Assistant Vice President, IT Digital Workplace

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. Their deep insurance experience and proprietary risk‑modeling capabilities allow them to structure bespoke transactions that benefit both insurers and their policyholders. Fortitude Re continues to strengthen its ability to pursue further growth and provide innovative solutions for the global insurance industry.

The AVP, IT Digital Workplace will lead the design, implementation, and optimization of the organization’s Microsoft 365 governance, information architecture, and compliance frameworks. This leadership role will drive enterprise governance strategies, taxonomy standards, and regulatory compliance, ensuring secure, efficient, and compliant collaboration across the digital workplace.

The ideal candidate will leverage expertise in Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Power Platforms, Microsoft 365, and enterprise taxonomy management to establish governance frameworks, support compliance initiatives, and deliver actionable insights through automation and dashboard reporting and analytics.

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

• Lead a team responsible for developing and implementing governance strategy for Microsoft 365 (SharePoint, Teams, One Drive, Power Platform) with strong emphasis on compliance, lifecycle management, and user adoption.
• Lead the optimization of information architecture, metadata, and taxonomy through the Microsoft 365 Term Store, ensuring content is findable, consistent, and aligned with enterprise standards.
• Partner with IT Security, Risk, Legal, and Audit to design and enforce Microsoft Purview policies, including DLP, retention, sensitivity labels, records management, and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee the delivery of Power BI dashboards and reporting frameworks that track governance, compliance, adoption, and lifecycle management across M365 and CRM platforms.
• Establish and manage governance processes for permissions, access reviews, external sharing, and content lifecycle enforcement.
• Direct initiatives for content optimization, including site rationalization, ROT cleanup, archival, and hub site provisioning.
• Identify and implement process improvements, including automation of governance workflows (provisioning, access certification, lifecycle enforcement).
• Partner with business unit stakeholders to embed governance and taxonomy practices into day‑to‑day collaboration.
• Oversee and act as the primary point of contact for governance‑related escalations, audits, and enterprise reporting.
• Provide executive‑level insights and recommendations that directly influence short‑to‑medium‑term (1–3 years) governance strategies.
• Lead and manage a team, developing and mentoring, ensuring all meet expected performance standards.

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Information Management, or a related field;
  Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 7–10 years of experience in IT governance, digital workplace, or compliance leadership.
• Extensive expertise in Microsoft 365 administration and governance (SharePoint Online, Teams, One Drive, Power Platform).
• Proven experience with Microsoft Purview (DLP, retention, records management, sensitivity labels).
• Deep knowledge of Microsoft Term Store taxonomy management and metadata‑driven content strategy.
• Strong experience developing Power BI dashboards and reporting frameworks for governance, compliance, and adoption.
• Background in information…