About the Role
We are looking for a senior member to lead our team – Asset Management Public Investments Tech
As Head AM Public Investments Tech, you will:
1. Lead the Asset Management transactional application landscape, ensuring a reliable, secure and timely end to end processing incl. 24/7 support
2. IT Application Ownership of 60+ applications, including BlackRock Aladdin and S&P Markit EDM.
3. IT Application Management & Governance - running CABs, vendor & stakeholder management
4. Steer the strategic re-platforming of the end to end batch processing
5. Develop strategies for future end to end application landscape
6. Lead and further develop a team of Applications managers and Production support, mainly based in Bratislava
About the Team
With more than USD 100 billion of assets under management, Swiss Re Asset Management is responsible for the management of assets generated through the core insurance and reinsurance business. With the advent of technologies such as cognitive computing, smart analytics and machine learning, we radically change our application portfolio architecture. We are changing means of distribution, investment process and investment administration. Asset Management CTO leads this digital transformation with an innovative spirit and out of the box thinking. As part of this transformation, we adopted an agile way of working. There are no traditional line managers as we have moved into distributed leadership concept.
About You
You have an innovative, driven, and collaborative mind set and the flexibility to adapt to a fast-changing environment. Proactive and hands-on, you are a fast learner with a well-organized, rigorous and structured approach to problem solving. You are able to maintain high quality even under time pressure.
7. University degree in computer science or a comparable technical field
8. Highly experienced in Asset Management Application landscape (BlackRock Aladdin and S&P Markit EDM preferred) and how the products work operationally end to end
9. Sound understanding of Financial Markets products, such as key attributes of securities and derivatives products
10. Deep technical expertise, preferably with a cloud native tech stack background
11. Sound architectural understanding and a vision to steer the future of our end to end processing
12. Proven leadership skills, balancing strategic thinking and innovation with execution focus and operational resilience
13. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
We are looking forward to your application!
About Swiss Re
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. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. 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 14,000 employees across the world.
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.
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