Pacific Life Looking for SVP Architecture, Engineering, and Platforms at Newport Beach, CA  Full Time

Pacific Life is investing in bright, agile and diverse talent tocontribute to our mission ofinnovatingour businessandcreating a superior customer experience.We’re activelyseeking atalentedSVP Architecture, Engineering and Platforms to join ourChief Information and Digital Office (CIDO) team. This is a new role that reports to the Chief Information and Digital Officer based in Newport Beach, California with a hybrid work mode.

The SVP Architecture, Engineering and Platforms owns the technology decisions, including core engineering, DevSecOps, emerging technology, and architecture, for Pacific Life’s technology portfolio. This position has the unique opportunity to both craft and execute the future state vision, while balancing technical and business value considerations. Successful candidates will have deep architecture, engineering and application development experience and will not be afraid of challenging technical constraints and procedures to achieve superior solutions that will result in positive business outcomes. This role provides untapped potential to be part of a large scale ‘business back’ technology strategy that will shape the future of the ecosystem in the industry.

The successful candidate will be an accomplished, innovative technology executive with a demonstrated track record of driving and delivering results with a strategic mindset. S/he will be seen as an expert as it relates to the technical components of the domains / products / journeys that the organization engages in.

This executive will be a seasoned technology leader and engineer with deep insight into the newest technologies and trends, who is familiar with production of Cloud / DevSecOps and who can make architectural decisions at a team, product, and program level.

S/he will have ample experience and be able to code and architect back and front-end solutions with multiple types or architectures and be able to lead in an Agile Development framework. As such, the successful candidate will understand and foster the relationships with Product Owners, Tech Leads, Agile delivery leads, Design Leads, and the rest of the technical team members, while managing technical priorities as they pertain to the technology’s roadmap and backlog.

Lastly, the new leader will have strong communication skills with the ability to align the organization on complex technical decisions, as well as the ability to attract the right digital talent into the organization. S/he will be an active coach and mentor whose goals are to grow and maximize the team’s potential and performance, being a high-energy and passionate individual who inspires and successfully engages teammates. The ideal candidate will be excited about trying new solutions and will embrace a culture of trust, free thought, and complete transparency among the team. S/he will be brave and forward leaning, challenging the status quo as needed to enable the “business back strategy” and position Pacific Life for long term success.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

Leading and Driving Technology

• Lead the Engineering, Architecture, and Platform teams to design the overall technological architecture for the company’s product(s), and processes to ensure coherence across the IT landscape.

• Serving as a senior technologist within the Information Technology Team, leading all engineering chapter teams, including DevSecOps, Platform, Emerging Technology and Architecture.

• Guide hardware and software efficiencies while supporting existing and new business needs and improving sustainability.

• Designing the overall technology architecture for the company’s product(s), with the help of the team.

• Guiding product teams on technology strategy related to coding practices, continuous integration, automated deployments, platform scalability & security and related areas.

• Identifying and removing technical impediments to the advancement of the organization.

• Working with Product/Program Managers to align the roadmap with strengths and opportunities within the technical stack.

• Constantly looking for better ways of solving technical problems and designing solutions, ensuring modular, scalable.

• Providing the team a roadmap for implementing software engineering practices for higher code quality.

• Sharing responsibility with the Divisional CIOs and Product Managers/Owners for building reusable and scalable technology components that address current needs as well as consider future architectural changes and designs.

Setting Strategy

• The ability to create and articulate an inspiring vision for the organization, not only for the areas s/he is directly responsible for, but the enterprise as a whole.

• Experience mobilizing a team around the execution of the technology strategy to achieve strategic objectives with clearly defined and measured outcomes.

• The inclination to seek and analyze data from a variety of sources to support decisions and to align others with the organization’s overall strategy.

• An entrepreneurial and creative approach to developing new, innovative ideas that will stretch the organization and push the boundaries within the industry.

• The ability to effectively balance the desire/need for broad change with an understanding of how much change the organization is capable of handling, to create realistic goals and implementation plans that are achievable and successful.

Executing for Results

• The ability to set clear and challenging goals while committing the organization to improved performance, tenacious and accountable in driving results.

• Comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty; the ability to adapt nimbly and lead others through complex situations.

• A risk-taker who seeks data and input from others to foresee possible threats or unintended circumstances from decisions; someone who takes smart risks.

• A leader who is viewed by others as having a high degree of integrity and forethought in his/her approach to making decisions; the ability to act in a transparent and consistent manner while always taking into account what is best for the organization.

Leading Teams

• The ability to attract and recruit top talent, motivate the team, delegate effectively, celebrate diversity within the team, and manage performance; widely viewed as a strong developer of others.

• The ability to persevere in the face of challenges and exhibit a steadfast resolve and relentless commitment to higher standards, which commands respect from followers.

• A leader who is self-reflective and aware of his/her own limitations; leads by example and drives the organization’s performance with an attitude of continuous improvement by being open to feedback and self-improvement.

Relationships and Influence

• Naturally connects and builds strong relationships with others, demonstrating strong emotional intelligence and an ability to communicate clearly and persuasively.

• An ability to inspire trust and followership in others through compelling influence, powerful charisma, passion in his/her beliefs, and active drive.

• Encourages others to share the spotlight and visibly celebrates and supports the success of the team.

• Creates a sense of purpose/meaning for the team that generates followership beyond his/her own personality and engages others to the greater purpose for the organization as a whole.

THE EXPERIENCE YOU WILL BRING:

• 15+ years of experience in Technology engineering, architecture, design and software development for financial institutions – insurance experience relevant but not required.

• 15+ years management role in technology, preferably 5+ years in an executive/strategy role.

• Recognized and respected leader whose name can help attract talent.

• Demonstrates a high level of personal maturity, proven ability to build and sustain effective partnerships, and a style that balances collaboration with a front-line leadership based on experience, innovative thinking and team enablement.

• Experience in building and managing cross-functional teams.

• Experience in large-scale, multi-year transformation and capability building efforts.

• Experience in digital transformations and effective digital capability building.

• Ability to execute a strategy across a complex enterprise comprised of numerous divisions and functions.

• Bachelors/Masters in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer/Data Science, IT, Analytics or related field (or equivalent experience)

Domain Experience

• Seen as an expert within the technical components of the domains/products/platforms.

• Seasoned technology leader with deep insight into newest technologies and trends and familiar with production of cloud/DevSecOps environments and make architectural decisions at a team and product level.

Mindset & Behaviors

• Charismatic people leader, embracing a culture of trust.

• Entrepreneurial and proactive “can do attitude.”

• Good measure of creativity and social competence

• High energy and passionate individual who inspires teammates to reach their maximum potential.

• Embraces a culture of trust and complete transparency.

• Promotes free thought – is energized by ideas from others in team.

• Brave and forward leaning, willing to challenge status quo.

More reasons to join:

At Pacific Life, the work we do matters. We work passionately each day to drive our company forward while enjoying job security, flexible scheduling, and great opportunities for career growth.

If you’re seeking a thriving career doing the type of meaningful work that’s all too rare at a Fortune 500 Company, Pacific Life is the place for you. If you are a self-starter who appreciates creativity and individuality in your colleagues – even better. We look forward to receiving your application.

You belong at Pacific Life

At Pacific Life we are committed to a culture of belonging, a space where all employees are empowered 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

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