Zurich Group Audit is a diverse international team of over 275 colleagues from 33 different nationalities, working globally as one function with a common purpose: to keep Zurich safe. Together, we bring our skills, capabilities, and unique strengths to provide real insights to our stakeholders and drive positive change. Our ambition is to be the best we can be for our company, our people, and our communities. We are committed to continuous learning and improvement, striving to excel in what we do and how we do it. To support this, we are transforming into a fully digital, data-driven, and AI-enabled function, maximising our human capabilities with technological innovation. As part of this exciting journey, we're expanding our audit team and seeking talented professionals to deliver high-quality, insightful audits within Zurich's Life Insurance business. If you have a strong background in audit and/or actuarial work in the life insurance industry, we have an excellent opportunity waiting for you!

As an Audit Manager Life Insurance, you will play a key role in ensuring the successful delivery of a series of audits. In undertaking these audits, you may work in close collaboration with audit team members across Group Audit, or take on more complex areas directly. You will also work in close collaboration for our regional technical centres of excellence, and wider regional team as relevant to bring input and insight to your audit work and delivery the best possible outcomes. Working with more senior members of the team, as relevant, you will undertake the risk assessment audit planning, work to develop an appropriate scope, key risks and assess the environment, including leveraging Data Analytics, Assessing IT fundamental and leveraging GenAI. You will manage day to day relationships with stakeholders, building strong working relationships.  You will develop high quality audit reports, including business impact and 'so what?' and root causes.

Up for a challenge? Curious to learn more about this position? We would love to hear from you!

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What you will do

• High Quality Audits: Delivery of audits your audits to exceptional quality, on time and within budget. Collaborate closely with GA's Centers of Excellence, leveraging their expertise to enhance our audit practices and outcomes. Leverage and encourage the team to use of Data analytics, assessing IT fundamentals and GenAI within the team throughout the audit process
• Insightful Reporting: Working with senior team members, prepare and deliver clear and impactful audit reports with key findings and agreed actions to senior management
• Build Strong Connections: Build and maintain strong day to day relationships, holding open and constructive relationships with stakeholders throughout audits and any wider interactions
• Foster a Learning Culture: Take an active role in your development and support the growth of the team. Champion a culture of experimentation and continuous learning - encouraging curiosity and role modelling a growth and learning mindset. Actively coach and upskill members of the team, creating an open environment for discussions
• Uphold Ethics and Integrity: Uphold and model the highest standards on ethics and integrity, ensuring compliance with all relevant standards, regulations, and internal policies

What you bring

• Bachelor's or master's degree, or relevant professional qualifications (such as CIA, CPA, ideally actuarial)
• At least 7 years' experience in Internal Audit, Risk Management, or Compliance within Insurance or Financial Services; strong knowledge of Life Insurance and local regulations
• Solid understanding of Internal Audit standards, methodology, and control frameworks, with excellent report writing skills
• Experience with Data, IT, and AI, and their practical applications
• Strong project management and team leadership skills, with fluent English and very good German required

Your contact

Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant: Philippe Frutiger ()

Additional Information

Full time or part time:%

Work location: Zurich, Mythenquai

Travel requirement: none

Hybrid work: up to 40%

We look forward to receiving your online application - even without a cover letter.

You are welcome to convince us of your motivation in a personal meeting.

Who we are

Zurich is a strong brand - more than 1.4 million Swiss customers place their trust in our products and services.  Our 53,000 employees worldwide form the basis of our success, helping our customers in 210 countries and territories to understand and protect themselves from risk. In order to deliver our services, we offer our employees flexible working models and interesting opportunities for further training & development. As a Zurich employee you benefit from a multitude of advantages as well as a strong culture, characterized by acceptance, diversity and team spirit.

At Zurich, we foster a culture of diversity and inclusion. Our purpose and values are designed to protect, inspire confidence and help our employees reach their full potential. We value and defend what is right and promote opportunities for equity among our professionals, regardless of gender, disability, LGBTQ +, race, ethnicity, generations, belief, etc.  Our talent acquisition and hiring processes respect this commitment daily. Join Zurich and be part of this culture.

Why has Zurich been successful for over 150 years?