Business Development Initiatives Manager

vor 2 Wochen


Freiburg, Freiburg, Schweiz PartnerRe Vollzeit
Company Description


PartnerRe is a leading, privately owned, multi-line global reinsurer with a reputation of financial stability and strength, and a commitment to rebuilding businesses and communities after risk events around the world.


Our mission is to continue to be a financially stable and predictable business partner, supporting our clients with solutions tailored to their needs, delivering superior returns to our owner, providing rewarding opportunities for our people and making a positive contribution to society.

To achieve this, we live by our values of Integrity, Performance, Collaboration, Straightforward Communication and Respect and Care.

Core to The PartnerRe Experience is our global nature. No matter where you sit in the company, you are part of something bigger.

Our teams represent our truly international mindset, forging connections across office locations and all levels of the organization and building a network of mutual success.

The result is a day-to-day experience that will allow you to:

Shape your own career

Grow in a supportive environment

Connect with a community of experts

Make an impact

View The PartnerRe Experience e-book to find out more about what it's like to work at PartnerRe.

We are always looking for bright, proactive individuals to join our team

PartnerRe is an equal opportunities employer.
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Job Description:

The BDI team works directly with clients, PartnerRe experts, and external partners to develop new life (re)insurance products.


Reporting to the Head of BD Initiatives, the BDI manager will lead in the management and execution of global, commercial life reinsurance initiatives that improve our value proposition and the effectiveness of our market teams, mainly in the development of new product solutions with global potential.


In this role, you will:

  • Actively support global and regional efforts to extend our value proposition to drive sustained growth in net income.
  • Leverage local product innovation to a global level
  • Focus on new life reinsurance propositions or retail products based on
  • Develop new partnerships on innovative topics and/or across regions
  • Help in the identification and assessment of market gaps and needs.
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders to provide expert product views, ideas and recommendations that will drive our growth efforts globally.
  • Support the head of BDI on shaping and advancing the team's contribution to L&H strategy and results.
  • Identify, promote, and develop knowledge bases, best practices and excellence.
  • Conduct market research and evaluation of both primary market and competitors' offerings to ensure PartnerRe is well positioned to deliver new, sustainable, and relevant ideas in the strategic areas defined.


To be successful in the role you will identify opportunities and issues in a collaborative manner, and deliver tangible results that matter to our clients and to our internal stakeholders.

Spirit of initiative, problem solving and empathy will be key assets to supplement your core technical/professional skills.

Qualifications:

To be successful in this role, you bring the following qualification and experience:

  • Life reinsurance product development experience (5+ years) and technical understanding.
  • Strong preference for actuarial background and broad global experience with a crossfunctional, global network (or ability to build one quickly).
  • Knowledge of proposition relevance in pricing, distribution, underwriting journey
  • Ability to translate concepts to tangible action plans
  • Ability to communicate, align resources and get things done through influencing with peers and seniors
  • High degree of autonomy and agility, as part of a small team. Ability to deal with ambiguity, abstraction
  • A curious, analytical yet creative mind to be the owner of the product development ideation process. Have an ambition to find the next great product development which delivers value to customers and recognition to PartnerRe.
  • Open and collaborative style must be comfortable working in an environment where ideas are shared, challenged, and can change often. Active listener, bring energy and have a real desire to contribute to a highperforming team to help the business unit achieve great heights together.

Helpful if you have/are:

  • Qualified Actuary with a blend of pricing and product development expertise or a or strong Product Manager, proven in their track record and knowledge across multiple markets.
  • Project management skills
  • You tell us: Let us know how you think you would be a good fit thanks to your own unique mix of experience and skills
Additional Information


PartnerRe provides a working environment in which diversity is valued, where all employees feel welcome, respected, and empowered to perform at their best.

We invite you to learn more about D&I at PartnerRe.

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