Job Description:
We're seeking an energetic AVP, Technology Ecosystem & Partnership for Pacific Life's Workforce Benefits divisionan agile team just a few years into its startup journey and scaling fast. You'll blend executive presence with deep technical chops across modern software development, enterprise architecture, data management, and IT operations, with a heavy emphasis on orchestrating complex, vendordelivered SaaS platforms at scale. This is a rollupyoursleeves role: you'll turn ambiguity into clear roadmaps, set guardrails for DevSecOps/SRE, review APIs and data models, negotiate SLAs and product roadmaps with strategic partners, and elevate operational reliability and delivery quality. If you're fired up to lead highperforming talent, simplify a multifaceted partner landscape, and convert technology into measurable business value, Workforce Benefits is the place to do it.
Note: This role is onsite at our stateoftheart Newport Beach, CA headquarters.
Strategic Influence: Ability to shape and communicate a clear technology vision that resonates across all levels of the organization.
Technical Mastery: Demonstrated depth and handson experience across architecture, engineering, and SaaS operations.
Change Leadership: Proven track record of leading largescale transformation initiatives and managing organizational change.
Business Acumen: Deep understanding of financial services or insurance, with the ability to translate business strategy into actionable technology roadmaps.
Collaboration: Exceptional ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders across business, technology, and vendor ecosystems.
Results Orientation: Relentless focus on delivering measurable business outcomes, balancing speed, quality, and costeffectiveness.
Serve as a pivotal technology leader, partnering with the CIO and executive team to shape and execute a forwardlooking technology strategy that accelerates business growth and transformation.
Lead through ambiguity, adapts strategies in response to evolving priorities, and inspires teams to embrace change as a source of innovation and competitive advantage.
Architect and evolve technology roadmaps, ensuring solutions are scalable, resilient, and aligned with both current and future business needs.
Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, delivering insights on emerging technologies, industry trends, and innovation opportunities that drive competitive advantage.
Own and nurture strategic partnership with core system providers.
Negotiation and management of contractual agreements.
Develop and influence longterm roadmaps.
Oversee the endtoend technology ecosystem, from initial design and prototyping through delivery, optimization, and ongoing innovation.
Partners with the Engineering Excellence function to embed best practices in SDLC, DevSecOps, and site reliability engineering, ensuring that technology platforms are secure, scalable, and resilient.
Establishing and continuously elevating standards for engineering practices, operational reliability, and delivery quality.
Lead experimentation and rapid prototyping efforts, fostering a culture of innovation and the adoption of emerging technologies.
Oversight of quality assurance standards from build through delivery.
Ensure architectural discipline and alignment with business objectives, prioritizing initiatives that deliver measurable impact.
Drive the successful execution of technology initiatives, balancing speed, quality, and costeffectiveness to deliver transformative results.
Maintain oversight of IT operations and projects, ensuring commitments are wellplanned, resourced, monitored, and transparently reported.
Collaborate across the organization to proactively identify and resolve resource constraints, enabling high performance and agility.
Build, develop, and inspire a highperforming technology team, cultivating a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and accountability.
Invests in talent development, mentorship, and succession planning, ensuring the team is equipped to deliver on current and future business needs.
Participate in leadership competency programs and ongoing professional development is expected.
Attract, recruit, and mentor top talent, championing diversity, inclusion, and professional growth.
Provide organizational management for personnel and budget, ensuring resources are aligned with strategic priorities.
Upholding the highest standards of ethical leadership, transparency in decisionmaking, and accountability for results.
Fosters a culture of trust, open communication, and continuous improvement, ensuring that all voices are heard and that feedback is actively sought and acted upon.
12+ years of progressive experience in technology engineering, architecture, or solution delivery, ideally within financial services or insurance.
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
Demonstrated experience with vendor management, especially largescale cloudbased solution providers.
Proven ability to apply architecture and systemsthinking to create and maintain a stateoftheart technology ecosystem.
Ability to balance technical depth with business acumen.
Proven ability to design and implement scalable architectures and lead Agile development teams.
Strong strategic thinking, problemsolving, and communication skills.
Experience in digital transformation, cloud, DevSecOps, and emerging technologies.
High energy, entrepreneurial mindset, and a passion for driving results in a fastpaced environment.
Leadership experience with crossfunctional teams; ability to coach, mentor, and inspire.
Experience in a startup or highgrowth environment.
Charismatic leader who embraces a culture of trust, transparency, and innovation.
Employee benefits experience.
You can be who you are.
People come first here. We're committed to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce. Learn more about how we create a welcoming work environment through Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Whats life like at Pacific Life? Visit Instagram.com/lifeatpacificlife.
Prioritization of your health and wellbeing 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 401(k) savings plan with company match and an additional contribution regardless of participation.
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.
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.
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