[Hiring] Executive Director, Enterprise Regional Enablement @Reinsurance Group of America

Role Description

The Executive Director, Enterprise Regional Enablement, serves as the single accountable leader for operational risk enablement within assigned regions. The role holder translates enterprise frameworks, methodologies, and Centers of Excellence (CoE) assets for regional use, adapting to local regulatory regimes, business lines, and operating maturity. This includes building regional risk practitioner capability, ensuring enterprise standards are implemented consistently, and serving as the primary enablement interface between enterprise and regional stakeholders.

• Serve as the named operational risk enablement partner for regional business unit heads.
• Translate the enterprise framework, methodologies, Key Risk Indicator (KRI) standards, taxonomies, and reporting templates for regional use.
• Deploy the regional team (analysts, leads) as embedded advisors to regional business units executing Risk and Control Assessments (RCAs).
• Lead the regional control program — implement enterprise control standards and control-assessment methodologies consistently across the assigned regions.
• Coordinate with regional risk leaders on training calendars, risk practitioner communities of practice, and regional roundtables.
• Monitor regional regulatory developments and serve as the first point of contact when regional businesses identify significant incidents or emerging risks.
• Ensure regional risk data flows into enterprise reporting processes.
• Support regional execution of risk exposure quantification methodologies, as appropriate.
• Represent regional user needs in GRC platform decisions.
• Build and develop a high-performing regional team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) in Risk Management, Finance, Business, Economics, or related field, or equivalent experience required.
• 10+ Years of progressive experience in operational risk management, enterprise risk, internal audit, internal controls, or a related second-line risk function within financial services or insurance required.
• 5+ Years of people management experience, including building or leading teams in a regional or matrixed environment required.
• 5+ Years of experience in the insurance or reinsurance industry required.
• 3+ Years of experience working across multiple geographies, regulatory regimes, or cultural contexts.
• Experience working with an Enterprise Integrated Risk Management / GRC platform (e.g., ServiceNow IRM, Archer, MetricStream) required.
• 12+ Years of operational risk management experience including framework design and engagement with senior executives, regulators, and the Board preferred.
• Experience designing risk quantification approaches covering inherent/residual risk and control effectiveness preferred.
• Experience driving adoption of new risk management practices, tools, or frameworks, with a coaching-oriented approach to capability building required.
• Deep working knowledge of operational risk management frameworks, methodologies, and related regulatory expectations required.
• Proficient with GRC platforms, reporting and visualization tools, and emerging AI tools applied to risk reporting and analytics required.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, influence, and build trust across diverse cultural, regulatory, and linguistic contexts required.
• Ability to translate enterprise-level strategy into regional execution plans required.
• Professional risk management certification (e.g., FRM, PRM, ORM, CRMA) preferred.

Benefits

• 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.

Compensation Range

$126,710.00 - $188,840.00 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.

Company Description

RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today’s challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 200 Company and listed among the World’s Most Admired Companies, we’re the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions.