Job description
Role purpose:
Lead and execute Syngenta Group's global insurance strategy across all regions and business units through two key pillars:
- Design and execute comprehensive global insurance and risk financing programs
- Act as CEO of the company’s captive reinsurance company, Syngenta Rückversicherung AG, ensuring optimal risk retention and regulatory compliance
Accountabilities:
Global Insurance Risk Management
- Ensure comprehensive and consistent insurance or financial protection across Syngenta and Group
- Design/develop and implement global insurance programs such as Property, Liability, Transport, Directors and Officers (D&O) and other specialty lines
- Handle complex claims and oversee insurance loss prevention strategies globally
- Continued corporation with Production & Supply, Security, Enterprise Risk, Business Resilience and ESG to take advantage of overlapping knowledge and learnings to continue developing a comprehensive and well-functioning risk framework using available resources and tools
- Oversee budget and cost center responsibilities
People Management
- Lead a global team of high performing insurance professionals
- Continue development of the team
Senior Management and Business Unit connectiveness
- Business acumen and ability to connect with and support Senior Management as well as global business units to understand business direction, change in risk exposure and potential need for changes to or development of global insurance programs
Captive Management
- Serve as CEO of the captive reinsurance company as per FINMA requirements, reporting to the Captive Board of Directors
- Develop and execute the captive's strategic business plan and growth initiatives
- Oversee captive's financial performance, capital adequacy, and solvency
- Monitor claims development, aggregations and catastrophe exposures
Syngenta Group, a global leader in agricultural technology and innovation, employs 60,000 people across more than 100 countries to transform agriculture through tailor-made solutions for farmers, society, and our planet. Our diverse portfolio encompasses seeds, crop protection, nutrition products, agronomic solutions, and digital services, all designed to help farmers produce healthy food, feed, fiber, and fuel while conserving natural resources and protecting the environment.
Our mission is to address critical challenges such as climate change and food security through sustainable practices and cutting-edge solutions, while safeguarding the planet's resources.
Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Magazine and it has been awarded with the "Friendly Work Space" label to all its Swiss sites.
- Advanced degree in a relevant field (Business, Risk Management, Insurance)
- Professional insurance qualifications (ACII, ARM, or equivalent)
- Fluent in English
- 15+ years of experience in corporate insurance management, with at least 5 years in leadership roles
- Extensive experience in captive insurance management
- Proven track record managing complex global insurance programs and claims
- Strong understanding of international insurance markets and regulations
- Experience working with major global brokers and insurers
- Excellent negotiation and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to navigate and to build relationships across a matrix organization
- Good communication skills and ability to engage various stakeholders and management
- Agility to balance pragmatism and in-depth analysis on case-by-case
- High degree of resilience
- Focus on prioritization, simplicity/practicality
- Relentless execution
- Ability to identify and execute tasks independently
- Understanding of legal environment in key markets is desirable
- Travel related to the tasks described may be required
We offer a variety of financial and non-financial benefits including:
- A position which contributes to valuable and impactful work in a stimulating and international environment
- A superb working environment with an open culture and diverse workforce where new ideas are always welcome
- The opportunity to work with and learn from highly qualified and experienced employees and gain scientific and technical excellence
- Learning culture (Together we Grow) and wide range of training options
- You will benefit from a competitive pension fund plan, attractive bonus system, onsite doctor, fitness room, canteen, and other benefits including Family friendly initiatives, Child and Family allowance.
Please send your complete application with your English CV and the copies of your diplomas and work certificates (if applicable).
Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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