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Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Hybrid
Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd. (Fortitude Re) is one of the world’s leading providers of legacy reinsurance solutions. They work with the world’s leading insurance companies to help them 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 takes a long-term view on growth and is proud to be backed by a consortium of sophisticated institutional investors led by The Carlyle Group and T&D Insurance Group. Incorporated under the laws of Bermuda on January 1, 2017, Fortitude Re’s roots in the insurance industry and the experience of their leadership go back many decades. Fortitude Re’s leadership team has an average industry tenure of over 20 years, and an impressive track record of successfully managing the most complex legacy liabilities. Their deep insurance experience and proprietary risk modeling capabilities allow them to structure bespoke transactions that benefit both insurance companies and their policyholders. Fortitude Re continues to strengthen its ability to pursue further growth and provide innovative solutions for the global insurance industry. Click here for more information about Fortitude Re.
The Senior Associate, Investment Operations Data, will play a key role in supporting the implementation and ongoing operation of the firm’s investment data operating model as part of a major transformation to deploy a new enterprise data management platform. This individual contributor will be responsible for ensuring high-quality, timely, and reliable data across IBOR, ABOR, investment processes, middle-office workflows, compliance, and reporting.
This position will be part of the Data Operations team in Investment Operations and will act as a subject matter expert and primary executor across data operations workflows, platform implementation activities, and data quality initiatives. The role requires deep expertise in investment data, strong analytical capabilities, and hands-on experience working within complex, multi-asset environments.
This position will partner across Front Office, Technology, Risk, Operations, and external vendors to support the delivery of a scalable, well-governed data ecosystem.
What You Will Do:
Data Platform Implementation and Support
Act as a core contributor to the implementation of the new data management platform, supporting business requirements, testing, and rollout activities.
Translate business needs into detailed functional requirements across data ingestion, mastering, validation, enrichment, integration, and distribution.
Support data migration, reconciliation, and UAT efforts, ensuring completeness and accuracy of data across systems.
Partner with Technology and vendors to troubleshoot issues, validate enhancements, and support Agile delivery cycles.
Contribute to ensuring the platform supports IBOR production, investment processes, risk analytics, compliance, and reporting needs.
Operational Data management
Execute and oversee daily data operations processes to ensure accurate and timely delivery of investment data.
Investigate, resolve, and escalate data quality issues across security master, pricing, corporate actions, reference data, positions, transactions, and exposures.
Perform reconciliations and validation checks across internal systems, custodians, and third-party data providers.
Support the maintenance of data quality frameworks, dashboards, and controls.
Document workflows, data definitions, and operating procedures to ensure consistency and transparency.
Data Quality and Controls
Apply and monitor data quality rules, tolerances, and exception management processes.
Support the implementation of controls across key datasets, including security master, pricing, corporate actions, and transactional data.
Analyze root causes of data issues and recommend improvements to prevent recurrence.
Partner with the VP and broader team to enhance data governance and stewardship practices.
Cross Functional Collaboration
Partner with Front Office, Investment Operations, Risk, Finance, and Compliance teams to understand data requirements and support delivery.
Work closely with Technology teams to refine data flows, improve system integrations, and enhance automation.
Engage with external vendors (custodians, pricing providers, asset managers) to resolve data discrepancies and improve data quality.
Communicate findings, issues, and recommendations clearly to stakeholders.
Continuous Improvement & Innovation
Identify opportunities to improve data processes, enhance automation, and reduce manual intervention.
Support development of reporting, dashboards, and self-service data capabilities.
Contribute to scaling data processes as the firm expands into new asset classes and geographies.
Leverage tools and emerging technologies (including AI/ML where applicable) to improve data validation, workflow efficiency, and reporting.
What You Will Have:
Bachelor's degree
3-6+ years of experience in investment operations, data management, IBOR operations, or asset management environments
Operational understanding of
IBOR and ABOR concepts
Investment
Pricing, corporate actions, and a deep understanding of Security Master data
Transactions, position data, reconciliations, cash, exposures
Experience supporting data needs across investment teams, middle office, risk, treasury, or reporting functions
Platform and Technology Experience
Experience working with enterprise data platforms (e.g., Palantir Foundry, Clearwater, Aladdin, Markit EDM, Snowflake, Eagle, NeoXam, SimCorp, or similar)
Understanding of data pipelines, APIs, data models, and data architecture concepts
Hands-on experience supporting UAT, data validation, and business requirement documentation
Core Capabilities
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Effective communication and stakeholder engagement skills
Proactive, self-starter with a continuous improvement mindset
Ability to work independently while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams
The base salary range for this role is listed below and will be commensurate with candidate experience. Pay ranges for candidates may differ based on the cost of labor in that location. In addition to base salary, all employees are eligible for an annual bonus based on company and individual performance as well as a generous benefits package.
At Fortitude Re, our strength has always come from our people. Our success is deeply rooted in our ability to embrace the unique attributes, perspectives and experiences of every individual within our company. Fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging where everyone—regardless of background, race, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity—feels valued and respected is a foundation of our culture.
We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer and evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, diversity of thought and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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