Job Description:
Providing for loved ones, planning rewarding retirements, saving enough for whatever lies ahead – our policyholders count on us to be there when it matters most. It’s a big ask, but it’s one that we have the power to deliver when we work together. We collaborate and innovate – pushing one another to transform not just Pacific Life, but the entire industry for the better. Why? Because it’s the right thing to do. Pacific Life is more than a job, it’s a career with purpose. It’s a career where you have the support, balance, and resources to make a positive impact on the future – including your own.
We’re actively seeking a talented Data Steward to join our Institutional Division Business Insights team in [Newport Beach, CA; Omaha, NE; or Charlotte, NC].
As a Data Steward you’ll move Pacific Life, and your career, forward by managing data for multiple Institutional business stakeholders and requires a proactive approach to ensuring data accuracy and efficiency. The primary focus of the role is on data coordination, management, and governance to ensure appropriate, consistent, and efficient application of data around various business use cases. You will fill a new role that sits on a team of 8 people in the Institutional division.
We are open to considering candidates across a range of experience levels. Final job level and compensation will be determined based on each candidate's qualifications, skills, and relevant experience.
How you’ll help move us forward:
- Data Coordination & Integration: Coordinating and driving prioritization of data changes across various departments and integrating data with IT systems. Ensure alignment of data architecture across different work streams for a more uniform system. Support Data/IT in designing and developing Source of Truth data repository.
- Support & Implementation: Supporting new product implementation into systems and production processes. Develop necessary requirements for Data/IT to implement new products for administration, valuation, reporting, and product monitoring / management.
- Quality Assurance & Governance: Ensuring data quality and consistency by deploying validation checks/rules and data cleansing activity. Build process to identify and address potential data issues that could impact downstream use cases by understanding usages across the division. Create requirements for necessary controls and QA processes for Data/IT to build and deploy.
- Analysis & Insights: Support exploratory data analysis, provide insights from data repository elements to business users across the division. This encompasses both source data and downstream output for reporting and ad-hoc analysis.
- Documentation & training: Provide training, creating a comprehensive documentation of data process for division and enterprise function users.
The experience you bring:
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field.
- Experience: Expertise in data management, data governance, data architecture solutions and data development life cycle.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in SQL, databases, data lakes, data visualization tools, scripting languages (e.g., Python, R), and data management platforms. Experience with Snowflake is a plus.
- Analytical Skills: Strong analytical abilities to interpret complex data and solve problems effectively.
- Communication: Excellent communication skills for collaboration and conveying technical concepts.
- Project Management: Experience in task prioritization, timeline management, and stakeholder coordination.
- Continuous Learning: Commitment to staying updated with advancements in data management techniques and industry trends.
What makes you stand out:
- Track record of innovation, initiative, and deep analytical capabilities
- Knowledge across diverse actuarial and/or financial functions within a life and annuity insurance company
- Product experience across a diverse set of insurance or financial products
- Familiarity with actuarial projection software and enterprise planning systems
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Base Pay Range:
The base pay range noted represents the company’s good faith minimum and maximum range for this role at the time of posting. The actual compensation offered to a candidate will be dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to experience, qualifications and geographic location. Also, most employees are eligible for additional incentive pay.
$167,670.00 - $204,930.00Your Benefits Start Day 1
Your wellbeing is important to Pacific Life, and we’re committed to providing you with flexible benefits that you can tailor to meet your needs. Whether you are focusing on your physical, financial, emotional, or social wellbeing, we’ve got you covered.
Prioritization of your health and well-being including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Wellbeing Reimbursement Account that can be used on yourself or your eligible dependents
Generous paid time off options including: Paid Time Off, Holiday Schedules, and Financial Planning Time Off
Paid Parental Leave as well as an Adoption Assistance Program
Competitive 401k savings plan with company match and an additional contribution regardless of participation
You Can Be Who You Are
We are committed to a culture of diversity and inclusion that embraces the authenticity of all employees, partners and communities. We support all employees to thrive and achieve their fullest potential.
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EEO Statement:
Pacific Life Insurance Company is an Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employer, M/F/D/V. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request an accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career center as a result of your disability. To request an accommodation, contact a Human Resources Representative at Pacific Life Insurance Company.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field
- Expertise in data management, data governance, data architecture solutions, and the data development lifecycle
- Proficiency in SQL, databases, data lakes, data visualization tools, scripting languages such as Python or R, and data management platforms
- Strong analytical abilities to interpret complex data and solve problems
- Excellent communication skills for collaboration and conveying technical concepts
- Experience with task prioritization, timeline management, and stakeholder coordination
- Commitment to staying current with data management techniques and industry trends
- Experience with Snowflake
- Innovation, initiative, and deep analytical capabilities
- Knowledge of actuarial and/or financial functions within a life and annuity insurance company
- Product experience across diverse insurance or financial products
- Familiarity with actuarial projection software and enterprise planning systems
Pacific Life Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Pacific Life and has not been reviewed or approved by Pacific Life.
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Retirement Support — Retirement funding includes both an automatic company contribution and a dollar‑for‑dollar 401(k) match, positioned as a standout element of the package. Vesting is defined at three years in official materials.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is described as generous and scalable with tenure, complemented by multiple paid holidays and options to augment PTO. Paid parental leave and adoption assistance further extend coverage for families.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — A flexible annual wellbeing reimbursement supports diverse needs alongside counseling resources and wellness tools. Day‑one eligibility for core coverages adds immediate lifestyle value.
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What We Do
For more than 150 years, Pacific Life has helped millions of individuals and families with their financial needs through a wide range of life insurance products, annuities, and mutual funds, and offers a variety of investment products and services to individuals, businesses, and pension plans. Whether your goal is to protect loved ones or grow your assets for retirement, Pacific Life offers innovative products and services that provide value and financial security for current and future generations. Pacific Life counts more than half of the 100 largest U.S. companies as its clients and has been named one of the 2022 World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute. For additional company information, including current financial strength ratings, visit www.PacificLife.com. Pacific Life refers to Pacific Life Insurance Company and its affiliates, including Pacific Life & Annuity Company. Client count as of June 2022 is compiled by Pacific Life using the 2022 FORTUNE 500® list. Learn more about Pacific Life: www.instagram.com/pacificlife www.twitter.com/pacificlife www.facebook.com/PacificLife www.youtube.com/user/PacificLifeInsurance Please review our social media guidelines: paclife.co/social









