Specialist: Administration Occupational Pensions
Zürich und
Key information
- Publication date:23 September 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Zürich und
Job summary
Join Kessler, a leading Swiss firm in risk and insurance consulting. Be part of a supportive and dynamic team.
Tasks
- Manage active and retiree portfolios of company pension funds.
- Handle claims related to incapacity or death events.
- Collaborate with clients and pension board members directly.
Skills
- Commercial training in occupational pension or equivalent required.
- Strong service orientation and proactive attitude essential.
- Fluent in German; good English and French skills a plus.
Is this helpful?
Specialist: Administration Occupational Pensions
Kessler is the leading Swiss company for comprehensive risk, insurance, and pension consulting. Founded in 1915, Kessler today employs 370 people at its headquarters in Zurich and at locations in Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, Sion, St. Gallen, and Vaduz.
To complement the well-coordinated team at our subsidiary Kessler Vorsorge AG, we are looking for a specialist for company-owned employee pension foundations with a proactive, solution-oriented, and humorous personality.
What to expect
- Administration of active and pensioner portfolios of company-owned employee pension foundations
- Processing of benefit cases due to incapacity to work or death
- Direct contact with customers, foundation boards, and other contact points of a pension foundation as well as direct contact with beneficiaries
- Preparation of documents for annual financial statements
- Participation in foundation board meetings
- Strict adherence to the internal control system (ICS)
What you bring
- A commercial basic education in the field of occupational pensions or an equivalent qualification as well as professional further training (e.g., specialist for employee pensions with a federal diploma or social insurance specialist with a federal diploma)
- Several years of experience in processing benefit cases in the field of occupational pensions
- Experience in managing active and pensioner portfolios in company-owned employee pension foundations is an advantage
- A strong service orientation and the motivation to make a difference
- German as a native language and, preferably, good English and French skills
What we offer
- Family business with a long-term focus
- A collegial atmosphere at eye level, characterized by respect, helpfulness, and team spirit
- Flat hierarchies and short decision-making paths
- Independent work with plenty of creative freedom
- At least 5 weeks of vacation per year
- Support for further training both in terms of time and finances
- Home office options depending on workload up to 2 days/week
- Various company events from ski days to summer parties
Have we sparked your interest? We look forward to your application.
For further questions, please contact Ms. Bledona Qelaj, HR specialist, Tel. +41 44 387 88 41
