VP, Investments Data
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COMPANY OVERVIEW
Global Atlantic Financial Group is a leader in the U.S. life insurance and annuity industry, serving the needs of individuals and institutions. Global Atlantic is a majority-owned subsidiary of KKR, a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management across multiple strategies and capital markets solutions.
Global Atlantic is looking for a diverse team of talented individuals who reinforce our culture of collaboration and innovation. We are dedicated to the career development of our people because we know they are critical to our long-term success. Join our team and come grow with us.
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The VP of Investments Data is a critical new responsibility that will serve as the key business owner for data management on behalf of the Global Atlantic Investments office. This individual will understand the business concepts, identify and oversee data assets, develop business glossaries, and coordinate with Global Atlantic leadership and stakeholders to help centralize and drive our Investments data strategy forward.
As a member of the Global Atlantic governance community, you are responsible for managing and ensuring the quality and accountability of Investment data assets including reference data, ratings, KPIs, reports applications, and partnering with business and technical functions to onboard asset level data to our enterprise data hub using established tools and processes and ensuring the overall fitness of our data.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, research and develop a specific data landscape for Investments use
- Be responsible for Investments data and information strategy and control, including owning the Investments data life cycle and closely coordinating with key stakeholders such as Investment Accounting, Investment Operations, IT and Bermuda finance and actuaries on components of data use and maintenance
- Quickly develop the business knowledge required to support the Investment function and related governance activities; manage data-related reporting considerations such as STAT and GAAP
- Partner with Investments leadership to define metrics and KPIs that drive business results
- Work cross-functionally to ensure data best practices are designed and implemented proactively and that Investments data is accessible with appropriate channels of access controls
- Act as primary business owner of reference data on behalf of Investments including ratings and asset hierarchies (both internal and external) associated with the assets that GA holds; facilitate how ratings are fed for Investments use
- Collaborate to create resilient and sustainable data analysis processes and data quality rules
- Follow guidelines and protocols that govern the proliferation of data to ensure that data controls are enforced
- Develop a deep understanding and alignment to GA's existing data governance framework and policy requirements
- Oversee hands-on development of data assets in GA's proprietary enterprise data catalog
Qualifications
- Minimum 6 years' experience in data analytics, project management, asset management / investments, or related area
- Experience with data analysis, data documentation, data quality monitoring and improvement
- Familiar with data governance concepts and have been involved in data governance roll-outs in the past
- Demonstrated track record and hands-on experience in data management/data stewardship areas, including use of Collibra or other data profiling and curation tools
- Strong understanding of organization's needs and ability to drive change
- Strong leadership and communication skills as well as the ability to influence key decision-makers and understand their points of view
- Must be able to work effectively both on teams as well as be self-motivated, task oriented, and organized
- Understanding of data concepts, including data design and modelling, as well as SQL, BI tools (Excel, Tableau, Looker, or Power BI) and Big data.
- Familiarity with insurance industry and related regulatory considerations a plus
- Working knowledge of Python, R, or VBA is a plus
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Analytics, Statistics, Computer Science or related field
TOTAL REWARDS STATEMENT
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 are proud to support your personal and professional growth and well-being through programs such as educational assistance, virtual physical therapy, remote/onsite fitness reimbursement, a medical second opinion program, pet insurance, military leave, parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility and family planning coverage. We strive to foster a culture of total well-being through community outreach and charitable giving programs.
We are active in our communities-
- New York: Red Hook Conservancy, Girls Who Invest and The Bowery Mission
- Boston: Cradles to Crayons, Project Bread, Let's Get Ready, Rise Against Hunger, Salvation Army and many other local volunteer organizations in around the Boston area
- Hartford: Habitat for Humanity, Foodshare, Humane Society, Hands on Hartford, Mercy Shelter and Dog Star Rescue
- Indianapolis: Elevate Indianapolis, Gleaners Food Bank and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
- Batesville: American Cancer Society Relay for Life, Angels of Giving, Margaret Mary Health Foundation, Ripley County Community Foundation, Safe Passage, Batesville High School Sponsorships, local area youth sports and food pantries, as well as many others
- Des Moines: United Way, Central Iowa Shelter & Services, Junior Achievement of Central Iowa and Make a Wish Foundation
- Berwyn: Food drive and will be planning an event to help a local family over the holidays
- Atlanta: Packaged Good Organization, which helps the most vulnerable community members with providing personalized care packages for people in need including the elderly, our armed forces, the homeless and hospitalized kids
- Bermuda: Sponsor of a weekly feeding program operated by The Hamilton Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Social platforms provide an environment to collaborate with others and participate in friendly competitions towards achieving physical, emotional and financial well-being. 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 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.
Employees who require an accommodation to perform the essential functions of their job will participate in an interactive process which may include providing documentation. If you are hired and require an accommodation for any protected status, please email benefits@gafg.com.
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