About the Team

In this position, you will be a part of the regional legal team supporting Corporate Solutions (CorSo) across Europe. We are ten lawyers, primarily located in Zurich and other European branch offices of Swiss Re. Your role will be largely transactional, and your client will be Corporate Solutions' ART unit. In our team, you will be close to decision makers and directly see the results of your work. ART specializes in creating alternative risk transfer solutions and large bespoke structured transactions.

About You

You are a proactive and solution-oriented professional who thrives in fast-paced environments, enjoys working both independently and collaboratively, and is eager to learn and open to challenges. You communicate effectively and build strong relationships with diverse stakeholders, including internal teams, counterparties, and law firms. With high personal integrity and strong ethical standards, you bring sound judgment to your legal work.

• Minimum of 7 years legal experience in a large law firm setting or financial services, organization
• Admitted to the bar
• Deep experience in drafting and advising on complex agreements with large corporates dealing with credit risk, insurance risk transfer, and the use of guarantees, letters of credit, and trust accounts
• Ability to draft and advise on agreements for unique circumstances and/or new types of (re)insurance agreements
• Sound judgment and proven experience to advise clients, and draft agreements for unique circumstances or new types of (re)insurance arrangements
• Experience regarding the regulation of EU direct insurance including credit risk mitigants for reinsurance and the use of captive (re)insurers preferred
• Understanding of insurance coverages, especially basic property, liability and professional indemnity coverages
• Ability to identify, research, and analyze complex issues, even in unclear situations, and clearly summarize findings for senior leaders
• Strong presentation skills, with Word and Power Point proficiency
• Speak and write in English and German fluently, other languages are a plus
• Experience with offshore captive or special purpose (re)insurers is a plus

For Switzerland, the base salary range for this position is between 132,000 and 198,000 CHF (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. #LI-Hybrid

We are looking forward to your application!

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