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Senior Pricing Actuary - Specialty Lines

Job in Zürich, 8058, Zurich, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland
Listing for: PartnerRe
Full Time, Seasonal/Temporary position
Listed on 2026-01-10
Job specializations:
  • Finance & Banking
    Risk Manager/Analyst, Actuary
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 125000 - 150000 CHF Yearly CHF 125000.00 150000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: Zürich

Overview

Senior Pricing Actuary - Specialty Lines e focuses on leading Pricing and supporting the Business on profitability analysis for the specialty line department units.

Responsibilities
  • Strategic Leadership:
    Defining and executing pricing strategies aligned with business goals. Partnering with underwriting, reserving, and other functions; leading innovation in pricing methodologies and tools; developing and maintaining pricing models for specialty products; ensuring technical pricing reflects risk adequately and complies with regulatory requirements; monitoring pricing adequacy and profitability across portfolios.
  • Team Management:
    Leading and mentoring a team of pricing actuaries and analysts; leading business reviews to support Partner Re portfolio optimization; defining and leading various project teams (model development, annual parameter studies, ad hoc requests); fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaboration.
  • Stakeholder Engagement:
    Collaborating with underwriters, department heads, reserving, risk management; providing clear insights to the reserving team; presenting pricing insights and recommendations to Head of Pricing.
  • Governance & Compliance:
    Ensuring pricing practices meet internal governance standards and external regulatory requirements.
Qualifications

You are a qualified actuary or hold a Masters degree in Mathematics or Data Science / Data Analysis or equivalent. You bring approximately 8 years of experience in Non-Life Reinsurance Pricing for Specialty Lines (Aviation, Financial Risk, Marine, Energy, etc.), including approximately 3 years of pricing actuarial experience. Experience in managing small cross-functional teams is an asset.

Technical Expertise

  • Strong actuarial background; deep understanding of specialty lines and their risk characteristics; proficiency in pricing tools (R, Python).

Strategic Thinking

  • Ability to align pricing strategies with broader business objectives; problem-solving with critical thinking to develop solutions.

Leadership & Influence

  • Experience managing teams and influencing cross-functional stakeholders; strong communication and presentation skills.

Analytical & Problem-Solving

  • Advanced analytical skills to interpret complex data and trends; ability to develop innovative pricing solutions.

Change Management

  • Comfortable leading transformation initiatives and adopting new technologies.

Global Perspective

  • Understanding of international markets and regulatory environments; ability to work across geographies and cultures.

Languages:

English (fluent); knowledge of additional European languages is a plus.

Intellectual Curiosity:
Eager to expand knowledge.

Motivated and Reliable:
Consistently demonstrates motivation and reliability in all tasks.

Communication & Time Management:
Clear and succinct communication, good time management, active listening, and informed decision-making under pressure.

Additional Information

Partner Re 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 Partner Re.

Thank you,

Partner Re Hiring Team

Job Details
  • Seniority level:
    Mid-Senior level
  • Employment type:

    Full-time
  • Job function:
    General Business
  • Industries:
    Insurance
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Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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