About this role
Full Time Business Analyst – Investment Applications in financial services at MS Reinsurance in Zurich, Switzerland. Apply directly through the link below.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Office
- Employment
- Full Time
- Location
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Experience
- 8+ years
Core stack
- Financial Reporting
- Computer Science
- Architecture
- Stakeholder
- Innovation
- Efficiency
- Compliance
- Design
- Azure
- Agile
- Scrum
- Less
Quick answers
What are the qualifications?
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration , Finance, Computer Science, or a related field.
What skills are required?
Financial Reporting, Computer Science, Architecture, Stakeholder, Innovation, Efficiency, Compliance, Design, Azure, Agile, and more.
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Zürich, Switzerland
About MS Reinsurance
MS Reinsurance is a global reinsurer domiciled in Switzerland with underwriting offices in Zurich, Bermuda, Miami, and New York. The Company underwrites non-life treaty reinsurance solutions on a worldwide basis through its three business units: Americas, International, and Specialty Lines. As part of the world-leading insurance group MS&AD, MS Reinsurance combines reliability and agility to make its clients’ businesses stronger. With a drive to move quickly and a commitment to long term partnership, MS Reinsurance supports its partners with the momentum and stability they can build on.
About the role
We are looking for a knowledgeable and dynamic Business Analyst, to play a key role in shaping MS Reinsurance’s Asset Management function by bridging investment, IT, and external vendor solutions. The ideal candidate will bring proven experience managing investment applications and integration into data platforms as well as associated vendor relationships and service levels. Further, robust domain knowledge in the asset or wealth management space is essential.
Your responsibilities
Vendor & service management: Oversee MS Reinsurance investment applications (e.g., Bloomberg) and manage vendor relationships for tools like Charles River, Clearwater, Barra, and FactSet, ensuring service levels are met.
Stakeholder engagement: Work closely with business and technical teams to clarify impacts and outcomes of proposed changes.
Regulatory compliance: Ensure the investment application landscape remains fully compliant with regulatory requirements.
Requirements & functional design: Gather and document requirements with investment, risk, and finance teams for enhancements and new functionalities.
System analysis: Review current applications and data flows, identify gaps, and propose improvements for data quality, governance, and operational efficiency.
Solution design: Develop solution designs aligned with business needs and compatible with existing technology architecture.
Testing & deployment: Lead and support UAT, ensuring solutions meet business needs, and manage deployment into production.
Continuous improvement: Identify and drive ongoing enhancements to processes, systems, and user experience.
Your profile
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Computer Science, or a related field.
3–8 years of experience as a Business Analyst specifically within asset management, investment operations, or financial services IT.
Deep understanding of investment concepts, asset management industry, and market dynamics.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a structured and data-driven approach.
Strong understanding of IT compliance requirements incl. financial reporting standards, and data protection regulations
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage and collaborate with various stakeholders.
Experience working with agile methodologies and tools (e.g. SAFE, Scrum, Azure DevOps) as well as IT Service Management (e.g. ITIL). Certifications in that space are an asset.
Multi-year experience in managing vendors, service levels and data integration (e.g. fund administration, asset / liability management providers)
Fluent in English; proficiency in German is advantageous.
Why work with us
Make your mark with us. At MS Reinsurance, we’re big enough to make a difference and small enough that everyone counts.
We offer an entrepreneurial culture, where there’s less hierarchy and more action, and room for innovation. Here, you’ll have the power to drive real change and shape our path ahead.
Join a place where ambition can become reality, with development and platforms that support where you want to go next. Together, we'll help you discover your potential as we expand ours.
We live day-to-day by our values: collaborative, progressive, empowering, and responsible. This means you’ll join a team which upholds mutual trust and treats each other with respect. While teamwork is at the heart of our approach to reinsurance, we don’t expect our team to think alike; at MS Re, we don’t just welcome your differences, we believe they’re essential to our success.
Does this sound like a culture you want to be part of? Find out more about what we offer on our website and apply today!
In case of questions, please contact us via email: careers@msreinsurance.com
Note that we will only consider applicants eligible to work in Switzerland.
MS Reinsurance is the market-facing brand of the risk carrying legal entity MS Amlin AG, a global reinsurer domiciled in Switzerland and operating in Bermuda as MS Amlin AG, Bermuda Branch, in the United States through MS Amlin Reinsurance Managers, Inc, and in Labuan, Malaysia as MS Amlin AG, Labuan Branch.
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