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Newport Beach, California · USA job

AVP, Portfolio & Program Management Office

Pacific Life Insurance Company

Newport Beach, California

Job description

Overview

In this role you will lead Pacific Life's Consumer Markets Division PPMO, translating strategy into disciplined execution and measurable outcomes. You will oversee a complex portfolio spanning transformation, essential programs, and AI-enabled initiatives to support life insurance and annuity businesses. As a senior leader, you'll partner with cross-functional teams to align investments, governance, and delivery with divisional priorities. You'll shape how the division operates within an evolving enterprise framework and drive meaningful results for customers and distribution partners. This is a high-impact opportunity at the center of a major business unit with a clear mandate to improve透明决

Compensation / Benefits
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, and Wellbeing Reimbursement Account
  • Generous paid time off including PTO and holidays
  • Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
  • Competitive 401k with company match and additional contribution
  • Relocation assistance
  • Diversity and inclusion culture
Responsibilities
  • Lead the CMD portfolio management and PPMO to ensure investments and programs align with priorities and deliver measurable outcomes
  • Establish and strengthen portfolio planning, prioritization, capacity management, resource allocation, governance, and benefits realization
  • Oversee delivery of the most complex, high-impact programs including multiyear transformations
  • Provide senior leaders with portfolio insights, risk transparency, and executive reporting
  • Collaborate with Enterprise functions to resolve barriers, align priorities, and accelerate outcomes
  • Balance strategic transformation with ongoing operations supporting customers and partners
  • Lead governance processes for executive decision-making, investment oversight, and resource deployment
  • Improve project and program delivery standards while maintaining agility
  • Lead and develop a high-performing, future-ready PPMO team
  • Foster accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement across the organization
  • Represent CMD in enterprise portfolio planning and governance to strengthen cross-enterprise collaboration
Key requirements
  • 12+ years of leadership experience in portfolio management, PMO/PPMO, strategic planning, or large-scale transformation
  • Proven track record leading cross-functional portfolios with meaningful organizational, financial, or customer impact
  • Deep expertise in portfolio planning, investment governance, capacity/resource management, risk management, and benefits realization
  • Experience overseeing portfolios combining transformation initiatives with essential business operations
  • Ability to translate strategy into executable priorities, roadmaps, governance, and measurable outcomes
  • Strong financial acumen and experience evaluating investments and resource use
  • Executive-level communication and influence skills across business and technology
  • Experience building and developing high-performing teams through transformation and change
  • Ability to operate in evolving environments with sound judgment and adaptability
  • Experience collaborating across business, technology, finance, risk, and people functions
  • executive communication
  • collaboration
  • adaptability
  • portfolio management
  • PPMO/PMO leadership
  • governance and investment oversight

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