Head of Product Engineering

Pacific Life

Quick summary

Work type: On-site
Location: Newport Beach, CA
Salary: $225,000–$300,000 / yr
Posted: 6 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $194k

This role $262k

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This role pays more than 92% of similar roles. Most pay $165,000–$223,300 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $262k versus about $194k for comparable roles.

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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 23 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $137,610–$168,190 across 21 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Head of Product Engineering

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Pacific Life seeks a senior product engineering executive for its Workforce Benefits Division in Newport Beach, CA. This leader will oversee end-to-end engineering delivery across quote-to-claim processes, customer digital experiences, and partner integrations, ensuring compliance and scalability while fostering a culture of quality and continuous improvement. The role involves setting technical direction, establishing governance frameworks, and driving SDLC enhancements with Engineering Excellence teams. Key responsibilities include translating business strategy into engineering roadmaps, scaling engineering capabilities, and managing cross-functional partnerships to ensure regulatory adherence and high-quality outcomes. Ideal candidates have over 12 years of experience in software engineering leadership within regulated industries like insurance or financial services, along with expertise in modern application development and digital platforms.

Skills

Python Java Kubernetes AWS CI/CD Docker PostgreSQL SQL APIs RESTful Microservices Scalability Security Observability DevOps Agile SRE Cloud Native Regulatory Compliance

What you'll do

Translates business and product strategy into engineering roadmaps and delivery plans.
Owns end-to-end product engineering delivery across WBD value streams, ensuring compliance and quality.
Establishes technical direction and governance for product domains to maintain architectural integrity.
Builds and scales engineering capabilities, developing future leaders within the organization.
Ensures high-quality, predictable throughput in alignment with customer value and business outcomes.

What we're looking for

Over 12 years of progressive experience in software engineering and product-centric delivery leadership.
Proven success leading large teams in highly regulated industries with complex matrixed organizations.
Strong executive presence and ability to influence senior business and technology leaders.
Deep expertise in modern application development, integrations, and digital platforms.
Experience in insurance, financial services, or similarly regulated industries preferred.

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