Risk Manager (Life Insurance)

Robert Walters Switzerland
St. Gallen
NOUVEAU
  • 05.11.2025
  • 100%
  • Poste à responsabilités
  • Durée indéterminée
We are seeking an experienced Risk Manager to join our client's team and play a key role in enhancing their enterprise risk framework, ensuring they effectively identify, assess, and manage risks across all areas of their business.

Risk Manager (Life Insurance)

About the job:
  • Support the development and ongoing refinement of the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework, policies, and processes.

  • Identify, measure, monitor, and report key risks across insurance, investment, operational, and strategic categories.

  • Conduct risk assessments and scenario analyses to support decision-making and capital management.

  • Monitor compliance with risk appetite, tolerances, and regulatory requirements (e.g., Solvency II, IFRS 17, local prudential standards).

  • Collaborate with actuarial, finance, operations, and investment teams to embed risk culture and ensure robust risk governance.

  • Prepare regular risk reports for senior management, Risk Committee, and the Board.

  • Support Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA) and stress testing processes.

  • Contribute to incident management, control testing, and improvement of internal risk controls.

About the candidate:
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Actuarial Science, Risk Management, or related field (postgraduate or professional qualification preferred).

  • Minimum 5+ years' experience in risk management within life insurance, reinsurance, or financial services.

  • Strong understanding of insurance risk drivers, capital management, and regulatory frameworks.

  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.

  • Confident communicator who can influence and build relationships across all levels of the organization.

  • Proficient in risk management tools and reporting systems.

  • German and English language fluency a must.
Robert Walters Switzerland AG
Valentina Ciherean
+41 44 809 3519