operational excellence with the opportunity to grow into a strategic innovator shaping transformative executive learning experiences.

Why Join Us?

• Lead an award-winning, high-impact flagship programme in executive education

• Work at the intersection of insurance expertise, leadership development, and innovation

• Collaborate with global insurance leaders, clients, and top-tier faculty

• Thrive in a dynamic, international environment with flexible work arrangements

• Benefit from strong opportunities for professional growth and thought leadership

As Senior Executive Programmes Manager, you will:

• Deliver IMS programmes worldwide: plan, facilitate, and deliver a significant number of client programmes annually

• Ensure operational excellence: oversee logistics, coordinate faculty assignments, prepare participant materials, and manage simulation tool setup

• Engage with clients and partners: tailor programmes to client needs, co-create solutions, and ensure a positive learning experience

• Lead innovation and growth: design new, engaging executive eduction offerings, integrate digital tools and emerging technologies, and strengthen the programme’s global impact

• Build and support a faculty community: manage relationships with external trainers and faculty, including scheduling, contracting, and fostering collaboration

• Apply agile methods: manage projects effectively and continuously improve delivery processes

What You Bring

• Solid experience in the insurance or reinsurance industry (essential)

• Proven programme and project management skills, including logistics-heavy delivery

• Experience in learning design and facilitation for executives or professionals

• Strong coordination and stakeholder management abilities across diverse contexts

• Proficiency with digital tools and openness to innovative learning technologies

• Fluency in English; German is a plus

Bonus skills:

• Familiarity with instructional design frameworks (e.g. ADDIE)

• Experience with simulation-based learning and AI applications

• Ability to analyse and improve learning effectiveness

• For Germany, the base salary range for this position is between EUR 86,000 and EUR 144,000 (for a full-time role). The specific salary offered considers: ​

• the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role,​
• the applicant's own profile including education/qualifications, expertise, specialisation, skills and experience.​

In addition to your base salary, Swiss Re offers an attractive performance-based variable compensation component, designed to recognise your achievements. Further you will enjoy a variety of global and location specific benefits.​

Eligibility may vary depending on the terms of Swiss Re policies and your employment contract.

You’ll be part of Swiss Re Executive Education, a team within Branding & Marketing, dedicated to creating impactful learning programmes for clients, corporates, brokers, and governments worldwide. From Zurich and Bratislava, we design and deliver cutting-edge executive education that strengthens resilience across the insurance sector.

We actively seek to reflect the diversity of the insurance sector and society, and we particularly welcome applications from women .

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. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.