Portfolio management analyst

THIS ROLE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR SPONSORSHIP OR RELOCATION. WE ARE TARGETING CANDIDATES ALREADY LIVING IN THE NYC METRO AREA.

ILS EXPERIENCE OR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE IS A REQUIREMENT.

Are you ready to sit at the intersection of natural catastrophe risk, capital markets, and institutional investment management? Swiss Re ILS is looking for a curious, analytically driven professional to join our Portfolio Management team in the heart of New York City. This is a rare opportunity to build deep expertise in one of the most dynamic and specialized asset classes in the market — insurance-linked securities (ILS).

About the Role

As a Portfolio Management Analyst, you will play a meaningful role across the full investment management process — from evaluating and underwriting individual ILS transactions to contributing to portfolio construction, quantitative research, and investor support. You'll work alongside experienced portfolio managers, catastrophe modelling specialists, and reinsurance experts, leveraging Swiss Re's proprietary risk models and unparalleled market knowledge to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns for institutional investors. If you thrive on complex problems, love working with data, and want to grow your career in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, this role is for you.

Key Responsibilities

Investment Analysis & Underwriting

• Evaluate and underwrite ILS investment opportunities, including new catastrophe bond issuances, resets, and secondary market transactions
• Analyze natural catastrophe exposures, catastrophe modelling outputs, and transaction structures to assess investment risks and relative value
• Review underwriting information, exposure data, and contractual features, leveraging Swiss Re's proprietary risk models and underwriting expertise
• Engage with internal specialists and external counterparties — including catastrophe modelling teams, brokers, and transaction parties — to support sound investment decisions

Portfolio Management

• Contribute to investment selection, relative value assessments, and portfolio positioning across ILS strategies
• Analyze portfolio performance, risk concentrations, and market developments to inform investment strategies
• Support the implementation and ongoing management of investment strategies designed to meet institutional investor objectives

Quantitative Analysis & Investment Research

• Develop and enhance analytical tools and models to support underwriting, investment selection, portfolio optimization, and trading
• Conduct quantitative research on catastrophe risk, market pricing, and investment opportunities
• Leverage data analytics and programming to improve investment processes, portfolio monitoring, and decision-making

Collaboration & Investor Support

• Collaborate across Swiss Re teams — including portfolio managers and catastrophe modelling specialists — to leverage the Group's deep expertise
• Support investor relations and business development by providing investment analysis, portfolio insights, and risk assessments
• Contribute to investment materials and analytical content tailored for institutional investors
• Foster a collaborative and entrepreneurial team culture focused on continuous improvement and innovation

About the Team

Swiss Re ILS is a third-party investment management business within Swiss Re's Alternative Capital Partners Group, managing insurance-linked securities portfolios on behalf of institutional investors. The Portfolio Management team oversees investment strategies focused on catastrophe bonds, industry loss warranties (ILW), quota shares, and other insurance-linked instruments. We combine Swiss Re's extensive natural catastrophe expertise, proprietary modelling capabilities, and deep reinsurance market knowledge with active investment management, quantitative analytics, and trading — all in a dynamic, fast-paced environment focused on delivering outstanding outcomes for our investors.

About You

You are an intellectually curious, analytically minded professional with a genuine passion for the intersection of natural catastrophe risk, insurance, and financial markets. You enjoy tackling complex problems, diving deep into data, and translating quantitative analysis into clear, actionable investment insights. You're a motivated self-starter who thrives in a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment and is excited by the opportunity to grow across underwriting, investment analysis, portfolio management, and trading within a leading institutional investment management business.

We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements:

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in a quantitative or analytical discipline such as mathematics, statistics, engineering, physics, meteorology, economics, or finance
• 2+ years of relevant professional experience in investment management, ILS, reinsurance, catastrophe modelling, quantitative analysis, or a related field (a more senior candidate will also be considered)
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills, with demonstrated ability to interpret complex data and modelling outputs
• Experience with programming and data analytics, particularly Python; familiarity with SQL, Power BI, or similar tools is an advantage
• Knowledge of or strong interest in natural catastrophe risk modelling, including the assessment of catastrophe exposures and loss distributions

These are additional nice to haves:

• Knowledge of ILS markets, catastrophe bonds, or other insurance-linked investment instruments
• Experience in property catastrophe reinsurance, underwriting, or catastrophe risk
• Familiarity with catastrophe modelling platforms, risk metrics
• Experience in quantitative investment research, portfolio analytics, or trading
• Understanding of insurance and reinsurance structures, particularly the US property catastrophe market
• Exposure to institutional asset management or third-party investment management
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across disciplines and present complex ideas clearly
• Fluency in English; additional languages are a plus

The estimated base salary range for this position located in NYC, NY is $132,000 to $198,000. The specific salary offered for this, or any given role will take into account a number of factors including but not limited to job location, scope of role, qualifications, complexity/specialization/scarcity of talent, experience, education, and employer budget. At Swiss Re, we take a "total compensation approach" when making compensation decisions. This means that we consider all components of compensation in their totality (such as base pay, short-and long-term incentives, and benefits offered), in setting individual compensation.

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

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. If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience. Swiss Re is an equal opportunity employer. It is our practice to recruit, hire and promote without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, pregnancy, sexual orientations, marital status, military status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Decisions on employment are solely based on an individual's qualifications for the position being filled. During the recruitment process, reasonable accommodations for disabilities are available upon request. If contacted for an interview, please inform the Recruiter/HR Professional of the accommodation needed.

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