Chief Data Platforms & Governance Leader

Pacific Asset Management, LLC; Newport Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Wellbeing & Wellness resources

Paid Time Off & Holidays

Parental Leave

401k with company match

Job summary

Pacific Life Insurance Company is seeking an AVP, Enterprise Data Platforms, Architecture & Governance in Newport Beach, CA. This hybrid role focuses on strategy, governance, and platform leadership to enable trusted data and AI-powered decisions.

You will lead multi-year transformations across data modernization, governance maturity, and operating model evolution while building a high-performing data organization.

Qualifications

• 15+ years leading large-scale data, analytics, architecture, governance, or technology organizations.
• 7+ years leading leaders and cross-functional teams in complex enterprise environments.
• Proven ability to translate enterprise data vision into executable roadmaps.
• Deep expertise across data lifecycle: architecture, governance, quality, metadata, lineage, platform engineering.

Responsibilities

• Shape enterprise data vision into a cohesive roadmap aligning with business strategy.
• Advance governance, stewardship, quality, metadata, and lineage to build trust and transparency.
• Drive evolution of enterprise data platforms with security, cost efficiency, and scalability.
• Influence executives across business and tech to accelerate adoption of data capabilities.

Skills

Enterprise data strategy

Cross-functional leadership

Executive stakeholder influence

Data governance & quality

Cloud data platforms

Analytics & AI readiness

Platform engineering

Tools

Snowflake

AWS

Collibra

MDM

DBT

Matillion

Job description

Pacific Life Insurance Company is seeking an AVP, Enterprise Data Platforms, Architecture & Governance in Newport Beach, CA. This hybrid role focuses on strategy, governance, and platform leadership to enable trusted data and AI-powered decisions.

You will lead multi-year transformations across data modernization, governance maturity, and operating model evolution while building a high-performing data organization.