Legal Counsel

vor 2 Wochen

Zurich, Schweiz Swiss RE Vollzeit

Do you enjoy working as a partner to international business colleagues in a global organization and culturally diverse environment? We might have the right opportunity just for you

**About the Role**

The Legal Counsel role in the Transactions Reinsurance EMEA is a legal partner role to Swiss Re's Reinsurance business unit in EMEA, with a focus on enabling origination and successful completion of reinsurance transactions as well as on ensuring proper governance and compliance with external and internal requirements.

**In this role you will**:

- Work closely with a diverse group of structurers, marketers, client managers, underwriters, actuaries and other cross-functional colleagues as part of the transactions core team for both Life&Health Structured Solutions (LHSS) and Property&Casualty Structured Solutions (PCSS)
- Provide legal advice guidance and support in relation to complex structures for both LHSS and PCSS
- Review, draft and negotiate contracts and legal documents for reinsurance and retrocession transactions during structuring, negotiation, execution and implementation phases
- Support the strengthening of transactional knowledge management and the development of house positions for reinsurance and retrocession transactions, the development of efficient transactional policies, templates and best practices that maintain high legal, compliance and ethical standards
- Support internal group projects and initiatives, as needed; provide timely and concise input to senior management and ensure adequate management reporting
- Instruct and manage outside counsel (as needed)
- Conduct and/or arrange internal presentations and trainings on legal topics with focus on transactions
- Monitor legal and regulatory trends affecting relevant business areas

**About the Team**

Swiss Re embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.

This role is reporting to Legal Lead P&C & L&H Transactions EMEA. This is an outstanding opportunity to work in a global team of lawyers in Legal Reinsurance. We are a group of passionate and business-oriented legal advisors operating in a global organization and culturally diverse environment. We support the business while safeguarding sound governance standards.

**About You**

**We are looking for you if you**:

- Are a fully qualified lawyer (bar exam) in (preferred) UK or any other EU jurisdiction, or equivalent
- Have a minimum of five years post qualification experience, preferably in a law firm or in-house in the (re)insurance industry; experience in (re)insurance law, transactions, regulations, basic structured finance and collateral structures
- Have experience and understanding of regulatory and licensing topics in cross-border scenarios
- Possess excellent drafting, negotiation and influencing skills and can manage legal and compliance related matters
- Speak and write in English fluently; French, Italian and/or Spanish is a plus

If you are a committed collaborative colleague, who puts the clients needs first and can take responsibility for progress and outcomes, we will be happy to get to know you

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. Our aim is to live visible and invisible diversity - diversity of age, race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, physical abilities, personalities and experiences - at all levels and in all functions and regions. We also collaborate in a flexible working environment, providing you with a compelling degree of autonomy to decide how, when and where to carry out your tasks.

**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. 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.

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