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Fortitude Re · 4 hours ago

VP, Data Governance

Nashville, TN

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$165K/yr - $210K/yr

12+ years exp

Fortitude Re is one of the world’s leading providers of legacy reinsurance solutions, focusing on transformational solutions for legacy insurance products. The Vice President, Data Governance will define and execute the data governance strategy, ensuring data compliance and alignment with business strategy while leading a team of governance professionals.

Financial ServicesInsurance

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

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

Qualification

Data governance strategyMetadata managementData quality platformsRegulatory compliance knowledgeEnterprise-scale frameworksInsurance domain knowledgeCross-functional team leadershipExecutive presenceChange leadershipMentoring skills

Required

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

Company

Fortitude Re

Fortitude Re is a reinsurance company that specializes in executing bespoke transactional solutions.

Founded in 2017

Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

501-1000 employees

https://fortitude-re.com

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