VP Data Governance & Quality

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Global Atlantic Financial Group is a leading insurance company meeting the retirement and life insurance needs of individuals and institutions. With a strong financial foundation and risk and investment management expertise, the company delivers tailored solutions to create more secure financial futures. The company's performance has been driven by its culture and core values focused on integrity, teamwork, and the importance of building long-term client relationships. Global Atlantic is a wholly-owned subsidiary of KKR, a leading global investment firm. Through its relationship, the company leverages KKR's investment capabilities, scale and access to capital markets to enhance the value it offers clients. KKR's parent company is KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR).

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POSITION SUMMARY:

Global Atlantic Enterprise Data organization is seeking a VP of Data Governance to lead the design and implementation of our Data Governance function. The role requires an individual with strong data governance experience and someone with exceptional leadership. The role will be hands-on and actively involved in architecting data management ecosystem. VP of Data Governance is an integral part of this, overseeing the design and implementation of advanced data management systems with a Data Governance lens to the system. Have prior technical expertise with data warehousing, ETL processes, and data processing capabilities, ensuring the highest standards with a focus to enable high data quality and simplification on accessibility of data. 

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Partner with business stewards/business stake holders on source systems to govern and manage data at system of records/source systems. 
• Be a stakeholder and owner on key decisions made at system of records and act as an approving authority to assess risk and impact to downstream consumers and EDH.
• Establish Data Governance and Data Quality as an authority at Global Atlantic.
• Design and manage robust data warehousing governance solutions to support our businesses (Retail, Reinsurance, Investments, Finance, Risk, Legal and Compliance, and other functions) so high quality data is available for business consumption.
• Engage on strategic initiatives across Retail, Institutional, and Investment business so Data Governance and Data Quality is integral to execution versus an afterthought.
• Partner with head of Enterprise Data Hub (EDH) to lead the strategic planning of data management initiatives.
• Provide thought leadership on advanced data processing techniques to handle large-scale data efficiently and data supply chain.
• Ensure the integrity and security of data through state-of-the-art data governance practices.
• Collaborate with IT teams to integrate new data management technologies and tools.
• Drive innovation in data analytics and modeling to support predictive analytics and machine learning efforts.
• Define KPI’s and KRI’s and actively report on these.
• Be an active voice at various committees as need be to represent Data and steer active ownership to forward Data Governance and Data Quality at Global Atlantic.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Management, or a related field.
• 5 +years of hands-on experience in MDM systems integration, Reference Data Management, data integration, data governance systems, with a proven track record of successful project implementations involving Reltio and Alation or Collibra, in large scale data management and business transformation.
• Proficiency in data integration technologies, ETL/ELT processes, data mapping tools, and MDM platforms like Reltio, Informatica MDM, Reference Data Management, or similar.
• General understanding of data warehousing concepts and ETL tools.
• Working Knowledge of Data Governance Frameworks DCAM and DAMA/PMBOK and Data Management and Stewardship Concepts.
• Experience with Building and Maintaining Governance Metrics and Measurements, Risk and Controls, Process and Procedures.
• Hands-on Experience with Ms Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel), Building and Maintaining SQL Queries and Tableau.
• Experienced and Knowledgeable in Master and Reference Data Concepts, Data Modeling, Data Quality Management and Data / Report Certifications.
• Familiarity with data governance principles, data quality management, and data stewardship practices.
• Able to read and understand DDL and DML’s.
• Ability to query and analyze data anomalies. Ability to isolate issues and identify root cause.
• Able to write complex SQL queries & complex data structures across all levels.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work with technical and non-technical stakeholders and convey complex concepts in a clear manner.
• Leadership experience establishing data fluent organization through designing and delivering effective data governance and quality training and change management programs.
• Demonstrated capability to lead and manage cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration, and achieving high-performance outcomes; proven ability to lead and manage change initiatives while driving organizational transformation.

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Various jurisdictions have passed pay transparency laws that require companies provide salary ranges for any positions for which they are accepting applications. Global Atlantic has offices in Atlanta, Batesville, Bermuda, Boston, Des Moines, Hartford, Indianapolis, and New York City. The base salary range posted below is inclusive of the lowest cost of living geography to the highest in which we have a Global Atlantic office. 

Global Atlantic’s base salary range is determined through an analysis of similar positions in the external labor market. Base pay is just one component of Global Atlantic’s total compensation package for employees and at times we hire outside the boundaries of the salary range. Other rewards may include annual cash bonuses, long-term incentives (equity), generous benefits (including immediate vesting on employee contributions to a 401(k), as well as a company match on your contributions), and sales incentives.  Actual compensation for all roles will be based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Compensation for our more senior positions have a larger component of short-term cash bonus and long-term incentives. 

The base salary range for this role is$151,000—$289,000 USD

 

TOTAL REWARDS STATEMENT 

Global Atlantic’s employees thrive in a fast-paced, high-performing culture with strong benefit options and wellbeing resources that support innovation, accountability and stewardship. At Global Atlantic, being an employer of choice means we are committed to offering employees a customizable and comprehensive benefits package. Global Atlantic’s total rewards package is reflective of our corporate values, particularly diversity, excellence and innovation, with a focus on inclusion, pay equity, and flexibility. We strive to foster a culture of total well-being through community outreach and charitable giving programs. Click HERE to learn more about our charitable giving programs.

Our highly competitive health, retirement, life and disability plans can be tailored to best suit your needs and those of your whole family. Global Atlantic was proudly named: Best in Perks & Benefits, Best Company Work-Life Balance, Best Company Happiness and Best Company Compensation. Learn more about our Benefits offerings.

Global Atlantic is committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can meaningfully contribute to our success. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate in employment on any basis that is prohibited by federal, state or local laws.  More than that, we strive to be inclusive of all backgrounds and experiences, which we feel gives us a competitive advantage in the market and within our firm. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status. Find out more about GA’s commitment to creating a culture of belonging: DE&I and Strategic Pillars

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