Climate Risk Specialist * in München bei Munich Re

Company
Munich Re
Location
Munich , Germany

Passion fuels our connections with family, friends, art, sports, and work, giving depth and significance to our lives. Passion drives our commitment at Risk Management Partners to enhance our customers’ experience daily, seamlessly integrating progress into every aspect of our service.

For our Modelling and Analytics team based in Munich we are looking for a Climate Risk Specialist. In this exciting role you will utilize your skills and passion to work with our experts to develop and implement climate services to Munich Re’s Location Risk Intelligence Platform.

As a successful Climate Risk Specialist you need to have a deep understanding of climate risks and outstanding interpersonal skills to collaborate with all relevant stakeholders.

Your Responsibilities

• Subject matter expert for physical climate change impacts
• Developing and improving physical climate risk models with focus on climatological events such as extreme temperature, precipitation, drought, wildfire
• Identifying, evaluating and validating global and local datasets for describing climate-sensitive hazards, with a focus on future climate scenarios
• Supporting modelling initiatives to quantify climate change influence on natural catastrophes
• Driving research collaborations with leading scientific institutions and professional consultants
• Collaborating with stakeholders across the Munich Re group in multidisciplinary environment
• Providing physical climate risk expertise both internally to Munich Re staff and to clients

Your Requirements

• Degree in (Climate-)Physics, Earth/Climate Sciences, Meteorology, or a related quantitative discipline
• Relevant experience in climate risk modelling, ideally in the context of climatological and meteorological risks
• In-depth understanding of climate change impacts
• Profound computing and programming skills (e.g., Python, C/C++)
• Experience using GIS products is a plus
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Well-developed ability to work in a team, as well as good presentation skills and client focus
• Very good communication skills in English and German

About us

As the world's leading reinsurance company with more than 11,000 employees at over 50 locations, Munich Re introduces a paradigm shift in the way you think about insurance. By turning uncertainty into a manageable risk we enable fundamental change. Join us working on topics today that will concern society tomorrow, whether that be climate change, major construction projects, medical risk assessment or even space travel.

Together we embrace a culture where multiskilled teams dare to think big. We create the new and the different for our clients and cultivate innovation.

Sounds like you? Push boundaries with us and be part of Munich Re.

Our employees are our greatest strength. That’s why we offer them a wide range of benefits. You can find some examples below.

Unlock your potential

• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: we embrace the power of differences and are convinced that diversity fosters innovation and resilience and enables us to act braver and better.
• Continuous Learning: we believe that continuous learning is a key differentiator and critical for building new skills and accelerating growth.
• Career Mobility: we actively support career mobility, and our strong global and regional presence offers a wealth of career growth opportunities for you.

Rewards & Recognition

• Competitive salary: appropriate compensation for your high level of commitment.
• Retirement provision: state of the art in-house pension solutions.
• Work-life balance: promoting the compatibility of family and work in addition to overall work-life balance.
• Health management: focus on your physical and mental health far beyond legal requirements.
• Hybrid working: living the best of both worlds – we offer you a very flexible approach as well as the opportunity to work from abroad on an occasional basis.

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  Munich Re not only stands for fairness with regard to its clients; it is also an equal opportunities employer. Severely disabled candidates will also be prioritized, if equally qualified.

Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft
David Brengelmann • HR Consultant
Königinstraße 107 • 80802 München • GERMANY