About this role
- Working at Swiss Re - What we do - Working at Swiss Re - What we do Zurich, Zurich, CH Director, Underwriting Portfolio Engineering About the Role As Director, Underwriting Portfolio Engineering, you will lead delivery of data products, analytical capabilities and Palantir workflows that improve underwriting decisions, identify risks and opportunities faster, and strengthen portfolio steering. This is a hands-on technical and analytical leadership role, working directly with underwriting and portfolio teams to turn material business questions into practical data solutions. You will own delivery from business question to analysis, build, implementation, adoption and measured impact - not just define requirements or commission work. Key Responsibilities - Build underwriting-specific data products, Palantir workflows and analytical tools for portfolio planning, capacity setting and steering. - Turn material portfolio questions into reusable analytics and decision-support capabilities. - Analyse performance, exposures, concentrations, dependencies and portfolio dynamics to support decisions. - Own solutions end-to-end, from analysis and build through adoption, refinement and impact. - Maintain engineering standards, controls, documentation and governance for robust, scalable tools. - Lead mixed engineering, data and portfolio teams, strengthening capability and team effectiveness. About the Team The Portfolio Strategy & Steering team combines underwriting portfolio management, engineering, data and advanced analytics. It operates as one integrated team, with two Directors leading specialist teams, allocating resources to shared priorities and jointly accountable for quality and impact. About You You are a senior technical and analytical leader with deep expertise in data platforms, engineering and analytics, plus the commercial curiosity to understand underwriting portfolio questions. You lead specialists, work directly...