About the Team

The agriculture team is part of the Specialty Market Unit embedded in the P&C Reinsurance Business Units. The Agriculture Underwriters team responsible for EMEA operate from Zurich (Switzerland). By joining us you will be part of a dynamic group of specialists and will benefit from profound experience. You will closely cooperate with internal and external stakeholders from underwriting, reserving, IT, and governance.

You are a self-motivated expert, curious with excellent communication skills and a commercial mind-set. You are recognised for being an excellent team player, happy to assist others, collaborating and transparent. You can handle complex projects and are flexible and able to adapt to different environments and cultural diversity.

Level of experience will be determined during the recruitment process as we are open to level of seniority for a Assistant Vice President or Vice President.

Skills, Capabilities and Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant re/insurance industry experience

• University degree in a quantitative field such as finance, mathematics/statistics, actuarial or natural science or agriculture

• Strong data science/analytic and problem-solving skills.

• Sound understanding of econometrics/statistics, previous exposure to quantitative finance methods an advantage

• Programming skills in Python or R as well as Microsoft Office.

• Experience in project management, automation, and tool development.

• Familiarity with AI-driven methods or AI-supported workflows is an advantage.

• Comfortable working in a reinsurance underwriting environment.

• Strong communication and organisational skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively in a global, culturally diverse setting.

• Excellent oral and written English; additional languages are an asset.

For Switzerland, the base salary range for this position is between CHF 100'000 and CHF 150'000 (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 the situation where you do not meet all the requirements or you significantly exceed these, the offered salary may be below or above the advertised range.

In addition to your base salary, you may be eligible for additional rewards and benefits including an attractive performance-based bonus.
Eligibility may vary depending on the terms of Swiss Re policies and your employment contract.