Executive Actuary, Annuity Inforce Strategy

Pacific Life; Newport Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 245,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Hybrid work schedule

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Pacific Life Insurance Company, based in Newport Beach, CA, seeks a VP, Inforce Management - Annuity to lead the Inforce analytics across multiple annuity products and drive strategic decisions. This senior actuarial leadership role emphasizes forward-looking insights, economic stewardship, and executive decision support.

The role requires 12+ years in life insurance actuarial work,/SP preferred FSA, and strong leadership with exceptional communication.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive actuarial experience within the life insurance industry.
• Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, Economics, or a related quantitative field
• Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) strongly preferred; ASA with substantial leadership experience may be considered
• MBA or advanced business degree preferred but not required
• Deep understanding of Annuity products, how they are sold, illustrated, and managed Inforce.
• Strong actuarial foundation with demonstrated ability to connect experience analysis to business outcomes
• Proven ability to drive decisions
• Executive-level communication skills with the ability to simplify complex topics
• Highly consultative, with confidence to challenge assumptions and influence outcomes

Responsibilities

• Own the financial and risk narrative for Annuity Inforce blocks across Variable Annuity, RILA, FIA, MYGA, and payout products
• Drive management decisions by synthesizing Inforce analysis, earnings drivers, fee and spread dynamics, and emerging risks while balancing customer expectations and brand/regulatory considerations
• Partner with Product, Finance, Capital Markets, Risk, and FP&A to influence pricing actions, crediting strategies, hedging posture, and capital deployment
• Lead segmentation and deep-dive analyses to identify profit opportunities, risk concentrations, and behavior trends
• Serve as the primary actuarial advisor on Inforce profitability, sustainability, and risk trade-offs
• Analytics & Insight Lead Inforce projected earnings analysis, plan, and other forward-looking projections
• Own fee, spread, NGE, renewal rate, and capital market sensitivity analysis for Annuity Inforce
• Oversee stress testing and scenario analysis producing exposure results quarterly and leading conversations across the enterprise on drivers of change
• Translate technical outputs into executive-ready insights, implications, and recommended actions
• Oversee the experience studies team for Life and Annuity business
• Chair the Product Management Committee and Assumption Review Committee
• Act as the single point of accountability for Annuity Inforce performance insight
• Empower teams to make decisions while setting clear strategic direction and guardrails
• Develop talent that offers business expertise, leadership, and that builds confidence throughout the enterprise in their work
• Elevate discussions from “what happened” to “what should we do next”
• Influence senior leadership through clear storytelling, trade‑off framing, and decision memos

Skills

Executive communication

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Actuarial expertise

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science

MBA or advanced business degree

Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA)

ASA with leadership experience

Job description

Pacific Life Insurance Company, based in Newport Beach, CA, seeks a VP, Inforce Management - Annuity to lead the Inforce analytics across multiple annuity products and drive strategic decisions. This senior actuarial leadership role emphasizes forward-looking insights, economic stewardship, and executive decision support.

The role requires 12+ years in life insurance actuarial work,/SP preferred FSA, and strong leadership with exceptional communication.