Executive Director, Information Management

RGA • Creve Coeur, MO

3d • $150,770 - $224,640

About The Position

The Executive Director, Information Management directs data engineering, business intelligence, analytics, and reporting services that support strategic business objectives across the Investments domain. This leader oversees delivery, modernization, and adoption of enterprise data products and reporting solutions, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy, regulatory requirements, and operational priorities. The role leads managers, architects, engineers, developers, and analysts in delivering high-quality, scalable, and secure data solutions.

The position applies deep business and technology expertise to drive innovation, operational excellence, organizational change, and measurable business value. It manages complex initiatives, teams, priorities, budgets, resource plans, vendor relationships, and operational metrics. The Executive Director builds stakeholder partnerships, develops talent and future leaders, encourages responsible use of AI to improve team capacity and delivery, and fosters accountability, collaboration, customer focus, and continuous learning. The role also ensures compliance with corporate policies, regulatory requirements, audit expectations, and data governance standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Management, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 10 or more years of information technology, data, analytics, or related experience.
• 5 or more years of technical leadership and supervisory experience.
• Experience supporting investment technology solutions, including deep domain knowledge in Investments and Investment Accounting.
• Experience leading enterprise business intelligence, data warehousing, analytics, reporting, and data management organizations.
• Demonstrated success delivering complex, enterprise-wide transformation programs and strategic initiatives.
• Advanced portfolio, program, and project management capabilities.
• Strong understanding of enterprise data platforms, data governance, analytics, reporting, and information management practices.
• Proven ability to align technology investments with business strategy and measurable outcomes.
• Advanced stakeholder management, negotiation, influence, and executive communication skills.
• Strong financial management, budgeting, vendor management, and resource planning experience.
• Ability to build high-performing teams and develop future leaders.
• Regular and predictable attendance.
• 10 or more years of IT-related experience involving enterprise data platforms and modern data architecture; data warehousing and data engineering concepts; business intelligence and analytics platforms; cloud data technologies and services; data governance, data quality, and metadata management; ETL/ELT and data integration technologies; Agile delivery and product management practices; application lifecycle management and DevOps methodologies; enterprise reporting platforms; and information security and data privacy principles.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree.
• LOMA certification.
• Microsoft certification.
• Cloud platform certification (Microsoft Azure, Snowflake, AWS, or equivalent).
• Project management and/or Agile delivery certification.
• Insurance or reinsurance industry experience.
• Experience supporting finance, actuarial, investments, operations, or enterprise reporting organizations.
• Experience with Snowflake, Microsoft Azure Data Platform, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, SQL Server, Databricks, data integration platforms, Python, SQL, analytics technologies, and data catalog and governance platforms.

Responsibilities

• Direct data engineering, business intelligence, analytics, and reporting services supporting strategic objectives across the Investments domain.
• Lead the delivery, modernization, and adoption of enterprise data products and reporting solutions aligned with corporate strategy, regulatory requirements, and operational priorities.
• Lead managers, architects, engineers, developers, and analysts in delivering high-quality, scalable, and secure data solutions.
• Manage multiple complex projects and technology initiatives, set organizational priorities, and allocate resources.
• Hire, train, evaluate, coach, and discipline direct reports; sustain team performance through leadership, talent development, and succession planning.
• Build and maintain stakeholder relationships across business and technology organizations, aligning priorities, funding, resources, and expectations.
• Evaluate and implement information management services and solutions using knowledge of Information Management and other IT disciplines.
• Strengthen team collaboration and promote responsible use of AI to increase delivery speed, productivity, and team capacity.
• Manage budgets, resource plans, vendor relationships, and operational metrics for efficient and effective service delivery.
• Foster accountability, collaboration, customer focus, operational excellence, and continuous learning.
• Ensure compliance with corporate policies, regulatory requirements, audit expectations, and data governance standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Annual bonus plan that includes all roles.
• Some positions are eligible for participation in the long-term equity incentive plan.
• Health benefits.
• Retirement benefits.
• Other employee benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive