VP, Data Strategy & Governance Manager

About Our Company

Aflac Asset Management, LLC, (d.b.a. Aflac Global Investments) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Aflac Incorporated (Aflac). Aflac Global Investments (GI) located in New York’s financial district and is the organization responsible for the overall investment activities of Aflac, Inc. and subsidiaries in Japan, Bermuda, and the U.S.  With 150 employees globally, GI seeks investments to maximize long-term returns with a focus on preservation of capital, subject to our asset-liability profile and liquidity and capital requirements.  GI has primary investment and asset management responsibility for Aflac’s general account consisting of public, private, and growth assets (including strategic partnerships) which generates approximately $3.5 billion a year in net investment income.  As of year-end 2024, Aflac’s total general account portfolio was approximately $100 billion.

 

The investment teams support GI’s overall goals and objectives by providing market insight and in-depth knowledge of assigned asset classes. GI oversees the strategic deployment of capital for life and supplemental health insurance company balance sheets utilizing both internal teams and external third party asset managers.

 

Job Summary

 

Within Aflac Global Investments (GI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Aflac, Inc., the Vice President, Data Strategy and Governance Manager is a member of the Chief Operating Officer Team.  As a member, the individual will work closely with the entire GI team to develop a Global Investments Data Strategy and Governance structure and the management of the investments data.  The individual should possess strong workflow and system processes to increase the efficiency and accuracy of data used by GI investments team.  In addition, having a working knowledge of investments (internally and externally) and the systematic data collection from multiple sources.  Knowledge of data strategy best practices, its governance and controls.  The individual should have a developed understanding of organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills (verbal and written), while knowing your audience(s) and meeting multiple deliverables with highly structured timelines.  

 

Reports to:  Director, Head of Data Governance

 

GI Business Partners: GI Front Office, Investment Compliance, GI Data Management (Japan), Investment Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Trade Operations and Information Technology globally. 

 

Key Responsibilities

 

• Work in support of the development of Aflac GI’s global data strategy, enabling timely and trusted data delivery through a scalable operating model (data lineage, provenance, & traceability)
• Execute and advance global data strategy, providing strong leadership on all aspects of data lifecycle management (data demand, data mastering, data governance, data architecture and data provisioning)
• Develop and advance data governance structures, create accountabilities and guiding policies, expand the data management scope beyond security master attributes
• Ensure data governance framework across all data domains including data integration and management with Investment Accounting and reporting, further expanding the discipline across all data assets of the GI franchise
• Partner with business functions to assists in understanding client, product and business requirements and ensuring that data management processes meet the business requirements through the data life cycle.
• Develop data management and end to end data integrity model with investment accounting for accounting book of record / central data warehouse.  
• Create and/or support the curation of data that provide meaningful insights into investment management, products and operational performance including all relevant investment reporting
• Collaborate with external providers (technology, data, services) in developing a robust and agile data architecture, platform and tooling capability (consistency, integrity, and agility of data delivery)
• Interface with GI Business Partners on data management initiatives, data controls and quality processes
• Perform regular operational reviews/audits of data quality/integrity issues and ensure timely reporting, escalations, and resolutions in line with data quality framework (to be developed)
• Ensure the selection and monitoring of competent and secure data services & solution