VP, Data Solutions Engineering

Fortitude Re; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance-based bonus

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

A leading reinsurance firm in Jersey City, NJ is looking for a Vice President of Data Solutions Engineering. This role involves leading a team to build data engineering solutions aligned with business needs. Candidates should have at least ten years of relevant experience and a bachelor's degree in a related field. Offering a competitive salary between $200,000 and $225,000, plus a performance-based annual bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Minimum ten years of experience in a growing data engineering role.
• At least five years in programming (Python) and SQL.
• Deep understanding of ETL/ELT, APIs, cloud, and data operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of data engineers to oversee development of end-to-end data pipelines.
• Design well-architected data solutions in partnership with data governance.
• Deliver end-to-end data solutions to meet business needs.
• Ensure reliability, scalability, and governance of data pipelines.

Skills

Team leadership

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Stakeholder alignment

Cloud data platforms

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Math, Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd. (Fortitude Re) is one of the world’s leading providers of legacy reinsurance solutions. They work with leading insurance companies to execute comprehensive transformational solutions for legacy Life & Annuity and P&C lines. Fortitude Re manages a general account of approximately $111 billion across life, annuity, and property & casualty insurance products. The company has an experienced leadership team and proprietary risk‑modeling capabilities.

This role will be based in Jersey City, NJ on a hybrid basis.

Vice President, Data Solutions Engineering

The Vice President, Data Solutions Engineering will lead a small team of digital innovators and be responsible for data delivery for operational processes, analytics use cases, and related performance KPIs. This role is frequently engaged and aligned with business partners to understand their needs and lead efforts to build data engineering solutions that address those needs. It reports to the SVP, Data Engineering.

What You Will Do

• Lead a team of data engineers to oversee development of end‑to‑end data pipelines and integration flows.
• Design well‑architected data solutions in partnership with data platform engineers, data governance, data science, and data analytics/visualization peers.
• Deliver end‑to‑end data solutions to meet business process needs for high quality and well‑organized data.
• Partner with Data & Analytics leadership to drive data‑driven decision‑making and digital transformation initiatives.
• Build strong relationships with key business stakeholders.
• Operate in an agile development environment while applying DevOps principles.
• Ensure reliability, scalability and governance of data pipelines.
• Design and implement data processing and data approval workflows.

What You Will Have

• Bachelor’s degree in Math, Computer Science or Engineering.
• Deep understanding of ETL/ELT, APIs, cloud, and data operations.
• Domain knowledge of actuarial, investment and finance within the insurance/reinsurance industry is a plus.
• Minimum ten years of experience in a growing data engineering role, with at least five years in programming (Python) and SQL.
• Proven track record of leading large‑scale data initiatives and teams in complex organizations.
• Robust knowledge of cloud data platforms, data governance, and modern data quality techniques.
• Team leadership, stakeholder alignment and people management.
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving and conceptual skills.
• Strong verbal and written skills.

The base salary range for this role is $200,000 USD – $225,000 USD. In addition to base salary, all employees are eligible for an annual bonus based on company and individual performance and a generous benefits package.

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