Experienced Specialist in Insurance Supervision (m/f/d)
Eidgenössische Finanzmarktaufsicht (FINMA)
Bern
Key information
- Publication date:01 July 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Bern
Job summary
Join FINMA to protect insured individuals and tackle exciting challenges.
Tasks
- Engage in supervision activities over insurance companies.
- Analyze financial and risk information independently.
- Collaborate on onsite inspections and follow-up measures.
Skills
- University degree with 4-7 years in insurance or regulatory roles.
- Strong financial and risk analysis skills required.
- Excellent communication and negotiation abilities essential.
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Do you want to contribute to the protection of insured persons and are you ready for exciting tasks in the insurance world? Do you want to take on responsibility and particularly enjoy challenging cases?
At FINMA, you analyze insurance companies and actively shape supervision with your decisions.
Main Tasks
- Participation in supervisory activities over insurance companies, especially in cases of intensified supervision (TIS)
- Independent analysis of financial, risk, or governance information of the supervised companies, sometimes with support from subject matter experts
- Assessment of measures to restore the proper condition of the supervised entities
- Participation in (on-site) inspections of the supervised entities and in the follow-up of agreed measures
- Dialogue with representatives of the supervised entities (from specialists to members of the board of directors) and their auditing firms
- Mutual support, knowledge transfer, and representation within the team as well as responsibility for or participation in working groups and projects
Profile
- University/college degree (Mathematics, Business/Economics, Law or Natural Sciences)
- At least 4 – 7 years of professional experience with a primary insurer with insight into risk management, audit, or insurance technology, with an auditing firm or with a supervisory authority
- In-depth knowledge in financial and risk analysis as well as good market knowledge
- Quick comprehension, pronounced ability to combine information, and a portion of tenacity
- Empathetic, communicative personality with a convincing presence, negotiation skills, and assertiveness
- Affinity for interdisciplinary collaboration and pronounced team spirit
- Excellent language skills in German (C2), good knowledge of French (B2), English skills are an advantage.
Perspectives
Janine Barrios is happy to provide information.
FINMA supervises the Swiss financial market. It protects the interests of investors, creditors, and insured persons and contributes to the stability and competitiveness of financial market participants through its supervision. More than 700 competent and motivated employees are committed to this every day.
We offer you a position in the insurance business area as
