VP, Investments Compliance Operations

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated•Chesterfield, MO

4d•$180,220 - $268,400

About The Position

The Vice President, Investment Compliance Operations leads the operational execution of investment compliance across the enterprise and provides strategic direction for the Investment Compliance Operations function. This role is accountable for translating policies established by the Legal and Compliance function into executable controls, monitoring frameworks, and governance processes embedded within the investment lifecycle, and for establishing functional priorities aligned to RGA’s investment strategy. This is not a policy-setting role. Rather, it ensures that enterprise investment policies, regulatory requirements, and mandate constraints are systematically operationalized, monitored, evidenced, and enforced. The role is responsible for building and leading a dedicated Investment Compliance Operations function, including the design and institutionalization of a scalable operating model, team structure, and governance framework aligned with the continued growth and increasing complexity of RGA's global investment platform.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required; Finance, Accounting, Economics, Law, or related field
12–15+ years of experience in investment compliance operations, investment operations controls, or regulatory oversight within asset management or insurance asset platforms.
Deep understanding of investment guidelines, trade lifecycle mechanics, and compliance monitoring systems — Aladdin experience in particular.
Experience operationalizing regulatory frameworks and dependency risks into executable controls.
Strong executive communication skills and cross-functional leadership capability.
Proven experience building or transforming compliance operating models, with a focus on checking capabilities — in particular in the fields of cross-border investment activities, product distribution, and documentation.
Deep knowledge of investment guideline coding, compliance rule logic, and pre/post-trade monitoring workflows across equity, fixed income, derivatives, and alternative asset classes.
Strong understanding of sanctions and restricted party screening requirements and the operational workflows required to execute them consistently.
Working knowledge of reinsurance trust structures, collateral eligibility requirements, and multi-jurisdictional regulatory considerations.
Familiarity with compliance monitoring platforms and OMS-integrated compliance tools — Aladdin compliance module or comparable systems.
Working knowledge of compliance data quality management — understanding the upstream data dependencies that drive monitoring reliability and reporting accuracy.
Deep subject matter credibility in investment compliance operations — able to lead a specialized team and represent the function authoritatively in cross-functional and regulatory forums.
Governance-first mindset — rigorous approach to control design, documentation, escalation, and breach resolution in a high-scrutiny, regulatory-facing environment.
Clear communicator capable of translating compliance complexity into concise, actionable reporting for executive, legal, and regulatory audiences.
Collaborative partner to Portfolio Management, Legal, Risk, and Technology — balancing operational efficiency with the non-negotiable demands of a strong compliance control environment.

Nice To Haves

CFA, JD, or CRCM
Experience operating across global or multi-entity investment structures

Responsibilities

Lead the operational execution of investment compliance by translating policies and regulatory requirements into executable controls, monitoring frameworks, and governance processes embedded across the investment lifecycle.
Direct and develop a team of managers and professionals responsible for compliance operations, establishing clear accountability, performance expectations, and a culture of disciplined execution and continuous improvement.
Lead the ongoing development of a scalable, technology-enabled Compliance Operations function, including process optimization, automation, and continuous enhancement of the operating model.
Oversee guideline coding and compliance rule governance, ensuring accuracy, traceability to source policy, version control, and audit-ready documentation across all portfolios and mandates.
Design, implement, and maintain a comprehensive compliance control framework spanning pre-trade, post-trade, settlement, servicing, and reporting, including defined exception thresholds, escalation protocols, and remediation standards.
Provide enterprise oversight of pre- and post-trade compliance monitoring, ensuring timely investigation, resolution, documentation, and systemic remediation of breaches and recurring control failures.
Deliver transparent and structured reporting on mandate compliance, exposure limits, and breach activity to Investment Leadership, Risk committees, and Legal and Compliance partners.
Oversee compliance monitoring and attestation processes for third-party investment managers, ensuring adherence to mandates, regulatory requirements, and contractual obligations with appropriate evidentiary standards.
Operationalize global, multi-jurisdictional, and reinsurance-specific compliance requirements, including trust structures, collateral eligibility, regulatory deposits, and entity-specific investment constraints.
Ensure execution and governance of sanctions, watchlist, and restricted party screening across all investment activity, with defensible documentation and escalation pathways.
Establish strong compliance data governance and data quality standards, partnering with Technology and Data teams to ensure accuracy, traceability, and end-to-end data lineage from source through reporting.
Serve as the primary operational partner to Legal and Compliance, influencing the design of practical and effective control environments, supporting audits and regulatory examinations, maintaining clear separation of policy ownership and control execution, and leading a scalable, technology-enabled Compliance Operations function and team.