VP, Corporate Functions Data Officer

Description and Requirements
VP, Corporate Functions Data Officer
Location: Cary, NC or NYC
VP, Corporate Functions Data Officer
Location(s): NY or Cary, North Carolina
Setting: Hybrid
Reports to: SVP Chief Data Officer
MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies, providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. We're united by our purpose to help our customers and each other create a confident future; we're guided by empathy; and we're inspired by each other to make a difference in the lives of our coworkers, customers, communities, and the world at large. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
The Opportunity
The Corporate Functions Data Officer will have full responsibility and accountability for leading the ideation and developme nt of actionable and impactful data strategy, governance and analytics solutions for MetLife's Corporate Functions including Finance, Actuarial, MIM and Investments, Procurement and Control Functions (Legal, Compliance, Risk)
This role will deliver data and analytics solutions across all critical Corporate Functions to unlock the full potential of data, driving operational excellence and a competitive edge in the marketplace. The role involves creating and delivering a data roadmap that aligns with each of the Corporate Functions goals and enables data-driven decision making, collaborating with stakeholders and partners, identifying new and novel uses for data and analytics, ensuring the prioritization and delivery of data capabilities, and driving operational excellence and efficiency.
How You'll Help Us Build a Confident Future (Key Responsibilities)
• Develop and deliver a data roadmap integrated with each Corporate Function's strategy; understand needs and requirements, oversee execution and implementation.
• Work collaboratively with Corporate Functions Senior leaders, Enterprise Technology and Infrastructure, along with vendor partners, to translate the data roadmap into projects and programs. Develop relationship with senior business and technology leaders, gaining alignment and driving to accomplish the goals, with strong interpersonal, conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
• Serve as "business to data" translator and orchestrator, ensuring the data roadmap is effectively implemented within each key line of business to enable business outcomes.
• Identify new and novel uses for data and analytics across corporate functions to create/enable growth, process optimization, and customer insight.
• Envision new data solutions and identification of where existing solutions can be expanded or scaled to meet the growing needs of our customers and business partners.
• Work directly with functional leaders to prioritize the backlog and ensure design and delivery of innovative data and analytics solutions.
• Analyze key trends and provide actionable recommendations to how data can help solve problems, increase efficiencies, and create growth opportunities.
• Enhance data acumen and acceptance within corporate functions, leading to the creation of self-service and data democratization.
• Establish baselines and build key performance measures to track progress against the data roadmaps, course correcting as necessary to achieve the outcomes desired.
• Drive operational excellence and consistency, through the identification and enablement of opportunity areas that create efficiency, removing obstacles and/or creating improved processes and approaches to enhance the customer experience.
What You Need to Succeed (Required Qualifications)
• 20+ years of experience and knowledge in data and analytics tools and strategies including but not limited to ML, modeling, data management and quality, governance, BI, and visualization are required.
• Proven ability to navigate complex stakeholders across all levels of the organization and cultivate strong partnerships.
• Strong experience partnering with Corporate Functions in matrixed organizations.
• Thoughtful leadership skills and experience in translating greenfield ideas into productionized solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically about business problems and translate them into data and analytics solutions; align initiatives with commercial goals, driving revenue growth.
• Proven ability to influence and communicate the organizations direction and ensure results are achieved.
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The salary range for applicants for this position is $213,200 to 284,300.
Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2024 "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™ for 2024, as well as the 2025 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For ®, MetLife , through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by empathy, we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
MetLife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States), uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law ("protected characteristics").
If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at [email protected]. This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process.
MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
$213,200 to 284,300
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