Join a global team and learn how to structure weather and weather contingent energy markets solutions for European energy clients
About Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer. We anticipate and manage risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime.
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions is the commercial insurance arm of the Swiss Re Group. We offer innovative insurance solutions to large and midsized multinational corporations from our approximately 50 locations worldwide. We help clients mitigate their risk exposure, whilst our industry-leading claims service provides them with additional peace of mind.
Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. Swiss Re Corporate Solutions embraces 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.
About the Team
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions is a leading global player in the Weather, Energy Commodity & Power Plant risk transfer market. Weather impacts many industries, be it energy, agriculture or construction. With accelerating climate change, the effects of droughts, high temperatures and unstable winds are increasingly causing uncertainty in virtually every industry. Since more than 20 years, Swiss Re has been one of the largest players in the development of solutions against these very risks.
Operating from London, New York, Houston, Luxembourg, Zurich and Sydney, our highly-skilled and experienced team offers a wide variety of weather-contingent commodity price risk solutions.
Our clients include power and gas utilities, retailers, independent power producers, renewables, banks, and other energy industry sectors.
About the Role
We have a vacancy for a highly motivated university graduate to join the international Environmental & Commodity Markets Team of Swiss Re in Luxembourg, with willingness to potentially relocate to London at a later stage.
You would be working with the European Origination team on developing tailor-made weather and weather-contingent commodity price products that help protect clients from adverse weather events. You will support senior structurers and underwriters in data analysis, risk modeling and pricing of complex structured products based on in-house models. You will also be required to support the regional origination team in client management, sales planning and business development.
- interact with clients, mostly from the Energy Industry, including Renewable Energy;
- understand client motivation and rationale and help develop solutions to meet their needs;
- identify transaction risks and their drivers and coordinate with Underwriting, Legal and Risk teams in pricing and transaction related approvals;
- analyse underlying data along with other ancillary data and/or information such as market intelligence reports, market trends and establishing forward looking views;
- coordinate, review and assist in drafting transaction documents and engage in negotiation with clients.
About you
- You hold a university degree in a relevant science such as economics, mathematics or engineering
- Ideally you have gained some insights into financial markets and/or trading during internships and other extra-curricular activities
- You enjoy working with and analyzing quantitative data and models and are a self -starter who wants to develop this area
- You have a commercial mindset and you are able to identify and pursue business opportunities
- You are fluent in English and ideally have at least intermediate knowledge of any other language
- Knowing programming languages like VBA/C++, MATLAB, R, Python etc is a big plus
83,000 (for a full-time role). The specific salary offered considers:
- the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role,
- the applicant's own profile including education/qualifications, expertise, specialisation, skills
In the situation where you do not meet all the requirements or you significantly exceed these,
the offered salary may be below or above the advertised range.
In addition to your base salary, you may be eligible for additional rewards and benefits including
an attractive performance-based annual bonus.
About Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer. We anticipate and manage risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime.
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions is the commercial insurance arm of the Swiss Re Group. We offer innovative insurance solutions to large and midsized multinational corporations from our approximately 50 locations worldwide. We help clients mitigate their risk exposure, whilst our industry-leading claims service provides them with additional peace of mind.
Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. Swiss Re Corporate Solutions embraces 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.
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