Opportunity
The North America (US, Canada, English Caribbean) portfolio is Swiss Re’s largest and most complex region within our Life & Health reinsurance portfolio. The L&H; Contracts Team Lead – North America is a senior leadership role with full regional accountability for the Contracts function across traditional reinsurance agreements. This role leads contract drafting discipline, governance rigor, and in‑force contractual risk review within a high‑volume, performance‑driven underwriting environment.

About the Life & Health Contracts Function

Structures and documents traditional reinsurance agreements

Ensures contractual terms reflect underwriting intent

Provides clear advice on wording implications and risk trade‑offs

Supports disciplined portfolio management through contracts analysis

Mandate

Strengthen commercial discipline and ensure contracts reflect underwriting intent and disciplined risk‑taking

Act as a trusted partner to client markets and cross‑functional stakeholders (Underwriting, Pricing, Claims, Legal), shaping deal structure and contract outcomes on key accounts

Provide clear, decisive recommendations on wording and structural trade‑offs, including hands‑on involvement of key client accounts

Lead interpretation, analysis, and restructuring of existing agreements

Ensure consistent application of global contracting standards

Own deviation governance, tracking, and transparency across the region

Strengthen documentation rigor and decision traceability

Lead, mentor, and develop the team of Contracts Specialists across the US and Canada

Define clear roles, accountability, and career pathways for Contracts Specialists

Represent North America within the global L&H; Contracts Leadership Team

Lead regional adoption of contracting workflow tools and GenAI‑enabled practices,



embedding AI into standard drafting and review workflows

Ensure responsible use of GenAI is operationally embedded and scalable across the region

Success Looks Like

Contracts is recognized as a disciplined commercial and risk partner across North America within 18‑24 months

Strong governance and deviation discipline across markets

Broad adoption of digital workflow and GenAI tools

Profile

12–15+ years’ experience in Life & Health reinsurance or insurance contracting – must have a Law degree

Solid legal foundation or substantial experience drafting and negotiating reinsurance agreements

Demonstrated commercial judgment and ability to articulate risk trade‑offs

Experience operating in a regulated, high‑complexity reinsurance environment

Experience leading multi‑location teams

Experience driving workflow modernization and technology‑enabled change

You Are

A high‑accountability leader who drives performance and sets clear standards

Decisive and comfortable owning difficult calls

Commercially pragmatic while uncompromising on risk discipline

Confident challenging stakeholders constructively

Committed to developing talent and strengthening capabilities

Compelling

Full regional accountability across Swiss Re’s largest L&H; portfolio

Direct partnership with the North America leadership and the Global Head of L&H; Contracts

Mandate to strengthen commercial discipline and governance at scale

Opportunity to shape the evolution of the Contracts function, including integration of workflow and GenAI

Compensation
The base salary hiring range for this existing position is CAD 170,000 – 204,000. The specific base salary offered will consider factors such as job location, scope of role, qualifications, complexity, and budget. Swiss Re adopts a total compensation approach that includes base pay, short‑ and long‑term incentives, and benefits.

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📌 Head Contracts L&H North America (Toronto) (Ontario)
🏢 Swiss Re
📍 Ontario