Initiative Project Manager

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.
 

Pacific Life is looking to invest in bright new talent to ensure we continue to provide excellent value and strengthen relationships with our policyholders. It’s in this spirit that we are actively seeing a talented Senior Initiative Project Manager to our Institutional Division team in Omaha, NE or Newport Beach, CA.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our teams building Lifetime Income, pension, and stable value wrap products that help customers improve their financial strength. This position works directly with the portfolio and project team, division leadership, and vendor staff to design product offerings across multiple platforms and applications. You will participate as a Delivery Manager on a cross-functional team.

How you'll help move us forward:

• Manage initiative delivery by bringing cross functional teams together and creating sprint plans, facilitating show & tells, organizing regular team standups & retrospectives to continuously improve and mature the delivery framework.

• Partner with the product owner to deliver solutions on time. Produce supporting artifacts such as story maps, process flows, user stories, and test scripts and any other documentation deemed necessary to facilitate and execute on the agreed project outcomes.

• Evaluate business needs, understand existing systems, data and processes, determine gaps and fits to produce business outcomes. Understand / describe the business domain, model business processes, able to see the big picture and envision possible solutions.

The experience you bring:

• Bachelor’s degree (BA or BS) in an analytical field, computer science or equivalent experience

• Minimum 10+ years of project management or business analysis as well as leading projects with an agile mindset. Experience in a Financial Service environment a plus

• Partners with others to get the work done and credits others for their accomplishment and contribution

• Ability to be cultivate innovation within the team by being flexible and open to new ideas

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Experience working on an agile team strongly preferred

• Able to tailor requirement gathering technique based on the project need; able to express complex concepts in business terms

What makes you stand out:

• The ability to work through ambiguity

• Apply knowledge of PL business to advance the Organization’s goals

• Achievement mindset with a bias for action and eager to take initiative

• Ideal candidate will display natural curiosity and Growth Mindset

• Experience with Annuity products preferred

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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.

Your 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

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.