Job opportunities at Zurich Ireland

Job Summary

Take the leap and join Zurich’s Graduate Development Programme where your ambition meets endless opportunity. Over two exciting years, you’ll become part of a global brand, gaining hands-on experience, building technical and leadership skills, and launching your career in a company that values your ideas and your growth.

Why choose Zurich’s Graduate Programme?

Position: Permanent contract where you will step straight into a role with real responsibility and support.

Rotational Experience: Structured rotations tailored to your interests and business needs.

Career Development: Focus on building technical expertise, leadership skills, and project know-how.

Skill Building: Get involved in underwriting, risk assessment, claims, stakeholder reporting, and operational excellence.

Grow & Connect: Make lasting professional connections.

Who we are looking for....

We’re searching for ambitious, curious, and innovative graduates who want to make a real difference. If you’re eager to learn, and ready to jumpstart your career in insurance, Zurich is the place for you.

Entry Requirements

• Achieved or expected minimum 2:1 Honours Degree or Masters in any discipline
• Further postgraduate qualifications in a relevant field are an advantage
• Strong technical, analytical, and communication skills
• Eligible to work in Ireland on a permanent basis with no visa restrictions
• Open to 2024 and 2025 graduates

How To Apply

Show us your achievements include Leaving Cert results and all degree/master’s results (actual or predicted) in your CV.

Apply online via our Zurich Career page, applications by email or post cannot be accepted.

Key Dates

Interviews: January 2026 (subject to change)

Closing Date: Friday 2nd January 2026 (11.59pm) – Late applications will not be considered.

What’s in it for you?

• Up to 15% annual bonus
• Personal insurance discounts
• VHI Group Scheme (40% subscription paid)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• 21 days annual leave
• Active Sports & Social Club
• Zurich Contributory Pension Scheme
• AVC facilities for additional retirement savings
• Volunteering opportunities
• Further education funding
• Refer a friend programme

About Zurich Ireland

Zurich is one of Ireland's leading insurance companies providing a wide range of general insurance and life insurance products and services. The company employs over 1,000 people across its locations in Dublin and Wexford. 

Zurich is a strong brand with more than 63,000 employees worldwide form the basis of our success, helping our customers in over 200 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. Join Zurich and be part of this culture. Together we are committed to delivering on our purpose - Let’s Create a Brighter Future Together!

Job Summary

Zurich Life Ireland (ZLAP) is recruiting for a Trainee accountant to join the financial operations team, part of the Zurich finance team. 

This role may be available part-time or full time. This is because we want the best people for our roles, and we recognise that sometimes those people aren’t available full-time.  Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you may need.

The role to which you are applying for is a “Controlled Function (CF)” within the meaning of the Central Bank Reform Act, 2010. 

Your Role

As a Trainee accountant your main responsibilities will include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:

•    Daily cash management process - monitoring & calculating funding requirements for assigned bank accounts.
•    Processing of EFT & cheque payments with responsibility for sourcing the required bank approvers and recording the entries to the relevant cashbooks.
•    Processing of returned payments, stale cheques & placing stops on cheque payments.
•    Allocation of daily EFT receipts to the policyholder administration system, reconciliation of the prior day’s updates & preparing notifications for large values.
•    Processing of Direct Debit runs & returns along with the daily reconciliation of same.
•    Raising weekly & monthly cashbook journals to the SAP system.
•    Responsibility for resolving assigned bank reconciliation differences.
•    Investigate and reply to any queries assigned to you from the Finops queries mailbox.
•    Other ad-hoc duties.

Your Skills and Experience

•    Excellent accuracy & attention to detail.
•    Ability to work in a team environment & contribute to the performance of the team
•    Good communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
•    Well organised & capable of working to tight deadlines
•    Ability to think clearly and logically
•    Intermediate level of problem-solving skills
•    Good working knowledge of Microsoft excel & outlook
•    Willingness to learn and take ownership of tasks
•    Interested in completing an accountancy qualification

Additional Information

Primary work location is Blackrock. Position is Dublin-based. This is a hybrid role which will require 2-3 days in office (Blackrock) per week.

 
If you value an exciting and varied working environment and meet the above requirements, then our recruiter is looking forward to receiving your application by clicking on the button “Apply online”. 

Who we are 

Zurich is one of Ireland's leading insurance companies providing a wide range of general insurance and life insurance products and services. The company employs over 1,000 people across its locations in Dublin and Wexford. 
Zurich is a strong brand – with 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. Join Zurich and be part of this culture. Together we are committed to delivering on our purpose - Let’s Create a Brighter Future Together!

Job Summary

Zurich Life Assurance Plc (ZLAP) are looking for an Accountant Assistant to work on the Self-Directed team, within the Investment Back Office area of the wider Finance Function. The Self-Directed team’s primary responsibility is to process investment transactions in a timely and accurate manner.
 
This role may be available part-time or full time. This is because we want the best people for our roles, and we recognise that sometimes those people aren’t available full-time.  Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you may need.

The role to which you are applying for is a “Controlled Function (CF)” within the meaning of the Central Bank Reform Act, 2010.

Your Role

Your role will be to work as part of the Self-Directed team, helping ensure that all daily trade processing is accurately completed and that the ZLAP records are properly reconciled. You will also get exposure to the other teams within the Investment Back Office – Investment Accounts, Unit Pricing, Investment Compliance, and Self-Directed.

Overall responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to the following:

•    Reflect cash and trade transactions to the ZLAP investment system.
•    Issue premiums to stockbroker partners within agreed deadlines.
•    Reconciliations between the ZLAP investment system and Stockbroker records.
•    Regular communication with other departments within ZLAP to facilitate encashments.
•    Ensure all tasks and controls within Self-Directed are executed efficiently and effectively within our risk framework.
•    Implementation of process improvements and control enhancements.
•    Liaise with other internal teams, Settlements, Unit Pricing, Investment Accounts and Operations.
•    Ongoing update of process and procedure documents
•    Ad-hoc project work as required by business needs

Your Skills and Experience

As an Investment Back Office Accountant Assistant, the required skills and qualifications include:

•    Recent graduate with a third level qualification in a course with a strong financial or mathematical content, such as Accountancy, Finance, Business or Mathematics.
•    Willingness to undertake an accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
•    Strong Microsoft Office skills.
•    Excellent written and oral communication skills.
•    Relevant financial services experience is an advantage
Competencies and Behaviours
•    Be well organised, self-motivated and capable of working to tight daily and monthly deadlines.
•    Excellent attention to detail and numeracy skills.
•    A confident communicator, a versatile team player and a strong ability to work on your own initiative.
•    Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
•    Positive and flexible attitude to change.
•    Customer focused approach.

Additional Information

Primary work location is Blackrock. Position is Dublin-based. This is a hybrid role which will require 2-3 days in office (Blackrock) per week.

 
If you value an exciting and varied working environment and meet the above requirements, then our recruiter is looking forward to receiving your application by clicking on the button “Apply online”. 

Who we are 

Zurich is one of Ireland's leading insurance companies providing a wide range of general insurance and life insurance products and services. The company employs over 1,000 people across its locations in Dublin and Wexford. 
Zurich is a strong brand – with 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. Join Zurich and be part of this culture. Together we are committed to delivering on our purpose - Let’s Create a Brighter Future Together!

Job Summary

Zurich Insurance Company Ltd based in Blackrock, Dublin is seeking an Infrastructure DevOps Manager to support the company move to the cloud (AWS) . This role is a pivotal role that bridges the gap between software development and IT operations, ensuring that systems are reliable and releases are swift and secure. This leadership position oversees the adoption of DevOps practices, ensuring that teams are equipped with the tools, processes, and culture necessary to enhance efficiency, reliability, and speed in deploying applications. With a strategic mindset, the Infrastructure DevOps Manager aligns technical objectives with business goals, fostering an environment of continuous improvement and innovation. Balancing technical acumen with management skills, they play a crucial role in the transformation of a company's development and operational capabilities, driving the success of the organization in an ever-evolving digital landscape

Your Role

Your responsibilities will include:

• Develop and set the DevOps strategy in alignment with organizational goals.
• Lead and manage DevOps teams to ensure efficient collaboration and coordination between software development and IT operations.
• Implement automation tools and frameworks (CI/CD pipelines) to streamline software development and deployment processes.
• Oversee the design, maintenance, and management of tools and infrastructure to support scalable and secure software solutions.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize performance of the applications and infrastructure.
• Oversee vendor performance and Incident response
• Ensure system reliability and availability through robust backup and disaster recovery practices.
• Facilitate continuous testing and quality assurance practices to maintain high standards of software delivery.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging and implementing feedback loops in development processes.
• Collaborating with IT & Business teams to ensure that IT infrastructure aligns with the needs of software deployments and updates.
• Stay abreast of new trends and best practices in DevOps, and integrating new and innovative technologies into the organization.
• Provide mentorship, guidance, and career development to members of the DevOps team.
• Maintain evidence of compliance for audit and governance 

Your Skills and Experience

Your skills and experience will include:

•    5–7+ years’ leadership experience in IT/cloud infrastructure
•    Experience leading a migration from on prem to cloud. 
•    Expertise in AWS, Infrastructure-as-Code , Terraform, Ansible , Git and Git Actions (or equivalent)
•    Deep knowledge of networking (TCP/IP, DNS)
•    Experience managing offshore teams and large-scale environments
•    Strong communicator, collaborator, and strategic thinker
•    Proven ability to deliver in a high-governance, fast-paced setting

REQUIRED SKILLS
•    Process driven 
•    Must be highly energetic, analytical, self-driven with attention to details.
•    Ability to lead, delegate responsibility and able to work under own initiative, with minimal supervision
•    Ability to co-ordinate IT Infrastructure activities to identify service impacting issues and relationships
•    Strong relationship management to influence internal and external delivery teams
•    Understand the requirements of a regulated business
•    Excellent communication skills and experience of communicating to different audiences, including senior management, with the ability to describe technical issues in technical and non-technical manner

Additional Information

Primary work location is Blackrock. Position is Dublin-based. 

 
If you value an exciting and varied working environment and meet the above requirements, then our recruiter is looking forward to receiving your application by clicking on the button “Apply online”. 

Who we are 

Zurich is one of Ireland's leading insurance companies providing a wide range of general insurance and life insurance products and services. The company employs over 1,000 people across its locations in Dublin and Wexford. 
Zurich is a strong brand – with 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. Join Zurich and be part of this culture. Together we are committed to delivering on our purpose - Let’s Create a Brighter Future Together!

Job Summary

Zurich Life Assurance plc is looking for an Underwriter for a 12 month maternity cover to underwrite and analyse new and existing Individual and Group Risk business. We are looking for an ambitious individual with ideally 3-5 years market experience as an Underwriter. You will need to be a clear and logical thinker with excellent attention to detail and keen to advance your career as an Underwriter. 

This role may be available part-time or full time. This is because we want the best people for our roles, and we recognise that sometimes those people aren’t available full-time.  Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you may need.

The role to which you are applying for is a “Controlled Function (CF)” within the meaning of the Central Bank Reform Act.

Your Role

As an Underwriter your main responsibilities will include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:

•    Assessment and application of appropriate terms within authority and in accordance with the company philosophy for Life, Serious Illness and IP proposals including:
o    Consideration of medical, occupation and avocational risks
o    Assessment of financial risks 
•    Produce high quality underwriting decisions in a timely manner.
•    Engagement with Chief Medical Officer and Reinsurers on complex cases.
•    Interaction with the New Business department for effective and efficient communication of underwriting requirements and final decisions on applications.
•    Effective interaction with brokers and Zurich Life broker consultants in explaining underwriting requirements and decisions.
•    To be able to work independently and to a high degree of accuracy.
•    To build your underwriting experience through attendance at appropriate training seminars and broker workshops as required. 

Your Skills and Experience

As an Underwriter your skills and qualifications will include: 

•    Graduate with Diploma in Life and Disability Underwriting (preferable)
•    3-5 years market experience with an Underwriting Authority for Life, Serious Illness and preferably IP also.
•    Commitment to achieving excellent customer outcomes. 
•    Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
•    Excellent organisational skills and display the ability to manage your time and workload as required, while displaying a flexible approach to your work and learning. 
•    Team player

Additional Information

Primary work location is Blackrock. Position is Dublin-based. This is a hybrid role which will initially be office based to allow for onboarding.
 

 
If you value an exciting and varied working environment and meet the above requirements, then our recruiter is looking forward to receiving your application by clicking on the button “Apply online”. 

Who we are 

Zurich is one of Ireland's leading insurance companies providing a wide range of general insurance and life insurance products and services. The company employs over 1,000 people across its locations in Dublin and Wexford. 
Zurich is a strong brand – with 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. Join Zurich and be part of this culture. Together we are committed to delivering on our purpose - Let’s Create a Brighter Future Together!

Job Summary

Zurich Life Assurance plc is looking for a Broker Consultant who has the ability to partner with our extensive relationships with Financial Brokers/Advisors. As a Life Broker Consultant within Zurich, the successful candidate will be part of the strongest and most successful Broker Consultant Team operating in the Irish Financial Services Market.

This role is a controlled function under the CBI Fitness and Probity Standard. 

Your Role

As a Broker Consultant your main responsibilities will include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:

• Work closely with Financial Brokers/Advisors, allowing them to deliver superior service to their clients.  
• Understand the needs of a panel of Financial Brokers/Advisors and their clients and help fulfil those needs with the use of Zurich products.
• Work to exceed targets by building and growing profitable relationships with our Financial Broker/Advisor network.
• Identify how the technical expertise within Zurich can be properly focused and delivered to the Financial Broker/Advisor network.
• Be a business partner to the Financial Broker/Advisor and deliver the help needed for them to expand and be more efficient in running their own business.
• Create, develop and manage relationships with a panel of Financial Brokers/Advisors to promote Zurich and drive sales.
• Understand the market place and industry developments when dealing with our distributors.
• Understand how the Irish Financial Broker/Advisor business works – current position, future aspirations and how Zurich can partner with them.
• Improve and update product and market knowledge and apply knowledge appropriately.  
• Manage own priorities and make effective use of resources available 

Your Skills and Experience

As a Broker Consultant your skills and qualifications will include:

• Strong technical knowledge of life, investment and pension products.
• Strong academic qualifications, minimum QFA qualified together with a commitment to attain relevant technical insurance qualifications.
• Excellent and deep understanding of the intermediary marketplace, competitors, as well as intermediary business models.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to adapt style to the individual needs of intermediaries and able to network and successfully build relationships.
• An ability to engage on an individual and/or group basis through high degree of presentation skills with an ability to make a positive impact and build rapport with others.
• Self-motivated, goal orientated and resilient.
• The ability to achieve qualitative and quantitative individual targets under set business targets.
• Effective personal organisational/business planning skills.
• Proven ability to think creatively and to innovate.
• Problem solving, decision making and solid business judgement. 

Additional Information

If you value an exciting and varied working environment and meet the above requirements, then our recruiter is looking forward to receiving your application by clicking on the button “Apply online”. 

Who we are 
Zurich is one of Ireland's leading insurance companies providing a wide range of general insurance and life insurance products and services. The company employs over 1,000 people across its locations in Dublin and Wexford. 

Zurich is a strong brand – with 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. Join Zurich and be part of this culture. Together we are committed to delivering on our purpose - Let’s Create a Brighter Future Together!

Job Summary

Within the HR Services & Payroll team, this position plays a key role in payroll administration support, reporting, Coretime user support, and event management. Reporting to the HRS & Payroll Manager, the successful candidate will gain knowledge and experience in many aspects of HR.

This twelve-month contract offers a hybrid working arrangement with onsite days in our Blackrock, Dublin office. This is a hybrid role. The role may be available part-time or full time. This is because we want the best people for our roles, and we recognise that sometimes those people aren’t available full-time.  Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you may need. 

Job Responsibilities

As an HR Services & Payroll Specialist, your main responsibilities will include, and are not limited to, the following:

• Monthly Reporting and administration activities in support of HR operational requirements
• Supporting the timely administration and management of monthly payrolls
• Maintenance and Management of Coretime, employee management tool
• Providing specialist advice to all employees/managers in relation to HRS tools & practices
• Responding to employees / managers Emails from HR Inbox and escalations
• Coordination and management of benefit events as required
• Providing ad hoc management information using our HR databases and reporting tools
• Supporting the Head of HR, BPS, and COE head of HR departments as required
• Understanding GDPR, compliance, controls, and risk requirements to ensure adherence
• Support HR Payroll Operations and Systems  projects

Your Skills and Experience

• Proven payroll/accounting experience working on in-house payroll, including customer service experience, is a distinct advantage
• IPASS payroll qualification or equivalent  
• Experience of working with SAP, Corepay and Coretime systems an advantage
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, organizational skills, and self-motivation
• Excellent Microsoft applications skills, particularly very strong Excel Skills
• Understanding of tax and payroll issues is an advantage
• Desire to develop and grow current skill levels and curiosity of all areas in HR
• Previous experience of delivering technical projects would be beneficial
• Excellent attention to detail and inter-personal skills
• Work collaboratively within a team environment and know when to use your own initiative
• Maintain confidentiality, and provide credible solutions to challenges
• Develop and build strong internal & external relationships
• Prioritize workload within a team environment and have an agile mindset
• Champion compliance, risk, and controls through a professional approach

Additional Information

Primary work location is Blackrock based but occasional travel may be required to other Zurich locations.

If you value an exciting and varied working environment and meet the above requirements, then our recruiter, Anne-Marie O’Leary is looking forward to receiving your application by clicking on the button “Apply online”.

Who we are

Zurich is one of Ireland's leading insurance companies providing a wide range of general insurance and life insurance products and services. The company employs over 1,600 people across its locations in Dublin and Wexford. 

Zurich is a strong brand – with 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. Join Zurich and be part of this culture. Together we are committed to delivering on our purpose - Let’s Create a Brighter Future Together!

Closing date for applications is the 2nd December. Early applications are encouraged as interviews may take place before closing date.

Job Summary

Zurich Life Assurance plc is looking for an Underwriting Administrator to be involved in the processing and issue of new risk policies for the Life side of the business (Pensions, Life and Protection, Savings and Investments) .

This role may be available part-time or full time. This is because we want the best people for our roles, and we recognise that sometimes those people aren’t available full-time.  Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you may need.

Your role

As an Underwriting Administrator your role will heavily involve the processing of New Business Risk applications. The candidate will need to provide a high quality on demand services for customers and brokers and have the ability to organise their own flow of work within the department.
 
As the Underwriting Administrator your main responsibilities will include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:

 
• Input and issue of Risk policies
• Post processing for insurance applications
• Dealing with broker queries (via mail, email and telephone)
• Issuing letters, mails and Documents to Brokers

Your Skills and Experience

As the Underwriting Administrator your skills and qualifications will include: 

 
• The successful candidate will display excellent interpersonal and communication skills. 
• You will be committed to achieving excellent customer outcomes. 
• You will possess excellent organisational skills and display the ability to manage your time and workload as required, while displaying a flexible approach to your work and learning. 
• You will be highly accurate in the daily processing that is completed. 
• You will have good computer and keyboard skills.

Additional Information

Primary work location is Blackrock. Position is Dublin-based. This is a hybrid role which will require 2-3 days in office (Blackrock) per week.

 
If you value an exciting and varied working environment and meet the above requirements, then our recruiter is looking forward to receiving your application by clicking on the button “Apply online”. 

Who we are 

Zurich is one of Ireland's leading insurance companies providing a wide range of general insurance and life insurance products and services. The company employs over 1,000 people across its locations in Dublin and Wexford. 
Zurich is a strong brand – with 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. Join Zurich and be part of this culture. Together we are committed to delivering on our purpose - Let’s Create a Brighter Future Together!

Job Summary

Our successful and long-standing investment team, based in Blackrock, Co. Dublin, is seeking to recruit an Equity Analyst whose focus will be European equities. The role would be suitable for a recent graduate with a keen interest in the investment industry, or somebody looking to enter the industry.

Your Role

The main responsibilities of the successful candidate will include but will not be limited to:

• Security research analysis
• Portfolio analysis including performance and risk analysis
• Close collaboration with colleagues in the Zurich Life investment team
• Collaboration with other local functions and with the global investment colleagues

Your skills and experience

Technical Competencies

• An interest in equity markets and ESG related matters
• Good judgement and decision-making skills
• Numerate, analytical, and methodical
• Willingness to engage with challenging external environments
• Good Academic background

Non-Technical Competencies

• Performance and outcomes focused
• Good interpersonal skills
• Willingness and ability to work within a team
• Open and flexible approach
• Willingness to obtain the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation

Additional Information

Primary work location is Blackrock. Position is Dublin-based. 

If you value an exciting and varied working environment and meet the above requirements, then our recruiter is looking forward to receiving your application by clicking on the button “Apply online”. 

Who we are 

Zurich is one of Ireland's leading insurance companies providing a wide range of general insurance and life insurance products and services. The company employs over 1,000 people across its locations in Dublin and Wexford. 

Zurich is a strong brand – with 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. Join Zurich and be part of this culture. Together we are committed to delivering on our purpose - Let’s Create a Brighter Future Together!

Job Summary

 
Zurich IT Department is currently divided between two locations, Blackrock in Co. Dublin and Drinagh in Co. Wexford.
The role advertised will be predominately based in Wexford with the primary focus on supporting the Zurich General Insurance business. 

The IT team works closely with local Business Change, local subject matter experts and key 3rd parties to deliver and manage IT solutions that support the business strategy of Zurich Ireland. 

Zurich Ireland is committed to transforming the current application landscape. The dynamic of Zurich IT department will evolve over time with the development of these transformation programmes. This will offer the successful candidate the opportunity to develop new skills and further career opportunities.

Your role

The successful candidate will play a key role in the IT Department with responsibilities including…

•    Learning and Developing skills in the use of Innoveo Skye application 
•    Working on a cross functional project team to implement project and BAU enhancements and changes
•    Full training in Innoveo Skye will be provided
•    No prior experience with Innoveo Skye required

Role & Responsibilities:
•    Communicate and work effectively with internal teams
•    Work directly with Business user to capture document requirements
•    Take ownership of developments and manage to assigned deadlines
•    Exercise attention to detail in all aspects of performance
•    Multitask and think critically under pressure
•    Demonstrate creativity and innovation
•    Manage release of developments from Dev to UAT to Production 

 
Additional Job Functions:

•    Builds good working relationships with IT team and wider Business users
•    Experience in some light development such as Java & HTML (Advantage but not required)
•    Responds maturely to ambiguity and complexity.

Your skills & experience

Having the following technical competencies:

•    3 to 5 years’ experience in delivering software projects. 
•    Experience or knowledge with some of the following would be beneficial . . ..
•    Knowledge of SSH, PuTTY and other protocol’s/tools.
•    Basic understanding of GIT, branches, versioning, REST & SOAP API protocols
•    Familiarity with React, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, XPATH, MySQL 
•    Familiarity with agile methodologies and Atlassian products such as JIRA and Confluence
•    Experience in MS Office with a focus on Excel skills
•    General Insurance industry knowledge, would be an advantage

 
Non-Technical Competencies:

•    Proactive, enthusiastic with a hunger for excellence
•    Able to cope with fast moving environment with varying workloads and pressures.
•    Problem solving and judgement skills
•    A good team worker
•    Sets high standards for quality and quantity
•    Takes personal responsibility for resolving issues
•    Good interpersonal skills and the confidence to deal with other team members and business users
•    Works in a systematic, methodical & orderly way

Competencies & Behaviours:

•    Demonstrate commitment to corporate values.
•    Take accountability for participating in the Performance management cycle. 
•    Take action to improve performance on the job.
•    Take action to manage own personal development.
•    Approach tasks with a ‘Can Do’ attitude.

Additional information

Position is Wexford-based but occasional travel may be required to other Zurich locations.

If you value an exciting and varied working environment and meet the above requirements, then our recruiter is looking forward to receiving your application by clicking on the button “Apply online”.

Who we are

Zurich is one of Ireland's leading insurance companies providing a wide range of general insurance and life insurance products and services. The company employs over 1,000 people across its locations in Dublin and Wexford. 

Zurich is a strong brand – with 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. Join Zurich and be part of this culture. Together we are committed to delivering on our purpose - Let’s Create a Brighter Future Together!