Sr. Project Manager II - Enterprise Actuarial Projects

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 Senior Project Manager II to join our Enterprise Actuarial Projects team in Newport Beach, CA. This role is open to on-site or hybrid work modes.

As a Senior Project Manager II, you’ll move Pacific Life, and your career, forward by leading the Actuarial Data, IT, and Automation value stream as a Release Train Engineer. You will support Actuarial data delivery and Actuarial modeling platform integration initiatives. This primarily involves end-to-end orchestration of Prophet model execution and automation of model input/out data via Snowflake. You will fill a new role that sits on a team of approximately 10 people providing project management support within the Enterprise Actuarial Projects team. Your colleagues will include fellow portfolio, program, and project management professionals as well as actuaries, actuarial model developers, and IT/data engineers.

How you’ll help move us forward:

• This role will be aligned to the Enterprise Actuarial Projects PMO organization and the candidate is expected to have hands-on, in-depth / specialized experience supporting Actuarial modeling programs/projects.

• Provide day-to-day oversight and project/program management for actuarial model and data delivery, as well as business testing and adoption activities.

• Lead the Actuarial Data Delivery workstream, acting as workstream lead / Release Train Engineer.

• Direct multiple cross-functional teams in delivery of Actuarial data and IT solutions; actively contribute to team standards and best practices.

• Perform hands-on project/program management duties; provide oversight of and/or coordination with other PM/SM team members.

• Act as a resource for colleagues with less experience; ensure junior team members (PM/SM resources) are consistently applying best practices for program governance.

• Partner with project sponsors & stakeholders help develop and maintain project roadmaps, develop long- and short-term project plans, establish interim milestones, identify cross-project dependencies, ensure adherence to deadlines, and update the team regularly on project progress.

• Conduct weekly status meetings and lead ad hoc working group meetings; represent workstream in team status and stakeholder meetings and provide content for executive status updates.

• Escalate, track and report on project risks and issues, key decisions, and changes to scope, schedule, and budget via formal change control process.

• Resolve complex problems and facilitate the removal of impediments to ensure program teams have what they need to succeed.

• Stay up to date with industry trends within the Actuarial and PMO domains; apply knowledge of PMO tools (e.g., ADO, SmartSheet, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) to capture and report on key project metrics utilizing a data driven approach.

• Represent project/team status in weekly stakeholder meetings via formal weekly/monthly project status reports.

• Ensure quality deliverables as well as successful business testing, production readiness, and adoption.

• Develop strong relationships with key project stakeholders from various teams (Actuarial modeling, business, IT) to facilitate cross-functional collaboration; partner with IT support teams to ensure timeliness and quality of deliverables to meet business needs.

The experience you bring:

• 8+ years’ experience in program/project management with a demonstrated track record of successfully delivering business value.

• 4-year degree or equivalent experience.

• Financial services experience, with specific experience in Actuarial projects/programs (e.g., GAAP LDTI, Prophet platform implementations, etc.)

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment within medium to large organizations.

• Ability to oversee multiple teams, projects, and resources independently with minimal guidance.

• Understanding of platform implementation and integration best practices and systems development lifecycle methodologies.

• Knowledge of needs analysis, process mapping, requirements gatherin