Talent Partner L&H Re (Hybrid; m/f/x/d; 80-100%)

Swiss Re is looking for a Talent Partner to join the Life and Health Reinsurance unit in Zurich. The role is a full-time appointment (80-100%) described as hybrid in the listing, with an onsite work arrangement and the opportunity to work closely with leaders at the Business Unit level. Applications from all genders (m/f/x/d) are welcome. This is a chance for someone who wants to bridge people strategy with business impact and to shape how talent, culture and organisational effectiveness support a critical risk-transfer business.

With more than 15,000 employees worldwide, Swiss Re positions inclusion and professional development at the core of its culture. The Talent Partner will operate within a collaborative, high-performing team that blends strategic thinking with pragmatic execution, always focused on delivering measurable business results. If you enjoy partnering with senior leaders and turning data into practical actions, you could fit right in.

The role suits someone who can balance big-picture thinking with hands-on delivery, translating business needs into tangible people solutions and leading changes that improve the employee experience. You will be asked to influence at senior levels while remaining grounded in practical delivery, using data and insights to drive decisions and shape the organisation’s capabilities for the future.

Day-to-day in the talent partnership

Embedded within the Business Unit, the Talent Partner collaborates with senior leaders to convert business strategy into talent decisions, covering succession planning and capability priorities. The work involves designing and driving the talent strategy, tracking outcomes and ensuring business leaders adopt the changes in practice. You’ll design and facilitate leadership-focused Talent Review sessions that address succession, talent pipelines and leadership development, ensuring the leadership team has a clear view of gaps and potential successors. You’ll lead end-to-end employee engagement surveys, coordinating the process, communicating results, and turning insights into concrete actions that enhance the employee experience. Inclusion remains a core pillar across all Talent Management processes, with ongoing efforts to align with the latest inclusion initiatives. You’ll stay ahead on projects related to performance culture, strategic people planning and capability development, and you’ll operationalise Talent & Culture group processes across the Business Unit, taking ownership and coordinating with peers. Finally, you’ll interpret people data and analytics from Swiss Re surveys and other sources to diagnose root causes of talent and learning challenges and drive evidence-based solutions.

What the role needs vs what helps

• A proven background in talent management and related areas, leadership development, learning, culture and inclusion, with a track record of shaping tangible outcomes
• Strong experience in strategic workforce planning
• Solid ability to design and run succession planning, talent reviews, capability development and career growth frameworks, plus the skill to facilitate high-quality sessions for senior leaders
• Demonstrated skill at translating business strategy into practical people solutions, supported by solid analytics and experience turning data into decisions

• Experience supporting organisational transformation, change management or strategic workforce planning initiatives
• Background in consulting, organisational development or related advisory work
• Excellent communication, facilitation and presentation skills, with confidence engaging senior stakeholders
• Degree or equivalent professional experience in Human Resources, Organisational Psychology, Business, Social Sciences or a related field

Pay, benefits and practical details

The role is based in Zürich, Switzerland, and described as onsite in the listing, with full-time hours at 80-100%. Swiss Re emphasises an inclusive culture and equal opportunities, supported by a globally diverse workforce. The company operates with a view to flexible, sustainable ways of working within its strong emphasis on professional development and long-term impact.

Tips to stand out in this role

Lead with your strongest evidence of talent management, leadership development and inclusive culture work, and put results first on your resume. If you have measurable outcomes, like improved retention, faster leadership readiness or clearer succession pipelines, feature them up top so the reader sees impact quickly.

Show how you translate business strategy into people solutions by narrating a concrete example where data informed a Talent Review or succession decision, and explain the analytics or dashboards you used to tell the story.

Prepare to talk through a recent Talent Review you facilitated for senior leaders: what challenges you faced, how you engaged stakeholders, and what actions followed the session to move the business forward. Be ready to discuss how inclusion initiatives were embedded into the process and measured for success.

Ask a thoughtful question about the role’s impact on the Business Unit: for instance, how inclusion initiatives are integrated into talent processes, what success looks like for the leadership pipeline, or how Swiss Re uses people analytics to identify and address root causes of talent challenges.

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