AVP, Data & AI Governance Manager

AVP, Data & AI Governance Manager

New York City

Who We Are

SiriusPoint is a specialty underwriter providing solutions to clients and brokers around the world. Bermuda-headquartered with offices in New York, London, Stockholm and other locations, we are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (SPNT). We have licenses to write Property & Casualty and Accident & Health insurance and reinsurance globally. Our offering and distribution capabilities are strengthened by a portfolio of strategic partnerships with Managing General Agents and program managers. With over $3.0 billion total capital, SiriusPoint's operating companies have a financial strength rating of A from AM Best, Fitch and S&P, and A3 from Moody's.

Join Our Team

We are seeking a strategic and operationally strong leader of Data & AI Governance to design, implement, and scale a modern enterprise data and AI governance framework across our global insurance and reinsurance operations. The leader will be responsible for operationalizing SiriusPoint's enterprise data and AI governance framework across technology platforms, data domains, and business units. This role ensures that data used across underwriting, claims, finance, actuarial, ceded, and corporate functions is trusted, well-governed, secure, and compliant, while enabling responsible AI adoption and self-service analytics.

They will work closely with Data Owners, Data Stewards, Data Platform teams, data architecture, enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, risk, compliance, and business leaders to mature governance standards, streamline data quality operations, and embed governance-by-design into ingestion, consumption, and AI-enabled processes.

Key Responsibilities

1. Enterprise Data Governance Framework

• Design and implement SiriusPoint's global data governance operating model and chair the cross-functional Data Governance Committee
• Define and enforce roles (Data Owner, Data Steward, Custodian, etc.)
• Establish enterprise data policies (classification, retention, quality, access, etc.)
• Operationalize governance within AWS/Cloud providers, 3rd party tools, and across domains
• Work with Data Architects and Data Product leaders to rollout Erwin Data Intelligence platform

2. AI Governance & Responsible AI

• Develop and maintain AI governance framework aligned with various regulatory requirements, such as:
• EU AI Act
• GDPR / UK GDPR
• US state privacy laws
• Lloyd's and regulatory expectations · Chair the cross-functional AI Governance Committee
• Establish Enterprise AI policy and model risk management standards
• Define documentation, explainability, monitoring, and validation requirements
• Manage the intake, cataloguing, evaluation, prioritization and oversight for GenAI and agentic use cases, both built in-house and consumed via 3rd party
• Participate in 3rd Party Risk Management processes as it pertains to AI usage by vendors and partners
• Partner with underwriting, claims, actuarial, etc. teams on AI controls

3. Regulatory & Privacy Compliance

• Ensure compliance with global privacy and data protection requirements, including but not limited to lawful cross-border data transfers (EU ↔ US), data minimisation and data retention
• Oversee enterprise governance of data classification, including sensitive data (PII/PHI) across A&H and delegated authority business
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, and Risk functions in managing regulatory obligations
• Support regulatory audits and supervisory reviews

4. Data Quality & Metadata Management

• Define enterprise data quality framework
• Establish KPIs and SLAs for data quality across domains
• Embed quality controls in MGA data ingestion processes
• Drive metadata and lineage transparency
• Enable increased trust in data products for gold layer consumption through embedded data governance

5. Operating Model & Cultural Enablement

• Embed governance within Data Mesh-oriented federated domain ownership.
• Train business data owners and stewards
• Create governance dashboards and reporting for ELT

Qualifications

Required:

• 10+ years in data governance, risk, compliance, or data leadership roles
• Experience in insurance, reinsurance, or financial services
• Knowledge of:
• GDPR / UK GDPR
• Cross-border data transfer rules
• AI governance frameworks
• Model risk management
• Experience implementing governance tooling (e.g., Erwin, Collibra, Purview, etc.)
• Strong understanding of AWS-based data architectures
• Experience supporting AI/ML governance

Preferred:

• Exposure to Lloyd's or specialty insurance markets
• Familiarity with ACORD data standards
• Knowledge of MGA/delegated authority data models
• Experience with cloud-native governance controls (Lake Formation, Macie)
• Background in both data governance and AI governance
• Familiarity with global data privacy and protection regulations

Key Capabilities

• Strategic thinker with strong execution ability
• Excellent collaborator and cross-functional influencer with employees at all levels
• Comfortable in both business and technical environments
• Pragmatic — enables innovation without excessive friction
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Motivated, team-oriented, with strong problem-solving and project management skills.

We aim to retain and attract great people, knowing they can achieve a rewarding and enriching career. We offer a competitive and above market compensation package. The following are some of the benefits and perks we offer our employees:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• FSA Medical and Dependent care
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• EAP
• Basic Life and AD&D (company paid)
• Basic Long-Term Disability (employer) paid-Taxable income
• Employee paid Long Term Disability(voluntary)
• Company Medical Leave, Parental leave- 8 weeks full pay after 6 months of service
• Voluntary benefits: short term disability, Critical illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident
• Travel assistance programs Company paid
• 401(k) 6 % safe harbor match, fully vested after two years, pre- and post-tax contributions allowed
• Gym reimbursement
• Legal plan
• Pet Insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Generous PTO
• Flexible work arrangement
• Fully stacked pantry on-site
• Team outings
• ERG Groups

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SALARY: The estimated annual salary range for this position is mentioned below. This is a good-faith assessment of the salary range for this position only. In determining the actual salary within this range, SiriusPoint will consider a candidate's relevant experience, location, and other job-related factors.

SALARY RANGE

$165,000 - $185,000 USD

United behind common goals

At SiriusPoint we work as one team across our global business, and we unite that team behind common goals, understanding the positive impact we can all make at SiriusPoint. We aim to retain and attract great people, knowing they can achieve a rewarding and enriching career.

Our Purpose is to provide security and resilience in an uncertain world.

Our Vision is to be recognized as a best-in-class underwriter utilizing deep risk capabilities to protect our customers. Blending our talent, expertise, and data to provide intelligent risk solutions.

Our culture is one of performance and accountability. Our people are our experts, and you will be empowered to