Description:
About the role:This is a Legal Counsel role supporting our Reinsurance Solutions business unit, with a sharp focus on the contractual and legal frameworks behind our risk intelligence platforms and fee-based digital services. You'll advise on the development, commercialization, and regulatory positioning of our flagship SaaS offerings—such as Risk Data & Services (RDS), CatNet, and Magnum—as well as bespoke consulting engagements.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Contract Leadership: Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, with a strong emphasis on SaaS contracts and platform access terms.
- Tech Counsel: Provide legal guidance on the development and deployment of tech platforms in the re/insurance space.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with sales, product owners, engineers, risk management and compliance teams across global markets to enable scalable, sustainable growth.
- Governance & Risk: Develop internal policies and frameworks to uphold legal integrity and operational efficiency.
- External Counsel Management: Engage and oversee outside legal advisors as needed.
- Knowledge Sharing: Monitor legal and regulatory trends, develop legal templates and knowhow, scalable best practices, and deliver internal training on emerging issues in tech solutions.
About the Team:
We're a global team of 10 legal professionals based across Europe and North America, embedded in the heart of Swiss Re's innovation engine and backed by Swiss Re's global Legal & Compliance function. We support the company's diversification into tech-driven revenue streams and are passionate about delivering pragmatic, business-oriented legal advice. Our culture is built on trust, collaboration, and curiosity.
About You:
You're a confident legal advisor with a strong grasp of SaaS and digital platform models, and you thrive in fast-paced, cross-border environments. You bring:
- A U.S. law degree and bar admission, with at least 5 years of post-qualification experience (ideally in-house or at a firm with tech or re/insurance clients)
- Proven expertise in negotiating SaaS and commercial tech contracts - must have
- Familiarity with U.S. re/insurance regulatory frameworks or an interest to develop this experience in house
- Excellent communication and influencing skills
- A collaborative, solutions-focused mindset with high integrity and sound judgment
The estimated base salary range for this position for Armonk, NY is $160,000 to $216,000, and for Kansas City, MO, the range is $156,000 to 210,000. 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 operates under a hybrid work model, with the expectation that employees work from the office three days per week. Please note that this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship/visa transfers/visa extension or relocation support.
