Director, Underwriting Portfolio Engineering

Lead the delivery of data products, analytical capabilities, and Palantir workflows that enhance underwriting decisions, accelerate risk and opportunity identification, and strengthen portfolio steering. This hands-on technical and analytical leadership role involves direct collaboration with underwriting and portfolio teams to transform business questions into practical data solutions. You will own the entire delivery process—from analysis and build to implementation, adoption, and measurable impact.

Responsibilities

• Build underwriting-specific data products, Palantir workflows, and analytical tools for portfolio planning, capacity setting, and steering.
• Convert material portfolio questions into reusable analytics and decision-support capabilities.
• Analyze performance, exposures, concentrations, dependencies, and portfolio dynamics to inform decisions.
• Own solutions end-to-end, from analysis and build through adoption, refinement, and impact measurement.
• Maintain engineering standards, controls, documentation, and governance for robust, scalable tools.
• Lead mixed teams of engineers, data specialists, and portfolio analysts, strengthening capability and effectiveness.

About the Team

The Portfolio Strategy & Steering team integrates underwriting portfolio management, engineering, data, and advanced analytics. Operating as a unified team, it is co-led by two Directors who allocate resources to shared priorities and are jointly accountable for quality and impact.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience building, deploying, and maintaining data products, analytical workflows, and decision-support solutions in Palantir Foundry.
• Strong skills in data modeling, transformation, integration, and production-grade development using Python, SQL, or equivalent tools.
• Ability to analyze performance, exposures, diversification, sensitivities, and risk-adjusted returns, and translate findings into portfolio decisions.
• Proven delivery from problem definition through design, build, testing, deployment, adoption, and impact measurement.
• Strong understanding of underwriting economics, portfolio management, risk, capital, and capacity in reinsurance or commercial insurance.
• Ability to explain complex issues clearly and influence senior stakeholders across underwriting, portfolio management, Data, and IT.

Pay

The estimated base salary range for this position is $220,000 to $330,000 (Armonk, NY) and $208,000 to $312,000 (Alpharetta, GA; Chicago, IL; Fort Wayne, IN; Kansas City, MO). The specific salary offered will consider factors such as job location, role scope, qualifications, experience, education, and employer budget. Swiss Re uses a "total compensation approach," evaluating all components of compensation (base pay, short- and long-term incentives, and benefits) when making decisions.

Schedule

This role follows a hybrid work model, with an expectation of in-office work three days per week.