About this role
<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Do you combine strong real estate expertise with a passion for contract and data excellence?</span></p> <p><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Join Swiss Re's newly established central Lease Management team within Corporate Real Estate & Services (CRES) and play a key role in managing Swiss Re’s global lease portfolio across multiple regions and locations, ensuring accurate contract interpretation, end-to-end lifecycle ownership, and alignment with commercial, legal, and financial requirements.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>About the Role</strong></span></p> <p><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">This role sits at the intersection of real estate, contract management, data governance, and financial reporting. It offers the opportunity to shape a globally consistent lease data environment, work closely with senior stakeholders across regions and functions, and contribute directly to audit-ready reporting, portfolio transparency, and informed decision-making throughout the entire lease lifecycle.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Key responsibilities:</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">As Lease Contract & Data Manager, you will oversee lease and sublease contracts after signature, ensuring contractual terms are accurately interpreted, converted into structured lease data, and maintained throughout the lease lifecycle to support operations, accounting, and reporting. Your task portfolio will include:</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Contract interpretation & data abstraction: </span></strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Review lease contracts, amendments, annexes, side arrangements, and other related supporting documentation</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Interpret contractual terms and obligations</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Translate contract information into structured, system-ready Real Estate and IFRS 16-relevant lease data, including key terms, dates, payment obligations, and option clauses</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Lease data management:</span></strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Own, monitor, and maintain lease data throughout the entire contract lifecycle</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Initiate and reflect updates resulting from renewals, amendments, terminations, rent reviews, and/or indexation adjustments</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Ensure completeness, accuracy, consistency, and timeliness </span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Enable IFRS 16 reporting through high-quality data submission to Finance </span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Data quality and controls:</span></strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Execute and document risk controls, including performing independent four-eyes reviews, in line with governance and reporting requirements</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Resolve identified discrepancies and data quality issues</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Ensure compliance with data standards and audit readiness</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Stakeholder collaboration:</span></strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Liaise with contract owners, regional stakeholders, Finance, Legal, and Data Administrators to ensure aligned interpretation and high-quality data outcomes</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Clarify contract ambiguities and support interpretation decisions</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Act as a key partner to Global Portfolio Managers, CRES Regional Heads and regional/local teams, providing transparency on lease data and supporting fact-based decision-making (e.g. portfolio insights, contractual implications, risks, etc.)</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Documentation and auditability:</span></strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Maintain complete contract documentation</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Ensure traceability between contract, extracted data and reporting outputs</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Support internal and external audits as well as control reviews by providing complete, traceable, and well-documented evidence</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Process improvement & governance:</span></strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Contribute to continuously improve the end-to-end lease data management process </span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Strong focus on capability building, governance, and process excellence</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>About the Team</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">You will be part of a newly created central Lease Management team responsible for end-to-end lease management after contract signature.</span></p> <p><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We work closely with central, regional, and local teams, who lead business case development, negotiation, and contract setup. Once the contract is signed, we assume responsibility for lease data, ensuring consistency, timely updates, effective controls, and high data quality throughout the lease lifecycle. </span></p> <p><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">As a central competence center, we align local delivery with global standards, Finance requirements, and governance.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>About You</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">You are an experienced lease professional who thrives in complex, global environments. You bring strong expertise in cross-regional lease contracts, execute with confidence, and build trust across a wide range of stakeholders. Pragmatic and hands-on, you help Swiss Re elevate lease management to the next level.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Experience:</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">At least 10+ years of experience in real estate and lease contract management</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Proven track record in international real estate environments</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Strong practical expertise in interpreting contracts, abstracting lease information, and managing structured lease data</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">High familiarity with global or matrix-based organizations </span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Solid understanding of IFRS 16 is required</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Skills:</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Academic degree in Business Administration, Finance, Real Estate Management or a related field</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Deep expertise in lease contracts and commercial terms</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Strong data governance and quality mindset</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Experience with lease systems (e.g., Planon) and a strong command of structured system data</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Robust understanding of risk management and controls, as well as audit requirements</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">High attention to detail and structured working style</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Personal competencies:</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Strong ownership and accountability</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Analytical, precise, and solution-oriented</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Strong communicator able to engage and advise senior stakeholders across functions/regions </span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Interest in applying AI-enabled tools to improve data quality, process efficiency, and analytical insight</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">For Slovakia the base salary range for this position is between EUR 3,200 and EUR 5,300 per month (for a fulltime role). The specific salary offered considers:</span></p> <ul style="list-style-type:disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role,</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">the applicant’s own profile including education/qualifications, expertise, specialization, skills and experience. </span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">In addition to your base salary, you may be eligible for additional rewards and benefits including an attractive performance-based bonus.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We provide feedback to all candidates via email. If you have not heard back from us, please check your spam folder. <span style="color:white">#LI-Hybrid </span></span></p><div class="swissre_jobtemplate"> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>About Swiss Re</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <div class="swissre_jobtemplate"> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">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 15,000 employees across the world.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We may use AI-powered tools to support the review and evaluation of applications for this position. These tools provide additional insights to our recruitment teams, but all hiring decisions are carefully reviewed and made by people. 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