About this role
Associate Director Global Corporate Insurance & Liability
Mainz, Germany | full time | Job ID: 9134
About the Role
BioNTech SE is seeking an insurance professional with a strong legal background to support and further develop our global liability insurance portfolio. While the role has a clear focus on liability insurance, it is intentionally broad in scope and offers the opportunity to contribute across additional corporate insurance lines in a global environment. The precise scope of ownership and seniority of responsibilities will be tailored to the successful candidate’s relevant corporate-insurance and legal experience.
Your Contribution:
- Manage BioNTech´s insurance portfolio across following lines:
- Product liability
- General / public liability
- Clinical trial liability
- Workers compensation / employers liability / EPLI
- Cyber insurance
- Motor and other corporate insurance lines
- Act as a key contact for internal stakeholders across R&D, Clinical Operations, Legal, Manufacturing, Quality, Commercial and Risk Management on insurance-related matters
- Review and assess business activities, contracts and operational processes with regard to liability exposures and insurance implications
- Participate in or lead negotiations with insurers, brokers and external advisors, depending on experience level
- Manage and maintain insurance policies, certificates of insurance and proof of coverage
- Support or take ownership of claims handling across insurance lines, including coverage analysis and coordination with insurers, brokers and internal stakeholders
- Contribute to additional corporate insurance lines beyond liability, where required
- Provide backup within the insurance team to ensure continuity across insurance topics and regions
- Monitor relevant legal and regulatory developments affecting liability risks and incorporate them into appropriate insurance solutions
- Support budgeting, invoice verification and coordination with Finance and other internal departments
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of BioNTech’s global insurance and risk management framework
A Good Match:
- Fully qualified lawyer (Volljurist) or holder of an equivalent foreign legal qualification
- Professional experience in liability law, insurance, corporate insurance or risk management (early-career candidates as well as experienced professionals are welcome)
- Willingness to take responsibility beyond a single insurance line and to work across a broad corporate insurance portfolio
- Team-oriented, reliable and flexible working style with the ability to represent insurance topics internally and externally
- Strong analytical skills, structured working style and clear stakeholder communication
- Fluent in English (written and spoken)
- German (conversational level) is required; additional languages are an advantage
Your Benefits:
It's our priority to support you:
- Your flexibility: flexible hours | vacation account
- Your growth: Digital Learning | Performance & talent development | leadership development | Apprenticeships | LinkedIn Learning
- Your value: Your voice at the table | Culture on an equal footing | Opportunities to shape & impact | Support for your full potential
- Your health and lifestyle: Company bike
- Your mobility: Job ticket | Deutschlandticket
- Your life phases: Employer-funded pension | Childcare
We look forward to your application.