Executive Director, Investment Data Management Operations (open to remote)

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RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today’s challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 200 Company and listed among its World’s Most Admired Companies, we’re the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.

A Brief Overview
 

The Executive Director, Data Management Operations is the senior operational leader responsible for executing and continuously improving RGA's investment data management and quality function. This role owns the day-to-day operational performance of the team — covering standardized data structure creation and maintenance, cash flow data setup and management, data quality rule implementation and monitoring, position reconciliation and exception management, and asset classification governance.

The Executive Director is accountable for ensuring that investment data is accurate, consistent, and fit for downstream consumption across all Investment Operations, Investment Accounting, Portfolio Management, Risk, and Compliance functions — and that data quality issues are identified, escalated, and resolved with rigor and speed.

What you will do

• Own the day-to-day operational execution of the investment data management and quality function, ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and fitness for downstream consumption.
• Oversee end-to-end SMF creation and maintenance operations, ensuring standardized data structures, reference attributes, and cash flow schedules are accurate and current across all investment domains.
• Govern asset taxonomy and classification standards, ensuring consistent application, auditability, and alignment with downstream reporting and regulatory requirements.
• Own the implementation and monitoring of data quality rules and exception thresholds across investment data domains, ensuring timely escalation and resolution of issues.
• Oversee position reconciliation operations, ensuring breaks are identified, investigated, documented, and resolved through structured and time-bound workflows.
• Monitor and report on data quality exception trends, reconciliation break aging, and resolution timeliness, driving continuous improvement in data integrity.
• Maintain a robust control framework across data management workflows, supporting audit readiness and strong governance discipline.
• Serve as the primary operational point of contact for Investment Accounting, Portfolio Management, Risk, Compliance, and Technology on data quality, classification, and reconciliation matters.
• Lead and develop Directors, Senior Analysts, Analysts, and Associates, setting clear performance expectations and building a culture of data discipline and accountability.
• Drive process improvement and automation initiatives, contributing functional requirements and execution ownership to platform transformation and system integration efforts.

Education and Experience
Required

• Bachelor's degree required; Finance, Accounting, Economics, Information Systems, or related field AND
• 10+ years of progressive investment operations or data management experience with deep specialization in investment reference data, data quality governance, or position reconciliation within an insurance company, asset manager, reinsurer, or large institutional investment organization.

OR

• Master’s, MBA, ASA, or FSA AND 
• 5+ years of progressive investment operations or data management experience with deep specialization in investment reference data, data quality governance, or position reconciliation within an insurance company, asset manager, reinsurer, or large institutional investment organization.
• Demonstrated expertise managing investment SMF structures, data quality rule frameworks, and position reconciliation operations across multi-asset class portfolios.
• 5+ years of people leadership experience, including managing Directors or senior data management specialists.
• Proven track record partnering with technology teams on data architecture decisions, integration standards, and quality framework implementation.

Preferred

• CFA, CPA, or advanced degree

Skills and Abilities

Required

Technical & Functional Knowledge

• Deep knowledge of investment reference data management — SMF structures, cash flow schedules, counterparty data, security master maintenance, and asset classification standards.
• Strong understanding of data quality governance — rule definition, exception threshold se