VP, Data Governance

Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd. (Fortitude Re) is one of the worlds leading providers of legacy reinsurance solutions. They work with the worlds 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 roots in the insurance industry and the experience of their leadership goes back many decades. Fortitude Re 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.

The Vice President, Data Governance is the enterprise leader responsible for defining and executing the firm‑wide 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.

• 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.

• 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…