Swiss Re

Business project manager in client data

In short

This is a senior project manager role at Swiss Re's Client Data Management team within Life & Health Reinsurance, leading global client data initiatives across regions. The role requires coordinating business and technology delivery, managing stakeholders from delivery teams to senior executives, and driving data and business transformation. It demands 7+ years of project and change management experience, preferably in (Re)insurance, with strong skills in governance, risk management, and financial oversight. The role is based onsite in London.

About the Role
Are you passionate about translating strategy into measurable business impact? Join Swiss Re's Client Data Management team within Life & Health Reinsurance, where you will collaborate with senior leaders and cross-functional teams across all regions to shape and deliver the next phase of our global client data agenda.
Responsibilities
•Translate strategic priorities into clear project scope, milestones, delivery plans and measurable outcomes.
•Provide overall delivery oversight across interdependent workstreams and regions.
•Establish structured approaches to prioritisation and delivery planning including resource and capacity requirements.
•Mobilize and coordinate business and technology delivery across the Life & Health value chain, actively managing dependencies, risks and issues to drive agreed outcomes.
•Partner closely with project sponsors, functional leaders and senior stakeholders to maintain alignment and enable timely decisions.
•Provide concise, decision-ready reporting on progress, risks, trade-offs and areas requiring management intervention.
•Drive the evolution of client data processes, governance, accountabilities and ways of working, translating future-state direction into practical change and implementation plans.
•Work with functional and regional leaders to identify capacity and capability requirements, support resource and funding requests, and manage project financials.
Requirements
•You combine strategic thinking with pragmatic execution, bringing structure and clarity to ambiguity while constructively challenging assumptions and influencing stakeholders across a global organization to drive outcomes.
•You adapt your communication and leadership style across different audiences — from delivery teams to senior executives.
•7+ years of experience leading projects and change initiatives, preferably within (Re)insurance.
•Strong end-to-end project management experience across business and technology, including planning, governance, risk and dependency management, resource planning and financial management.
•Proven ability to translate strategic direction into execution, including shaping the approach where the path forward is not fully defined.
•Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, working across functions, regions and seniority levels in a complex global organization.
•Experience delivering data and business transformation, including organizational and operating model design and implementation.
Nice to Have
•Experience in Life & Health (Re)insurance
•Experience with client data or data-driven business initiatives
•Project and change management certifications (e.g. PMP, PROSCI, Scrum)
Conditions
For London, the base salary range for this position is between GBP 84'000 and GBP 126'000 for a full-time role. The specific salary offered considers: the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role, the applicant's own profile including education/qualifications, expertise, specialisation, skills and experience. In addition to your base salary, Swiss Re offers an attractive performance-based variable compensation component, designed to recognise your achievements. Further you will enjoy a variety of global and location specific benefits. Eligibility may vary depending on the terms of Swiss Re policies and your employment contract.

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