Description

Location:Singapore, SG

Position Summary

The Head of Property & Casualty Facultative Asia Pacific is a senior leadership role responsible for executing Swiss Re's Facultative strategy across the Asia Pacific region. The role carries full accountability for the profitable growth, portfolio quality, risk governance, and market positioning of the P&C Facultative business.

The incumbent will lead and further develop a high-performing underwriting team, shape and implement a sustainable Target Operating Model (TOM), and strengthen Swiss Re's position as the reinsurer of choice in the region. As a senior market representative, this role serves as a brand ambassador and strategic partner to key clients, brokers, and internal stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Business Leadership

• Define and execute the Asia Pacific P&C Facultative strategy aligned with global priorities and regional growth ambitions.
• Deliver sustainable, risk-adjusted profitable growth while maintaining disciplined underwriting standards.
• Active performance management

Portfolio & Risk Management

• Maintain oversight of portfolio performance, ensuring adherence to underwriting guidelines, risk appetite, and Group standards.
• Ensure robust governance and compliance within the MAS Individual Accountability (IAC) Framework.
• Monitor business plans, budgets, KPIs, and exposure management to enable timely corrective actions.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of underwriting guidelines and best practices in alignment with Group frameworks.

Client & Market Leadership

• Strengthen Swiss Re's market position and brand as the preferred facultative reinsurer in Asia Pacific.
• Develop and deepen strategic relationships with cedants, brokers, and key market stakeholders.
• Position Swiss Re as the "first port of call" for facultative reinsurance solutions.
• Promote strong cross functional collaboration

People & Culture

• Build, lead, and inspire a high-performing, diverse underwriting team.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Attract, develop, and retain top talent; mentor team members across experience levels.
• Promote strong cross-functional collaboration across underwriting, client management, risk, and operations.

About You

Regulatory & Governance

• Identified as Material Risk Personnel (MRP)/MRP Manager under the MAS Individual Accountability (IAC) Framework.
• Appointment subject to meeting MAS fit and proper requirements.

Experience & Expertise

• Extensive leadership experience in (re)insurance, ideally with regional or multi-market accountability.
• Proven track record in building, scaling, and steering profitable businesses at a regional level.
• Strong technical underwriting expertise across Property and Casualty lines.
• Deep understanding of the Asia Pacific (re)insurance landscape.
• Demonstrated expertise in portfolio management, capital steering, and risk governance.
• Broad understanding of multiple product lines and complex risk structures.

Leadership & Personal Capabilities

• Strategic thinker with strong execution capability.
• Advanced decision-making, negotiation, and influencing skills.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate strategy clearly and compellingly.
• Strong stakeholder management skills across cultures and seniority levels.
• Ability to lead through change and drive transformation.
• Demonstrated ability to build trust, inspire teams, and foster collaboration.

About Swiss Re

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. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. 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.

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