Corporate Records and Information Manager, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America – NY
The mission of Guardian’s Corporate Records Management Program (CRMP) is to implement a comprehensive, enterprise-wide Records Management Program, with an emphasis on defining the legal and regulatory requirements for creating, using, retaining and appropriately destroying company records regardless of the records media or format, in order to minimize risk and maximize operational efficiencies.
With a focus on the tactical and operational implementation, the Corporate Records and Information Manager CRIM will assume line management responsibility for Guardian’s CRMP. The CRIM will coordinate and collaborate with the Corporate Records Management Office, RMLs and records teams in the various business units and corporate functions, to evaluate, design, implement, monitor and improve the CRMP and drive compliance throughout The Guardian Insurance Company of America, and its subsidiary and affiliated companies (Company). The CRIM will also work closely with the Compliance, Law, Risk Management, Internal Audit and IT Departments to improve management of records and information assets and ensure accountability, protect the interests of the Company, and mitigate records-related business, legal and regulatory risks.
In addition, the CRIM will take on enterprise-wide strategic records related projects, and work with the Compliance and IT areas to build and manage records management functionality across the enterprise architecture and to ensure all company information systems incorporate records management functionality appropriate to the records/information assets they support.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
With a focus on the tactical and operational implementation, the Corporate Records and Information Manager CRIM will assume line management responsibility for Guardian’s CRMP. The CRIM will coordinate and collaborate with the Corporate Records Management Office, RMLs and records teams in the various business units and corporate functions, to evaluate, design, implement, monitor and improve the CRMP and drive compliance throughout The Guardian Insurance Company of America, and its subsidiary and affiliated companies (Company). The CRIM will also work closely with the Compliance, Law, Risk Management, Internal Audit and IT Departments to improve management of records and information assets and ensure accountability, protect the interests of the Company, and mitigate records-related business, legal and regulatory risks.
In addition, the CRIM will take on enterprise-wide strategic records related projects, and work with the Compliance and IT areas to build and manage records management functionality across the enterprise architecture and to ensure all company information systems incorporate records management functionality appropriate to the records/information assets they support.
Qualifications
SKILLS:
- Knowledge and understanding of insurance and the associated terminology and processes.
- Solid understanding of the applicable regulatory environment for mutual insurance companies.
- Excellent written and oral communication.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and manage while working under time and resource pressures.
- Excellent organizational skills and a track record of planning and implementing large projects.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Strong background in information/library/archival science or related discipline.
- Seven to nine plus years’ professional working experience in records, archival, and information management. Experience should reflect progressively responsible roles in physical and electronic records and archives management.
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Relevant certification in records and information management a plus.
