Chicago, Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
Indianapolis, Indiana
Posted: 20-Aug-25
Location: Armonk, New York
Type: Full Time
Salary: $70,000
Required Education:
Additional Information:
Launch your career with impact!
We’re looking for curious, motivated graduates with strong people skills who want to grow, learn, and make a difference. If you hold a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD and have up to three years of professional experience — or are completing your degree between December 2025 and August 2026 — apply to our 18-month Graduate Programme.
You’ll gain hands-on experience in the fast-paced world of reinsurance, rotate into a different team, and receive tailored training to build your expertise. This is your chance to shape your future – and help protect societies from the world’s most complex risks.
About the Role
As part of the Capital Management Americas team, you will support Treasury in the region; implementing the target capital structure for all Business Units and supporting the regional CFOs and business teams on all treasury related topics. You will experience exposure to a variety of business topics, ranging from Reinsurance to Primary business, from Life & Health lines to Property & Casualty lines across the US, Canada and Latin America. Treasury work encompasses both the asset and liability side of the balance sheet in our ongoing pursuit of optimizing financial resources.
Your main tasks and activities will include:
- Monitor the region's capital and liquidity generation, and work with the central Capital Management team and the business to improve these financial key performance indicators (KPIs)
- Support the implementation and structuring of the regional intra-group retrocession program
- Monitor the capital levels of the region's entities and branches; ensuring they are capitalized, and dividends are repatriated, in accordance with the Group's capital management policies
- Coordinate the capital planning process in the Americas region, engaging with the regional CFOs and local finance teams, to ensure timely and accurate presentation of numbers to the relevant Group committees
- Support the business in reviewing and structuring large transactions from a treasury perspective, as part of the broader Finance transaction review process
- Engage with Asset Management, the central Treasury team, and local Finance to assess the capital implications of the investment and foreign exchange positions of local entities
About the Team
Capital Management team is within Group Treasury. We are responsible for capital and liquidity management, as well as asset-liability management and the Finance transaction review process across the Swiss Re Group. We are organized into three regional capital management teams based in Zurich for EMEA, Armonk for the Americas, and Singapore for Asia, as well as 2 central teams based in Zurich mainly responsible for asset-liability management and group capital steering. We are flexible in structuring our tasks and frequently work together on initiatives across teams. We constantly strive to improve our understanding of value creation in the context of Swiss Re and to use this knowledge to increase our effectiveness.
About You
This role is designed for early-career professionals with a maximum of three years of prior relevant full-time work experience. We are looking for people who want to make a difference!
To be successful in this role:
- You’re on track to complete your Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field) between 2024–2026, with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
- You’re someone who enjoys diving into complex financial topics, learning quickly, and collaborating across teams. You bring a sharp analytical mindset, a proactive attitude, and a genuine interest in how treasury shapes business strategy
- Demonstrating strong quantitative and analytical skills and ability to focus on details without losing track of the bigger picture
- Strong interest in/motivation to learn about insurance/reinsurance with curiosity and open-mindedness
- Team-player, willingness to contribute actively to the overall team spirit, capacity to readily adapt to a changing and dynamic environment
- Aptitude to express yourself effectively in one-on-one conversations and small groups. Excellent oral and written English skills; additional language skills advantageous
- Proficiency in MS Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- Very good communication and interpersonal skills
The base salary for this role is $70,000. Candidates with advanced degrees may be eligible for a higher base compensation. Please note that the compensation details listed reflects the base salary only, and does not include short-and long-term incentives or other benefits offered.
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.
If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.
Swiss Re is an equal opportunity employer. It is our practice to recruit, hire and promote without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, pregnancy, sexual orientations, marital status, military status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Decisions on employment are solely based on an individual's qualifications for the position being filled.
During the recruitment process, reasonable accommodations for disabilities are available upon request. If contacted for an interview, please inform the Recruiter/HR Professional of the accommodation needed.