Executive Director, Information Management Greater St. Louis, MO Area

You desire impactful work.

You’re RGA ready

RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today’s challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 200 Company and listed among its World’s Most Admired Companies, we’re the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.

Directs data engineering, business intelligence, analytics, and reporting services that support strategic business objectives across multiple corporate functions, including Finance, HR, and Procurement. Leads the delivery, modernization, and adoption of enterprise data products and reporting solutions while ensuring alignment with corporate strategy, regulatory requirements, and operational priorities.

Leads team of managers, architects, engineers, developers, and analysts to deliver high-quality, scalable, and secure data solutions. Leverages deep business and technology expertise to drive innovation, operational excellence, organizational change, and business value realization.

Principle Duties

Manages multiple complex projects and/or technology initiatives; manages related teams, sets organizational priorities, and allocates resources

Performs management responsibilities, including hiring, training, evaluating, coaching, and disciplining direct reports; ensures sustained team performance through effective leadership, talent development, and succession planning

Builds and maintains trusted stakeholder relationships across business and technology organizations, ensuring alignment of priorities, funding, resources, and expectations

Leverages comprehensive understanding of Information Management concepts, theories and principles, and effective knowledge of other IT disciplines; evaluates and implements new services and solutions appropriately

Supports the continued growth of the team by strengthening collaboration and promoting the responsible use of AI to increase speed of delivery, improve productivity, and expand overall team capacity

Manages budgets, resource plans, vendor relationships, and operational metrics to ensure efficient and effective service delivery

Fosters a culture of accountability, collaboration, customer focus, operational excellence, and continuous learning

Ensures compliance with corporate policies, regulatory requirements, audit expectations, and data governance standards

Perform other duties as assigned

Education

Required:

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Management, Business Administration, or related field, or equivalent work experience

Preferred:

Master's degree

LOMA certification

Microsoft Certification

Cloud Platform Certification (Microsoft Azure, Snowflake, AWS, or equivalent)

Project Management and/or Agile delivery certification

Work Experience, Skills and Abilities

Required:

10+ years of information technology, data, analytics, or related experience

5+ years of technical leadership and supervisory experience

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

Ability to balance strategic planning with operational execution

Regular and predictable attendance

Technical Requirements

Required:

10+ years IT-related experience, including:

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

Information Security and Data Privacy Principles

Preferred:

Snowflake

Microsoft Azure Data Platform

Microsoft Power BI

Microsoft Fabric

SQL Server

Databricks

Data Integration Platforms

Python, SQL, and Analytics Technologies

Data Catalog and Governance Platforms

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What you can expect from RGA:

Gain valuable knowledge from and experience with diverse, caring colleagues around the world.

Enjoy a respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.

Join the bright and creative minds of RGA, and experience vast, endless career potential.

We’re excited to get to know you and connect your unique skills with our global opportunities. To create a modern and seamless experience, we use artificial intelligence (AI) in parts of our preliminary screening process. This technology helps us personalize job recommendations, automate interview scheduling, evaluate candidates based solely on experience—without considering name, gender, or other personal details—and provide real-time answers through our chatbot. AI is used only during early screening and never makes hiring decisions. Your RGA recruiter will work closely with you every step of the way to ensure the process feels personal, thoughtful, and focused on you.

Compensation Range:

$150,770.00 - $224,640.00 Annual

Base pay varies depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and market location. In addition, RGA provides an annual bonus plan that includes all roles and some positions are eligible for participation in our long-term equity incentive plan. RGA also maintains a full range of health, retirement, and other employee benefits.

RGA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, gender identity or expression, sex, disability, veteran status, religion, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.