Team Lead - Digital Risk Control

Team Lead Digital Risk Control BU

Team Lead Digital Risk Control BU

Are you passionate about digital risk management and ready to lead a team of dedicated professionals? Join us in making the world more resilient by ensuring our technology landscape remains secure and compliant. In this pivotal leadership role, you'll drive risk control excellence across our business technology domains while developing a high-performing team in an environment that values innovation and continuous improvement.

About the Role

As Team Lead Digital Risk Control for Business Domain Tech, you'll own first-line digital & technology risk control activities for our business units' tech domains. You'll ensure risks are identified, appropriate controls are applied, and performance is continuously monitored, measured, and reported to our technology leadership team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Digital Risk Control Business Domain Tech team for Swiss Re

• Establish and maintain a robust digital risk posture across your area of responsibility

• Foster a strong risk culture within organizational structures

• Ensure threats and risks are understood, issues are handled timely, and controls are effective

• Collaborate with digital & technology teams to embed controls into operational procedures

• Measure performance and continuously improve our risk position

• Establish operational transparency through continuous monitoring and assessment of controls

• Drive corrective actions when necessary to meet our risk tolerance

• Create an environment enabling autonomy and mastery for all team members

• Develop staff skills through learning opportunities and growth plans

• Contribute to strategy development as an active member of the leadership team

• Champion continuous innovation and finding better approaches every day

About the Team

The Security Team is the focal point for all security activities across Swiss Re. We are responsible for cybersecurity engineering and operations, governance, operational resilience, risk and compliance. We define and advance the company's security and digital governance strategy. As part of Digital Risk Governance & Control, the Digital Risk Control team drives design and operating effectiveness of our controls for Business Domain Tech.

About You

You're a motivated leader with a passion for digital risk management who understands its value as an enabler of business performance. You thrive in collaborative environments and excel at communicating complex concepts to diverse audiences. Your leadership style inspires teams to achieve excellence while supporting individual growth and development.

We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements:

• Strong people management and leadership skills with experience leading international teams

• Track record of successful delivery in IT governance-related roles (IT audit, operational risk management)-preferred applicants with 12+ years of relevant experience

• Understanding of Risk Management Frameworks such as COBIT, ISO 31000, and COSO ERM

• Excellent communication, influencing, and collaboration skills

• Fluency in both written and spoken English

These are additional nice to haves:

• CISA, CGEIT, CRISC or similar qualifications

• Knowledge of insurance/reinsurance business and contemporary technology solutions

• Experience building collaborative networks within IT organizations

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in hybrid environments

• Proven track record of decision-making under pressure

• Experience in conveying information to diverse audiences from senior management to development teams

Our company has a hybrid work model where the expectation is that you will be in the office at least three days per week

 

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. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. 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.

 

 

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Experience Level

Senior Level