SVP, Strategy Execution

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RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today’s challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 500 Company and listed among its World’s Most Admired Companies, we’re the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.

OVERVIEW

A dynamic and visionary leader accountable for driving enterprise-wide transformation through strategic execution, operational excellence, and cross-functional collaboration. This role is responsible for translating corporate strategy into actionable programs, overseeing a multi-year transformation portfolio, and embedding performance and change management practices across the organization. The ideal candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, orchestrating delivery across business units, aligning talent and resources to strategic priorities, and ensuring measurable value realization. Success in this role requires a blend of strategic acumen, program leadership, and the ability to foster enterprise-wide alignment and accountability.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES

1) Strategic Leadership

• Translate enterprise strategy into a clear, multi-tier framework for execution and governance. 
• Synthesize strategic inputs into prioritized initiatives, investment cases, and a living strategy that is continuously updated to reflect market, regulatory, and business realities. 
• Act as a trusted advisor and consultant to the executive leadership team, shaping strategic options, scenario plans, and decision-ready recommendations. 
• Design and deliver multi-channel communications to create awareness, alignment, and visibility of the transformation strategy across the organization. 

2) Program and Portfolio Management 

• Lead the design, sequencing, and delivery of a comprehensive, multi-year transformation program spanning regions and business units. 
• Own the enterprise transformation portfolio including project prioritization, consolidated roadmaps, dependency management, and resource allocation. 
• Define and embed consistent program management standards, tooling, governance, and best practices to ensure predictable delivery and benefits realization. 

3) Process Optimization and Performance Management 

• Oversee the development, monitoring, and reporting of operational goals and core business processes. 
• Design and maintain performance accountability frameworks including KPIs, dashboards, and balanced scorecards that translate performance into strategic insight. 
• Produce executive-level communications that convert technical and functional concepts into business-relevant language for senior leaders and the Board. 

4) Resource Planning & Delivery Orchestration

• Coordinate cross-functional resource planning, capture required skills and capacity, and work with resource managers to secure assignments.
• Define and enforce program management standards, templates, tooling, and best practices to ensure consistent delivery and transparent reporting.
• Act as the primary liaison for portfolio sponsors, PMO teams, and central functions to align expectations and remove systemic impediments.

5) Change Leadership and Organizational Readiness 

• Integrate change management practices across strategic initiatives, partnering with Organizational Change Management to design engagement, training, and adoption plans. 
• Own development and distribution of strategy-related communications for internal and external stakeholders to drive adoption, momentum, and transparency. 
• Build networks of transformation champions and embed mechanisms for continuous feedback and iterative improvement. 

6) Cross-Functional Partnership and Talent Alignment 

• Collaborate with Technology, Human Resources, Risk, Operations, and business unit leaders to align technology investments, talent programs, and operating models with strategic objectives. 
• Influence enterprise hiring, upskilling, and role design efforts to ensure the organization has the capabilities required for the future state. 
• Promote a culture of cross-functional accountability and shared ownership for transformation outcomes. 

7) Outcome Measurement and Continuous Value Realization 

• Define and operationalize KPIs and benefit realization plans to measure operational efficiency, cost savings, risk reduction, revenue impact, and customer outcomes. 
• Implement continuous assessment processes that quantify the impact of changes and re-prioritize the portfolio based on realized value and emerging risk. 
• Ensure benefits are tracked to financial and operational reporting where applicable and that lessons learned inform future initiatives. 

Success Measures

• Delivery of transformation initiatives on schedule, on budget, and to agreed benefit targets. 
• Measurable improvements in key performance metrics. 
• High stakeholder adoption and engagement as measured by change readiness and employee sentiment. 
• Clear linkage between transformation activities and improved organizational performance, resilience, and strategic positioning. 
• Clear, trusted enterprise dashboard in use by leaders, with timely and accurate KPI reporting.
• Improved resource utilization and reduced execution delays caused by competing priorities or unclear intake.

Experience & Education

Required:

• 10+ years of program and portfolio management experience in complex, matrixed, or global organizations.
• 5+ years in senior leadership roles 
• Proven track record in leading transformation in complex, matrixed organizations. 
• Exceptional stakeholder influence and executive presence. 
• Deep expertise in strategy execution, digital transformation, and performance management. 
• Demonstrated ability to define enterprise KPIs, build executive dashboards, and translate data into actionable insights.
• Excellent stakeholder influence, facilitation, and executive communication skills.
• Strong analytical capability, with comfortable use of business intelligence tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) and MS Excel.

• Bachelor’S Degree.

Preferred:

• Master’s degree or equivalent advanced degree
• Industry experience in insurance finance, actuarial, investment, risk and/or administration processes.
• High rate of benefits realization with documented validation and attribution to portfolio initiatives.
• Positive stakeholder satisfaction scores and demonstrated improvements in PM capability across the organization.

What you can expect from RGA:

• 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:

$294,100.00 - $443,167.00 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.

RGA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, gender identity or expression, sex, disability, veteran status, religion, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.