AVP, Policy Administration Strategy & Architecture

Pacific Life

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Newport Beach, CA Posted 17 days ago $210,000–$260,000 / year
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TL;DR

Pacific Life is hiring an Assistant Vice President for Policy Administration Strategy & Architecture to lead the strategic direction and execution of policy administration systems within its Consumer Markets Division. This senior role involves defining technology strategies, modernizing legacy components through decoupling and adopting AI-driven capabilities, and partnering with business leaders in a “two-in-a-box” model to drive measurable outcomes. The AVP will oversee dedicated engineering teams responsible for core Policy Administration platforms like FAST, ensuring alignment between technology investments and business priorities while championing innovation and long-term sustainability. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in life and annuity insurance, leading policy administration systems, and integrating SaaS with core administration systems, along with strong skills in agile delivery and DevSecOps practices.

Skills

DevOps Agile SaaS APIs Kubernetes Docker CI/CD AWS Python Java PostgreSQL Oracle AI GenAI Terraform Git Jira Confluence Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

  • Define and evolve technology strategy for Policy Administration aligned with business priorities.
  • Lead modernization efforts by decoupling legacy components and enabling composable services.
  • Translate business needs into actionable delivery plans using agile practices.
  • Own execution cadence, including sprint prioritization and release strategy.
  • Guide architectural decisions to ensure scalability and long-term sustainability.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of technology leadership in life and annuity insurance
  • Proven experience leading policy administration systems modernization
  • Strong understanding of annuity/life products and core insurance operations
  • Expertise in agile delivery, product-centric models, and DevSecOps practices
  • Ability to lead architecture and delivery across complex platforms and integrations
  • Experience with SaaS platforms and integration with core administration systems
  • Executive-level stakeholder influence and communication skills

Market check

Salary context

This $210,000–$260,000 range sits above 80% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$135,960–$225,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$145,693–$226,600

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Pacific Life

Pacific Life is a life insurance company offering a wide range of life insurance, annuity, and investment products and services to individuals, businesses, and pension plans. Industry: Life Insurance & Annuities

Pacific Life currently has 26 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $137,610–$168,190 across 26 roles with salary data.

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