Sr. Business Analyst, Product Development

Pacific Life Insurance Company$93K — $114K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline (Business, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, etc.)
  • 2-5 years of experience in business analysis, analytics, or financial services
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Proficient in Excel
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and work across different teams
  • Comfortable in a quantitative business setting

Responsibilities

  • Own and improve key processes such as rate setting and reporting
  • Coordinate timelines and deliverables to ensure accuracy and timeliness
  • Facilitate discussions and maintain accountability across teams
  • Identify opportunities to simplify and scale operations
  • Help establish and maintain effective team processes and priorities
  • Develop metrics and reporting for visibility into work
  • Support improvements in business tools and analytics

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and wellbeing reimbursement
  • Generous paid time off, including holidays and financial planning time off
  • Paid parental leave and adoption assistance
  • Competitive 401k plan with company match and contributions
Full Job Description
Job Description:

The Opportunity

We're looking for a Senior Business Analyst to join our Annuity Rate Setting team within our Consumer Markets Division's Product Development department. This role is on-site 4 days per week and work from home 1 day per week in Newport Beach, CA, Omaha, NE, or Charlotte, NC.

We're a small team that supports product competitiveness, rate recommendations, performance monitoring, and the business processes that help those activities run smoothly. We work with actuarial, finance, sales, investment, operations, and technology partners to help the business make informed decisions and execute effectively.

This role is a mix of process ownership, business analysis, coordination, and problem solving. You'll take ownership of several important team processes, help improve how we operate, support key business tools and capabilities, and work alongside highly analytical teammates who care deeply about getting things right.

The ideal candidate is organized, curious, dependable, and comfortable working in a quantitative environment. You should be willing to learn new concepts quickly, dig into details, and ask questions when something doesn't make sense.

How you'll help move us forward

Process Ownership
  • Own and continuously improve several of the team's core processes, including rate setting, renewal rate submissions, and return reporting.
  • Coordinate timelines, stakeholders, and deliverables to help ensure work is completed accurately and on time.
  • Facilitate discussions, drive follow-through on decisions and action items, and help maintain accountability across teams.
  • Identify opportunities to simplify, strengthen, and scale how we work.

Team Operations
  • Help establish and maintain team processes that support priorities, commitments, and deadlines.
  • Coordinate work across product, actuarial, technology, operations, and business stakeholders.
  • Support process improvements and key business initiatives.
  • Develop reporting and metrics that provide visibility into important work.
  • Build strong working relationships across stakeholder groups and help drive alignment on priorities, decisions, and commitments.


Documentation & Knowledge Management
  • Maintain documentation, operating procedures, and knowledge-sharing resources.
  • Help organize team information and ensure key processes are well documented.
  • Support onboarding and knowledge transfer activities.
  • Promote consistency and good documentation practices across the team.


Business Tools & Technical Support
  • Help maintain and improve key business tools and reporting processes.
  • Partner with technical teammates on analytics, reporting, automation, and process improvements.
  • Support testing, documentation, and implementation of enhancements.
  • Develop sufficient expertise to provide backup support for critical team capabilities and business tools.

The experience you bring
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Analytics, or a related quantitative field.
  • 2-5 years of experience in business analysis, consulting, analytics, financial services, operations, or a related area.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong Excel skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and work across different stakeholder groups.
  • Ability to learn new concepts, tools, and processes quickly.
  • Comfort working in a quantitative business environment.


Base salary ranges (location specific):
  • Newport Beach, CA: $103,140 - $126,060
  • Omaha, NE: $89,010- $108,790
  • Charlotte, NC: $93,690 - $114,510


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.

$103,140.00 - $126,060.00

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


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