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Group Internal Audit provides independent and objective assurance that assists the Board of Directors and Group Executive Committee to protect the assets, reputation, and sustainability of the organization. GIA's vision is to advance Swiss Re's resilience through assurance that is responsive to risk and providing the business with innovative insights to help strengthen the control environment and achieve its objectives

About the Role

• We are looking for a Senior Audit Director for Finance, Asset Management and Risk Management who will also be a member of the Group Internal Audit Leadership Team
• In this role you will have an overall responsibility to oversee all relevant audit work related to Swiss Re's activities in Finance, Asset Management and Risk Management and deliver independent assurance to the Board of Directors of Swiss Re Group as well as the relevant Legal Entities. As an active member of the Group Internal Audit Leadership Team, you engage in Group Internal Audit's strategic development, sponsor individual cross-functional strategic initiatives, and demonstrate shared leadership across the full Group Internal Audit team
• You proactively assess risks related to Finance, Asset Management and Risk Management to form an opinion on the assurance priorities. ensure appropriate audit coverage in these areas. Your risk assessment is based on the deep understanding of Swiss Re's business, the regulatory developments, and the strategy of Swiss Re
• You steer the audit teams to remain critical and independent, whilst at the same time ensuring that the risk perspective is balanced with the risk view of the business
• You build and maintain a trusted relationship with key stakeholders and in your interaction with them, you proactively raise issues and deliver impactful messages. You are a sparring partner to management, supporting them in the development of their control framework and providing impactful and forward-looking audit opinion
• You are a Catalyst Leader who has a passion for people, a proven ability to navigate complex people situations while having a significant impact on the personal and professional development of the team
• You provide inspirational leadership for a global team of auditors, create excitement in the vision and mandate of Group Internal audit and develop the team
• You recognize and communicate the importance of the value of assurance that is delivered to the audit committee whilst at the same time recognize the importance of insights that can be provided to the organization on how the control environment can be developed and improved
• As a member of the GIA Leadership Team, you play an active role in the development of GIA's strategy and the execution of our strategic roadmap, which supports our vision. You demonstrate shared leadership for the development of the Group Internal Audit Plan and across the Group Internal Audit team
• Demonstrate personal accountability
• You solicit a broad range of feedback, and take personal accountability for your decisions, always acting in the best interest of the company
• You stay calm, focused and resilient in difficult times, providing stakeholders with clarity on a way-forward
• You stand for integrity and know to ensure good governance whatever the circumstances. You express your concerns transparently and in a balanced fashion

About You

• You will possess the following education, experience and capabilities as follows:
• 15+ years of work experience in audit or other relevant roles, ideally within
• the insurance/reinsurance industry at a senior level
• CPA, CA, CIA or other relevant professional certification
• Leadership experience, in a global, matrix driven organization
• Strong understanding of risk, control, and governance with a proven track record to act as an agent of change in building effective and efficient control systems
• Strong technical background in the relevant areas such as Financial Reporting, IFRS, financial instruments, investment products and capital markets
• Personal skills:
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage, influence, and inspire partners and stakeholders to drive collaboration and alignment
• Ability to co-creating a shared vision; developing high participation; empowering people and teams; transformative change; growing organizational capacity
• Critical thinker that sees the big picture (e.g. overall themes, trends, goals), generates innovative ideas and solutions to problems and makes recommendations in the face of complexity, conflicting pressures and ambiguous circumstances
• Impact/Value oriented leader, able to plan well, willing to coach and work in the field and able to deliver value adding results in time
• Influential Leader, able to lead across organizational structures and independent of specific reporting lines
• Inspirational leader, dedicated team player, able to listen and guide

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

Internal Audit, Risk Management, Accounting, CPA, Manager, Finance, Management