Sustainability Reporting Program IT Lead

ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) regulations and standards are rapidly emerging across the globe and imposing new and complex reporting requirements which impact Swiss Re. In addition, regulators and supervisors are strengthening their oversight efforts and litigation targeting companies’ ESG commitments/pledges (greenwashing), and practices (disclosures) is on the rise – it is projected that non-financial reporting will become at par with financial reporting over time. This provides an outstanding opportunity for us to strengthen the existing Sustainability Reporting Operating Model in the areas of policies, control frameworks, data, and IT infrastructure with Group EC level sponsorship.

Are you passionate about data, technology, sustainability (ESG), and finance? Are you keen on collaborating with Group Functions, such as Risk Management, Finance, Asset Management, HR, Corporate Services, Swiss Re Institute and Business Unit Underwriting in driving the definition and implementation of the target operating model? Are you looking for a challenge to build up Swiss Re's capabilities to align with the various existing and emerging global sustainability reporting requirements?

The IT Lead, is the overall InfoTech lead for this multi-year transformation program, acting as key partner for all technology topics to Group and Business Units. This role is an integral part of the program leadership team, partnering with the business program lead and overall program lead. Moreover, the required InfoTech capabilities are going to be delivered together with the Technical Area Leads (TALs), Product Area Leads (PALs) of the involved units and the various program workstream leads.

Reporting to the Focus Area Lead of Risk Management, Group Finance and Treasury IT, you will drive the definition, coordination, build and rollout of InfoTech work in an agile setting.

Your main responsibilities
- Define, build up and coordinate the Sustainability Reporting Program from an IT perspective.
- Plan and coordinate the deliverables and required resources/staffing in the IT program workstreams with the main goal to establish a target operating model incl. data and technology architecture to effectively serve current and emerging sustainability reporting requirements.
- Perform stakeholder management and communication on all levels
- Plan and prepare the regular Project Steering Boards (PSB) together with the other program leadership members.
- Closely collaborate with the sustainability reporting program workstream leads to ensure that they plan their increments and sprints as per defined operating model and align their deliveries.
- Ensure planning, prioritisation, and execution of implementation work by impacted units across the value chain (e.g., Asset Management, Reinsurance, Corporate Solutions, SRI/Group Underwriting, Finance, Risk Management, HR etc.).
- Coordinate program resources and budget for the InfoTech side.
- Act as the trusted partner for the different involved members within and outside of the initiative.
- Collaborate with all InfoTech units overall to align standard processes and leverage existing processes where it contributes value.
- Own and run relevant governance processes and recurring reviews (DGF, Access Products, etc.).

About the Program
Within Group Digital & Technology, the Sustainability Reporting Program is the transformation program for all sustainability reporting within Swiss Re.

- Ultra flexible working time in hybrid setup, allowing you to work also from home
- Modern office spaces in attractive location
- 5 additional days of holiday
- Lunch allowance fully paid by Swiss Re
- Referral bonus
- Pension & risk insurance contribution
- Sick days and sick leave support
- Public transport benefit
- Multisport card

Our aim is to live visible and invisible diversity – diversity of age, race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, physical abilities, personalities and experiences – at all levels and in all functions and regions. We also collaborate in a flexible working environment, providing you with a compelling degree of autonomy to decide how, when and where to carry out your tasks.

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