SVP, Enterprise Controls
Fortitude Re
| Company | Fortitude Re |
| Category | Uncategorised |
| Location | Jersey City |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Not stated |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 3 Aug 2026 |
| Last verified | 4 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer ATS (greenhouse) |
Description
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 Vice President, Enterprise Controls will establish and lead the Company’s second line of defense controls function. This senior leadership role will be responsible for building a modern, scalable, and AI-forward controls program that strengthens the enterprise control environment across key business and functional areas, including finance, investments, actuarial, operations, technology, data, and other corporate functions.
This leader will design and implement the second line controls framework, including the tools, templates, standards, and governance needed to document controls consistently across the enterprise. The role will also own the annual controls calendar and coordinate enterprise-wide control activities such as walkthroughs, risk and control self-assessments, control design assessments, operating effectiveness monitoring, and risk-based periodic testing.
The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in controls, operational risk, financial controls, compliance, internal audit, and governance, paired with strong business judgment and a practical understanding of how technology, data, automation, and AI can improve control design, monitoring, evidence collection, and reporting. This individual will serve as the enterprise leader for second line controls, partnering closely with first line business and functional leaders, compliance, internal audit, finance, technology, information security, and data teams. This position will report directly to the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”).
What You Will Do:
Build and lead the second line control function
Lead the execution of and contribute to the development of the second line of defense controls strategy, governance model, and functional objectives in partnership with the CCO.
Col-develop and implement the structure and vision for a modern, risk-based, and AI-enabled controls program that supports regulatory expectations and business resilience.
Manage a team of control professionals in compliance with operating budget accountability
Serve as the senior subject matter expert on enterprise controls, control governance, and control lifecycle management.
Lead and influence stakeholders across the three lines of defense to promote clarity of roles, accountability, and consistency of execution.
Establish the en