Director of Data Governance

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Research & Analytics - General

At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential of leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.

Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment — one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there.

We believe everyone deserves to live their best life. More than a century ago, we were among the first financial services companies in America to serve everyday people from all walks of life.

Today, we’re part of an international holding company, with millions of customers and thousands of employees worldwide. Our insurance, retirement, and investment solutions help people make the most of what’s important to them.

We’re empowered by a vast agent network covering North America, with diversity to match. Together with our nonprofit research institute and foundation, we tune in, step up, and are a force for good — for our customers and the communities where we live, work, and play. United in our purpose, we help people create the financial freedom to live life on their terms.

Transamerica is organized into three distinct businesses. These include
1) World Financial Group, including Transamerica Financial Advisors,
2) Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, comprised of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, retirement plans, and Transamerica Investment Solutions, and
3) Financial Assets, which includes legacy blocks of long term care, universal life, and variable and fixed annuities. These are supported by Transamerica Corporate, which includes Finance, People and Places, General Counsel, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy and Development, and Corporate Affairs, which covers Communications, Brand, and Government and Policy Affairs.

Transamerica employs nearly 7,000 people. It’s part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group serving approximately 23.9 million customers worldwide.
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The Global Data Office is responsible for setting policies, standards, frameworks, monitoring and supporting Business Unit data teams, covering Data Governance and oversight of Analytics including AI. It manages data governance for the Corporate Center, key Transamerica Enterprise functions and Enterprise Technology.

• Define policies, standards and frameworks for Data Management and Artificial Intelligence to maintain customer trust and regulatory compliance. Review and enhancing in line with emerging technical capabilities and regulations
• Work with Business Units to support, drive and monitor the implementation of Data Management (covering Data Quality, Metadata and Master data Management)
• Support and oversee Business Unit Artificial Intelligence governance processes
• Own and perform the Global Policy attestation process for Data Management and Generative AI, including review, challenge and sign-off of status and action plans to comply with policies. The outcomes of these are presented to the Board.
• Define and embed an ethical AI framework across the Group
• Embed and mature Data Governance for key TA Enterprise functions
• Implement and run an effective and efficient data governance model working with data owners, stewards, and users in Corporate Centre to create clarity about their data responsibilities
• Work with other data related functions, privacy, security, and IT to help drive the strategic use, control, and management of data, aligning with them on standards, tooling, and approaches
• Establish relationships and influence key stakeholders, at a senior level, across the Group
• Support the Global Chief Data Officer set the vision and embed within the data and analytics teams across the Group
• Represent the Data Function in key senior forums (senior…