Corporate Vice President - Data Risk & Governance Lead

New York Life Insurance Co•New York, NY

2d•$185,000 - $264,500•Hybrid

About The Position

New York Life is seeking a strategic leader to serve as the Enterprise Data Governance Oversight Lead within Risk Management. This role sits at the center of the firm’s continued evolution into a more data-driven organization, partnering with senior stakeholders to elevate how data is governed, managed, and leveraged across the enterprise. As a second line leader reporting to the Head of Enterprise Risk Management, this individual will manage a small team to provide independent oversight, insight, and constructive challenge to the firm’s data governance practices. The role partners closely with first line data leadership to drive governance maturity, while ensuring alignment with enterprise risk and regulatory expectations.

Requirements

10+ years in data governance, data management, or risk oversight
Experience in second line, governance, or control functions
Experience establishing or overseeing enterprise data governance programs in large, complex organizations
Ability to influence, advise, and challenge senior stakeholders

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of relevant frameworks and regulations, including DCAM, AI governance, data privacy, and data management regulatory expectations preferred
Insurance, financial services or regulated industry experience preferred
Familiarity with AWS/GCP cloud stack, incl. Data Platforms (like DataBricks, RedShift etc). and Data Governance tools (like Atlan, Anomalo etc.)

Responsibilities

Provide independent oversight and thoughtful challenge of enterprise data governance strategy, framework, and execution
Assess the effectiveness of data ownership, stewardship, and accountability models across the enterprise
Lead independent assessments and validation activities to evaluate data governance frameworks, controls, and practices
Evaluate data quality, controls, and issue management practices, identifying opportunities to strengthen outcomes
Oversee data risk identification and reporting, ensuring meaningful insights are surfaced to leadership
Guide alignment with regulatory and policy expectations (privacy, retention, data use), balancing rigor with practical business needs
Partner with first line teams to shape strategy and improve governance maturity, without directly owning execution
Deliver clear, actionable insights to senior management and governance committees on data governance effectiveness, risks, and priorities