VP, Data Governance

Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd. (Fortitude Re) is one of the world’s leading providers of legacy reinsurance solutions. They work with the world’s leading insurance companies to help them execute comprehensive, transformational solutions for legacy Life & Annuity and P&C lines. Fortitude Re manages a general account of approximately $111 billion across life, annuity, and property & casualty insurance products. The company takes a long-term view on growth and is proud to be backed by a consortium of sophisticated institutional investors led by The Carlyle Group and T&D Insurance Group. Incorporated under the laws of Bermuda on January 1, 2017, Fortitude Re’s roots in the insurance industry and the experience of their leadership go back many decades. Fortitude Re’s leadership team has an average industry tenure of over 20 years, and an impressive track record of successfully managing the most complex legacy liabilities. Their deep insurance experience and proprietary risk modeling capabilities allow them to structure bespoke transactions that benefit both insurance companies and their policyholders. Fortitude Re continues to strengthen its ability to pursue further growth and provide innovative solutions for the global insurance industry.   Click here for more information about Fortitude Re.

The Vice President, Data Governance is the enterprise leader responsible for defining and executing the firmwide data governance strategy, establishing policies, and embedding best practices across the organization. This role will oversee governance initiatives across multiple business domains, ensuring that data is trusted, compliant, discoverable, and aligned with business strategy.

The VP will lead a team of governance professionals and is accountable for aligning governance initiatives with strategic priorities, regulatory obligations, and business outcomes. The role will report to the MD, Head of Data and Analytics.

This role will be based in our Nashville, TN office on a hybrid basis. 

What You Will Do:

Enterprise Strategy & Leadership

• 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.

Governance Operations & Oversight

• 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.

Collaboration & Change Leadership

• 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.

What You Will Have:

• 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.

The base salary range for this role is listed below and will be commensurate with candidate experience. Pay ranges for candidates may differ based on the cost of labor in that location. In addition to base salary, all employees are eligible for an annual bonus based on company and individual performance as well as a generous benefits package.  

Base Salary Range: $165,000 USD - $210,000 USD

At Fortitude Re, our strength has always come from our people. Our success is deeply rooted in our ability to embrace the unique attributes, perspectives and experiences of every individual within our company.  Fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging where everyone—regardless of background, race, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity—feels valued and respected is a foundation of our culture.

We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer and evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, diversity of thought and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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