Senior Property & Casualty Risk Manager / Senior Property & Casualty Risk Manageress

Senior P&C Risk Manager

Does shaping the risk profile of a global insurance business appeal to you? Do you enjoy turning complex risk insights into practical actions that influence strategic decisions?

As a Senior P&C Risk Manager, you will act as a trusted risk business partner to business leadership, providing independent risk insight, challenge, and advice across one of Zurich’s largest businesses. Collaborating closely with senior stakeholders across Group Risk Management and business teams, you will help drive meaningful improvements in risk management practices, strengthen governance, promote informed decision-making, and support better outcomes for our customers.

Your expertise will help us challenge and refine our risk appetite, provide independent risk advice, and support key initiatives across the P&C portfolio. Working with senior stakeholders, you’ll be empowered to influence decisions, enhance risk frameworks, and contribute to a stronger, more resilient organization. At Zurich, we care about enabling you to grow – you’ll be encouraged to develop your skills, share your insights, and play a key role in shaping our future.

What You Will Do:

• Provide independent risk advice, guidance, and challenge to key stakeholders on major activities, projects, and business decisions across the P&C portfolio.
• Lead and oversee risk analyses and assessments, including risk deep dives and risk assessments for major projects; review and challenge risk responses; provide actionable risk insights to senior management.
• Develop and enhance risk governance, including policies, methodologies, tools, and templates, ensuring consistent adoption across the P&C organization.
• Oversee assurance, monitoring, and reporting activities, validating key findings and translating them into clear insights for senior management.
• Support Risk Management leadership on strategic priorities, executive discussions, and key risk matters.
• Promote a strong risk culture through delivery of training and stakeholder engagement.

What You Bring:

• 12+ years’ experience within P&C Commercial Insurance or Retail, preferably in a business function such as Underwriting or Claims, or in risk management.
• Degree or equivalent qualification/experience in risk management, insurance, actuarial science, finance, economics, business administration, or a related discipline. Professional underwriter certification is an advantage.
• Advanced understanding of the P&C insurance business, including key risk drivers across underwriting, reserving, claims, pricing, catastrophe exposure, reinsurance, operational risk, and strategic risk.
• Experience working in a second-line risk management function, or equivalent experience providing independent review, challenge, and advisory support to business stakeholders.
• Proven ability to interpret risk information, identify key themes, and translate findings into clear recommendations and management actions.
• Excellent communication, critical thinking, collaboration, and execution skills, with a track record of engaging with senior stakeholders and influencing decision-making in a complex matrix organization.
• Experience leading or supporting risk assessments, risk appetite reviews, assurance activities, governance processes, and management reporting.

Why Zurich

You belong here. Imagine working in one of the world’s most sustainable workplaces. At Quai Zurich Campus, you’ll enjoy an environment designed to help you thrive, with benefits that support your well-being and impact and opportunities to perform at your best, surrounded by top talent and supportive colleagues.

You’ll have access to healthy food options, fitness facilities, and bright, collaborative spaces that spark creativity. Located in the heart of Zurich on the shores of Lake Zurich, the campus offers excellent public transportation links, making your commute simple.

Grow with us through access to learning resources, on-the-job development, and continuous empowerment and support. Be part of a team that is creating a brighter future together.

About Us

Zurich is a leading multi-line insurer, serving over 82 million customers in more than 200 countries and territories with more than 65,000 employees. For over 150 years, Zurich has been transforming insurance – offering not just protection but also prevention services that promote well-being and climate resilience. Guided by our purpose to ‘create a brighter future together,’ we aim to be one of the most responsible and impactful businesses in the world.

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Information for Recruitment Agencies

Zurich does not accept any applications from recruitment agencies for this position. We refuse any responsibility for unsolicited applications, as well as any associated fees.