AVP, Policy Administration Strategy & Architecture

Pacific Life

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Work type
On-site
Location
Newport Beach, CACharlotte, NCOmaha, NE
Salary
$210,000–$260,000 / yr
Posted
78 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $190k
This role $235k
$130k most similar roles pay here $274k

This role pays more than 76% of similar roles. Most pay $151,500–$227,862 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $235k versus about $190k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 $145,080–$177,320 across 24 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · AVP, Policy Administration Strategy & Architecture

As AVP, Policy Administration Strategy & Architecture, you will join the Consumer Markets Division to drive the strategic direction and execution of policy administration systems. You will lead technical strategy, architecture, and delivery for core platforms like FAST, focusing on modernization through digitization, automation, and AI enablement. Working in a "two-in-a-box" model with business leaders, you will define capability roadmaps, decouple legacy components into composable services, and manage engineering teams using agile and DevSecOps practices. The role requires expertise in life and annuity products, SaaS integration, and complex platform architecture to improve straight-through processing and data quality. You will oversee the full lifecycle of development, from translating business needs into user stories to managing release strategies. Key competencies include executive stakeholder influence, technical leadership, and a deep understanding of core insurance operations and systems.

What you'll do

  • Define and evolve the technology strategy and capability roadmap for Policy Administration systems.
  • Drive modernization by decoupling legacy components and implementing AI-driven capabilities and automation.
  • Lead engineering teams to deliver core platforms using agile, DevOps, and sprint prioritization practices.
  • Translate business requirements into actionable delivery plans, including roadmaps, epics, and user stories.
  • Own architectural decisions to ensure platform scalability, modularity, and seamless integration patterns.
  • Manage the full delivery lifecycle including design, build, testing, training, and launch.
  • Build, mentor, and manage high-performing teams of employees, contractors, and partners.
  • Ensure technology investments align with business outcomes and long-term platform sustainability.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 10+ years of experience in technology leadership roles.
  • Experience leading policy administration systems and large-scale modernization initiatives is required.
  • Must possess a strong understanding of annuity/life products and core insurance operations.
  • Proven ability to lead architecture and delivery across complex platforms and integrations.
  • Experience with SaaS platforms and integrating them with core administration systems is required.
  • Must have a strong command of agile delivery, product-centric operating models, and DevSecOps practices.
  • Must possess executive-level stakeholder influence and communication skills.
  • Experience managing hybrid teams and vendor or partner relationships is required.

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