Senior Business Systems Analyst II

Pacific Life

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Newport Beach, CA
Salary
$124,830–$152,570 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
3 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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This role $139k
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This role pays more than 51% of similar roles. Most pay $117,000–$159,625 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $139k versus about $138k 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 53 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $137,880–$168,520 across 32 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Business Systems Analyst II

The Sr. Business Systems Analyst II joins the Distribution and Journey Transformation team to support technology platforms and business processes. This role involves partnering with stakeholders to identify pain points, gathering requirements, and translating complex business needs into actionable workflows, functional specifications, and business rules. You will lead discovery discussions, analyze system interactions, and collaborate with development teams to implement new capabilities and enhancements. Key responsibilities include creating use cases, user stories, and test scenarios while troubleshooting system issues and conducting root cause analysis. The position requires proficiency in Azure DevOps and experience with Agile, Scrum, or hybrid methodologies. Candidates must possess deep knowledge of life insurance and annuities, specifically regarding supporting systems, process automation, and platform modernization within a financial services context.

What you'll do

  • Gather, analyze, and document requirements to support technology solutions and process improvements across business functions.
  • Serve as a liaison between business stakeholders and technology teams to align system capabilities with business needs.
  • Lead discovery discussions to identify process gaps and uncover opportunities for operational improvements.
  • Translate complex business needs into actionable workflows, business rules, and functional specifications.
  • Collaborate with development teams to evaluate solution alternatives and guide the implementation of new system capabilities.
  • Analyze system interactions to recommend solutions that improve efficiency, usability, and scalability.
  • Support testing and validation to ensure delivered solutions meet business requirements and intended outcomes.
  • Troubleshoot system issues and conduct root cause analysis to drive continuous process improvement.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 8+ years of systems analysis or business analysis experience supporting financial services.
  • Strong background in life insurance and annuities.
  • Experience gathering, documenting, and translating business requirements into detailed functional and technical specifications.
  • Experience creating business process flows, use cases, user stories, acceptance criteria, and test scenarios.
  • Hands-on experience using Azure DevOps or similar platforms to manage requirements, features, user stories, defects, and testing activities.
  • Experience supporting Agile, Scrum, or hybrid delivery methodologies.
  • Deep knowledge of life insurance and annuities, including supporting systems and business processes (preferred).

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