Senior Actuary - ALM & Forecasting Leader (Hybrid)

Pacific Life; Newport Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 168,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Paid time off

401k with company match

Job summary

Pacific Life in Newport Beach, CA seeks a Senior Actuary (FSA) to join the CMD FP&A team to shape the future of life insurance and annuity solutions. This role leverages actuarial expertise in forecasting, analytics, and financial strategy while collaborating across hedging, valuation, pricing, and investments.

The position is onsite 4 days per week with one work-from-home day, located in Newport Beach, CA, Omaha, NE, or Charlotte, NC with relocation support available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher; FSA designation with 6+ years of relevant insurance experience.
• Strong knowledge of life and annuity products in valuation, modeling, hedging, or pricing.
• Ability to interpret trends, communicate findings, and assess downstream impacts.
• Familiarity with actuarial modeling platforms, data visualization tools, and forecasting software.

Responsibilities

• Lead advanced driver analysis across multiple product lines and compare results to projections.
• Develop predictive models and reporting tools to analyze investment income, option costs, and reserve attributions.
• Communicate financial impacts of capital market changes across US GAAP, statutory, and economic frameworks.
• Innovate forecasting methodologies and feedback loops to improve accuracy.
• Shape executive decisions through actionable insights and scenario modeling.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree; FSA designation with 6+ years experience

Tools

Actuarial modeling platforms

Data visualization tools

Forecasting software

Job description

Pacific Life in Newport Beach, CA seeks a Senior Actuary (FSA) to join the CMD FP&A team to shape the future of life insurance and annuity solutions. This role leverages actuarial expertise in forecasting, analytics, and financial strategy while collaborating across hedging, valuation, pricing, and investments.

The position is onsite 4 days per week with one work-from-home day, located in Newport Beach, CA, Omaha, NE, or Charlotte, NC with relocation support available.