Company Description

PartnerRe is a leading, privately owned, multi-line global reinsurer with a reputation of financial stability and strength, and a commitment to rebuilding businesses and communities after risk events around the world.

Our mission is to continue to be a financially stable and predictable business partner, supporting our clients with solutions tailored to their needs, delivering superior returns to our owner, providing rewarding opportunities for our people and making a positive contribution to society. To achieve this, we live by our values of Integrity, Performance, Collaboration, Straightforward Communication and Respect and Care.

Core to The PartnerRe Experience is our global nature. No matter where you sit in the company, you are part of something bigger. Our teams represent our truly international mindset, forging connections across office locations and all levels of the organization and building a network of mutual success. The result is a day-to-day experience that will allow you to:

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About the Role:

We are seeking a proactive, organised & hardworking individual to join our Group Retrocession team. They will have responsibility for managing and optimizing a diverse portfolio of ceded retrocession and reinsurance programs across multiple lines of business. The role offers broad exposure to both Cat and Non‑Cat protections, close interaction with internal stakeholders and brokers, and the opportunity to contribute directly to strategic decision‑making. This is a high‑impact position for someone looking to combine technical expertise, relationship building and project leadership.

The ideal candidate has deep (re)insurance knowledge across multiple lines (ideally specialty and cat experience), is comfortable managing senior broker/client relationships and is a strong communicator with excellent organisational skills.

This position reports directly to the Group Head of Retrocession and collaborates closely with underwriting teams, analytics, the CUO Office, divisional CEOs and broking houses.

Responsibilities:Placement Management

• Managing the process of data collection and selection to prepare a high-quality submission to the market.
• Managing across the lifecycle of placements, including pre-renewal kick offs, renewals, and post-renewal de-briefs/updates together with our brokers.
• Ensuring that covers are purchased in accordance with our security requirements, underwriting strategy and internal processes, as per the External Retrocession Policy.

Support Retrocession Strategy

• Supporting and contributing to the evaluation of our retrocession strategy for selected lines of business:
• Work with all internal stakeholders to understand portfolio development and risk drivers to recommend and optimize retrocession strategy as appropriate, including new purchases.
•  Analyzing and reporting on retrocession market, technical developments including new products, including consulting with brokers.
• Leading retrocession-specific projects.

Market Management

• Build strong relationships with brokers and markets and represent PartnerRe at appropriate conferences and market events.
• Build structure marketing plans to ensure adequate touch points with brokers/markets through the year.

Note: the exact title and scope of responsibilities will be adjusted depending on the ideal candidate’s specific skills and experience.

About You:

Education:

• University degree in a relevant field

Experience:

• 5-15 years of experience within non-life reinsurance, ideally across multiple lines either within underwriting or broking. 
• Strong understanding of reinsurance structures and contract wordings.
• Experience participating in or leading projects.

Skills & Qualities:

• Strong analytical mindset: able to interpret complex data and draw actionable insights.
• Effective communicator who can translate complex technical concepts into clear, concise messages and is comfortable communicating with exec level management.
• Strategic thinker with a solid grasp of negotiation.
• Collaborative and proactive team player comfortable navigating a matrixed and global organization.
• Highly organised self-starter with strong project management capabilities and impeccable attention to detail.
• Naturally curious, eager to learn new topics and form new relationships continuously.
• Proficiency in Excel – additional data analysis tools could be a plus (e.g. Power BI).

Additional Information

#LI-Hybrid:

PartnerRe 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 PartnerRe.

Thank you,

PartnerRe Hiring Team