Head of Monitoring (80-100% FTE)

About the Role

The Head of Monitoring is a key global role within Swiss Re Compliance, responsible for leading assurance activities across Swiss Re group. The assurance activities performed monitor the effectiveness of the controls supporting the mitigation of Compliance Risks. The role requires strong leadership and assurance expertise. The Head of Monitoring is responsible for the strategic direction, development and operational efficiency of members of the Compliance Assurance team.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership

• Lead, coach and develop talent within team
• Develop and lead the delivery of the annual Compliance Assurance Plan
• Plan, progress and monitor delivery of the annual Compliance Plan
• Drive Assurance reporting and contribute to the timely execution of Compliance reporting
• Promote and participate in strategic planning, execution and enhancements to the Compliance programs and Compliance Risk Assessment process
• Promote and participate in exchange across the Compliance Function

Compliance Assurance Expertise

• Define, develop & maintain the global, standardized assurance framework including definition of terminology and service offerings
• Lead the annual review of monitoring programs and monitor delivery of assurance services
• Lead and drive the further development of Compliance Assurance analytics and data driven monitoring by working closely with the Compliance Digital and Analytics team
• Define and maintain global and targeted Compliance monitoring plans
• Perform Compliance Assurance services pursuant to the Compliance Assurance Plan and Compliance Assurance Methodology
• Provide Assurance reporting to key stakeholders (e.g. Senior Management, Group Audit Committee)
• Collaborate on misconduct investigations with the Compliance Investigations Team
• Drive the cross functional assurance relationships
• Establish and maintain relationships with Swiss Re Business Units Governance teams and other first line colleagues

About the Team

This position reports directly to the Head of Compliance Assurance and forms part of the broader leadership group led by the Chief Compliance Officer. The Compliance Assurance team consists of 12 professionals working across global locations. Key responsibilities encompass compliance monitoring and oversight of misconduct investigations, delivered through the Compliance Investigation subunit within Assurance. The team maintains regular collaboration with other functions including Compliance, Legal, Human Resources, Business Governance, Group Internal Audit, and Risk Management.

About You

You're a pragmatic thinker with excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a passion for building effective compliance frameworks. Your strong analytical mindset helps you identify emerging risks, while your project management expertise ensures flawless execution. You excel at presenting complex information clearly to influence stakeholders at all levels.

We would like you to have:

• University or equivalent qualification
• Solid compliance, audit or risk management experience, preferably in a financial services company
• Demonstrated Interest in Data Driven auditing/assurance
• Solid understanding of control processes and systems
• Strong ability to identify risk and assess process controls

These are additional nice to haves:

• Knowledge of re/insurance business operations and regulatory environment
• Prior team management experience
• Multilingual skills (fluent English required, additional languages a plus)

We are looking forward to your application!

The base salary range for this position is between £120,000 and £180,000 (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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