Are you passionate about governance, compliance, and creating frameworks that help organizations operate effectively? Join our dynamic team at Swiss Re as we shape the future of policy governance across our global organization. This maternity cover role offers an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on our governance structure while working with stakeholders across all levels of the business.

About the Role

As our Policy and Standards Governance specialist, you’ll be the driving force behind Swiss Re’s Policy Governance Framework, ensuring consistency, compliance, and usability across the organization. You’ll combine governance expertise with stakeholder influence to maintain and enhance our approach to policy management.

Key Responsibilities

• Framework Strategy and Design: Own and evolve the end-to-end Policy Governance Framework, developing governance models, taxonomies, templates, and quality assurance standards
• Continuous Improvement: Define and implement enhancements to streamline processes, improve user experience, and ensure effective lifecycle management
• Governance and Oversight: Ensure all new or updated policies and standards meet framework requirements and monitor adherence to lifecycle stages
• Stakeholder Management: Advise policy and standard owners on framework application and best practices for drafting and implementation
• Community Building: Build and lead a community of Standard Owners to promote collaboration and knowledge sharing to support consistency and best practices
• Compliance Support: Contribute to the development and implementation of Compliance policies, standards, processes, and tools
• Risk Framework Enhancement: Monitor regulatory developments to identify new requirements and potential improvements to risk frameworks
• Training and Awareness: Prepare and deliver training, guidance, and awareness materials to build Compliance capability

About the Team

The Compliance Programme, Policies & Awareness (PPA) team is responsible for the global Compliance framework at Swiss Re. We develop, maintain and implement the policies, standards and training programs that educate employees on their responsibilities and behaviours in identifying and managing Compliance Risks. We support the business and our Compliance colleagues by monitoring for new risks and regulations in the jurisdictions in which we operate, and we oversee the operation and implementation of the overall Policy Governance framework across Swiss Re.

About You

You’re a governance professional who thrives on creating order and structure within complex organizations. You have excellent communication skills and can influence stakeholders at all levels. You’re detail-oriented yet can see the big picture, allowing you to develop frameworks that are both robust and practical.

Requirements

• University or equivalent qualification with minimum 8 years of experience in governance, compliance, risk management, program management or other risk and control framework roles
• Sound experience with policies, standards and governance frameworks, particularly in relation to drafting policies and standards
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills with the ability to interact effectively and accurately across all seniority levels
• Excellent organizational, process, project management, and analytical skills
• Fluency in English (written and spoken)

Nice to have

• Experience in an international financial services environment
• Working knowledge of compliance risks, particularly in fraud, conduct risk and bribery and corruption.
• Additional languages beyond English
• Experience with digital policy management systems or tools

Compensation & Work Model

For the United Kingdom, the base salary range for this position is between 76,000 GBP and 114,000 GBP for a full-time role.

Salary Considerations

• the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role
• the applicant’s own profile including education/qualifications, expertise, specialisation, skills and experience

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.

Work Model

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