VP, Data Governance

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November 10

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Fortitude Re

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Finance • Healthcare Insurance

Fortitude Re is a reinsurance company that specializes in helping insurance companies around the world address their complex risk transfer challenges. The firm designs and delivers customized solutions for legacy Life & Annuity and Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance lines. Backed by experienced investor groups including The Carlyle Group and T&D Insurance Group, Fortitude Re prides itself on its leadership with over 20 years of industry experience to effectively manage legacy liabilities. Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd. , along with its subsidiaries, operates globally with a significant presence in Hamilton, Bermuda.

201 - 500 employees

💸 Finance

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

📋 Description

• Define and execute the enterprise-wide data governance strategy and operating model. • Establish and enforce policies, standards, and frameworks for data quality, stewardship, metadata, access, and classification. • Lead enterprise data governance councils and working groups, driving decision-making across business functions. • Represent data governance in executive forums, ensuring alignment with organizational strategy and priorities. • Oversee the rollout, adoption, and scaling of metadata management, lineage, and cataloging platforms. • Define and execute enterprise strategy for a unified Ontology or governed data model, master data management, and reference data management. • Drive enterprise programs for data quality monitoring, remediation, and continuous improvement. • Ensure effective collaboration with legal, compliance, risk, audit, and IT security to meet regulatory and policy requirements (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, SOX). • Monitor and report on governance KPIs, dashboards, and metrics, ensuring transparency and accountability. • Partner with data engineering, platform, analytics, and science leaders to embed governance controls into data pipelines and applications. • Lead enterprise data literacy programs and steward a culture of responsible, value-driven data usage. • Mentor and develop a team of governance professionals, fostering professional growth and succession readiness. • Evaluate and adopt emerging governance technologies and methodologies to strengthen enterprise capabilities.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Information Management, Computer Science, Business, or related field • 12+ years of experience in data governance, data management, or information strategy, with at least 5+ years in a senior leadership role • Proven success in implementing enterprise-scale data governance frameworks (DAMA, DCAM, EDM Council, etc.) • Deep expertise in metadata management, data cataloging, lineage, and data quality platforms (e.g., Collibra, Alation) • Strong knowledge of regulatory and compliance frameworks for data (GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, SOX, financial regulations) • Executive presence and ability to influence across executive committee, business leaders, and technology stakeholders • Experience leading cross-functional teams and governance councils in a large, complex organization • Domain knowledge of insurance, reinsurance, or financial services required.

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual bonus based on company and individual performance • Generous benefits package