Pacific Life Hiring for Product Manager at Newport Beach, CA  Full Time

Job Description:

Pacific Life is investing in bright, agile and diverse talent to contribute to our mission of building a $1BM revenue, profitable new business in the Workforce Benefits market. We’re actively seeking a talented and experienced Product Manager to join our Workforce Benefits division. This position can be onsite or remote (depending on location).

As a Product Manager, you will play a pivotal role in leading the strategy development and execution for our Workforce Benefits Division. This dynamic position involves collaborating with customer, employer, and broker personas, in partnership with senior business leaders and development teams. Your work will be grounded in a deep understanding of customer needs, providing direction to agile teams, and taking ownership of roadmap execution and delivery. Close collaboration with business leaders is essential to ensure that the development roadmap aligns seamlessly with business strategy and desired outcomes.

This role reports to the Agile Product Manager for the Workforce Benefits Division and will play an integral role in translating the division’s strategy to action. You embrace the ambiguity and high degree of complexity associated with standing up a new business. You are willing and able to jump in where needed and you bring an innovative mindset to solving critical business problems.

How you will make an impact:

• Define customer journeys and experiences in collaboration with the CX lead, ensuring alignment with stakeholder needs through prioritization within the Product Group backlog.
• Understands, interprets, and consults on internal and external business issues and provides recommendations on direction
• Develop a delivery roadmap providing strategic direction to the Product group in partnership with senior leaders
• Ensure agile product delivery achieve critical milestones on time and on budget with timely communication between teams and senior management; provide appropriate levels of project outcome reporting, and continuously monitor investment and value achieved vs. planned.
• Resolves complex issues and/or roadblocks to push progress forward in a way that balancing stakeholder needs with achieving business outcomes
• Hold accountability for the business impact of decisions made within the Product Group.
• Drive cross-team decisions, identify dependencies, assess risks, and formulate mitigation plans within the Journey. Communicate these aspects to the program.
• Define, measure, and report on key business metrics related to the Product Group.
• Tactically develop and manage backlogs in the context of one or more development teams
• Manage essential artifacts, including the Journey product roadmap, customer experience documentation, epic to feature decomposition, risk log within the Product Group, and release plans within the Journey.

The experience you will bring:

• Employee Benefits Experience
• 10+ years delivering change initiatives with extensive knowledge of agile methodologies, techniques, processes, and approaches.
• Demonstrated understanding of the financial and customer experience impact of decisions
• Experience leading large agile product delivery programs and small-scale projects with a wide variety of scope while consistently applying critical thinking skills.
• Proven experience facilitating deliveries involving multiple third-party collaborators and internal resources.
• Budget, cost, and profitability management skills.
• Ability to work autonomously, setting an agenda in line with company priorities and driving high-impact, high-quality work products through collaborative and individual efforts.
• Strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Compelling and persuasive presenter.
• Strong project management skills, with a specific focus on bridging strategic responsibilities and day-to-day execution.

What will make you stand out:

• Experienced living in the space between Strategy and Execution, partnering with business leaders to continuously align the product vision and roadmap to the capabilities needed to bring business strategy to life.
• Experimental mindset to drive innovation

You belong at Pacific Life

At Pacific Life we are committed to a culture of belonging, a space where all employees areempowered to be authentic. One way we cultivate an inclusive culture is through our employee connection groups. The purpose of these employee-led groups is to offer a place to build community, connection, camaraderie, and a sense of belonging.Each group can be active in education, advocacy, recruitment, and community building throughout our organization. Learn more about our employee connection groups at www.pacificlife.com.

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Base Pay Range:

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.

$155,700.00 – $190,300.00

Your Benefits Start Day 1

Your wellbeing is important to Pacific Life, and we’re committed to providing you with flexible benefits that you can tailor to meet your needs. Whether you are focusing on your physical, financial, emotional, or social wellbeing, we’ve got you covered.

• Prioritization of your health and well-being 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 401k savings plan with company match and an additional contribution regardless of participation

EEO Statement:

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.