Data Steward - Institutional Division

Pacific Life; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 168,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Wellbeing Reimbursement Account

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Job summary

Pacific Life seeks a Data Steward to join the Institutional Division Business Insights team, overseeing data for multiple stakeholders across the enterprise. You will manage data coordination, governance, and accuracy to support administration, valuation, reporting, and product monitoring.

The role emphasizes collaboration with IT and business partners, enabling reliable analytics, data lineage, and governance across critical use cases, while supporting ongoing training and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field with strong data governance experience.
• Experience with data management, governance, architecture and lifecycle.
• Proficiency in SQL, data lakes, and data visualization tools; Snowflake a plus.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Data Coordination & Integration: coordinating data changes and integrating data with IT systems.
• Support & Implementation: translating requirements for Data/IT to implement new products for administration, valuation, reporting, and product monitoring.
• Quality Assurance & Governance: deploying validation checks and data cleansing; ensure data quality.
• Analysis & Insights: conduct exploratory data analysis and provide insights to users across the division.
• Documentation & training: create training and comprehensive documentation of data processes.

Skills

Data governance

Data management

Data architecture

SQL

Snowflake

Python

R

Data visualization

Data lakes

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field

Tools

SQL

Snowflake

Python

R

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Job Description

Providing for loved ones, planning rewarding retirements, saving enough for whatever lies ahead – our policyholders count on us to be there when it matters most. It’s a big ask, but it’s one that we have the power to deliver when we work together. We collaborate and innovate – pushing one another to transform not just Pacific Life, but the entire industry for the better. Why? Because it’s the right thing to do. Pacific Life is more than a job, it’s a career with purpose. It’s a career where you have the support, balance, and resources to make a positive impact on the future – including your own.

Job Description

Providing for loved ones, planning rewarding retirements, saving enough for whatever lies ahead – our policyholders count on us to be there when it matters most. It’s a big ask, but it’s one that we have the power to deliver when we work together. We collaborate and innovate – pushing one another to transform not just Pacific Life, but the entire industry for the better. Why? Because it’s the right thing to do. Pacific Life is more than a job, it’s a career with purpose. It’s a career where you have the support, balance, and resources to make a positive impact on the future – including your own.

We’re actively seeking a talented Data Steward to join our Institutional Division Business Insights team in [Newport Beach, CA; Omaha, NE; or Charlotte, NC].

As a Data Steward you’ll move Pacific Life, and your career, forward by managing data for multiple Institutional business stakeholders and requires a proactive approach to ensuring data accuracy and efficiency. The primary focus of the role is on data coordination, management, and governance to ensure appropriate, consistent, and efficient application of data around various business use cases. You will fill a new role that sits on a team of 8 people in the Institutional division.

We are open to considering candidates across a range of experience levels. Final job level and compensation will be determined based on each candidate's qualifications, skills, and relevant experience.

How You’ll Help Move Us Forward

• Data Coordination & Integration: Coordinating and driving prioritization of data changes across various departments and integrating data with IT systems. Ensure alignment of data architecture across different work streams for a more uniform system. Support Data/IT in designing and developing Source of Truth data repository.
• Support & Implementation: Supporting new product implementation into systems and production processes. Develop necessary requirements for Data/IT to implement new products for administration, valuation, reporting, and product monitoring / management.
• Quality Assurance & Governance: Ensuring data quality and consistency by deploying validation checks/rules and data cleansing activity. Build process to identify and address potential data issues that could impact downstream use cases by understanding usages across the division. Create requirements for necessary controls and QA processes for Data/IT to build and deploy.
• Analysis & Insights: Support exploratory data analysis, provide insights from data repository elements to business users across the division. This encompasses both source data and downstream output for reporting and ad-hoc analysis.
• Documentation & training: Provide training, creating a comprehensive documentation of data process for division and enterprise function users.

The Experience You Bring

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field.
• Experience: Expertise in data management, data governance, data architecture solutions and data development life cycle.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in SQL, databases, data lakes, data visualization tools, scripting languages (e.g., Python, R), and data management platforms. Experience with Snowflake is a plus.
• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical abilities to interpret complex data and solve problems effectively.
• Communication: Excellent communication skills for collaboration and conveying technical concepts.
• Project Management: Experience in task prioritization, timeline management, and stakeholder coordination.
• Continuous Learning: Commitment to staying updated with advancements in data management techniques and industry trends.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Track record of innovation, initiative, and deep analytical capabilities
• Knowledge across diverse actuarial and/or financial functions within a life and annuity insurance company
• Product experience across a diverse set of insurance or financial products
• Familiarity with actuarial projection software and enterprise planning systems

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.

$167,670.00 - $204,930.00

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

You Can Be Who You Are

We are committed to a culture of diversity and inclusion that embraces the authenticity of all employees, partners and communities. We support all employees to thrive and achieve their fullest potential.

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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.