Senior Actuary (FSA) - Product & Pricing Risk, Workforce Benefits

Pacific Life • Newport Beach, CA

22d • Hybrid

About The Position

We’re actively seeking a talented Senior Actuary (FSA) to join our Product and Pricing Risk team within Workforce Benefits in Newport Beach, CA or Omaha, NE. This role follows a hybrid schedule of four days in the office (on-site). If you are not currently located near one of our offices, we offer comprehensive relocation benefits. You will fill a newly created role that is highly collaborative and impactful across Pricing, Underwriting, and adjacent partners. This position blends day-to-day execution with strategic influence, translating risk insights into pricing actions, strengthening governance, and helping shape how risk, assumptions, and operational feedback inform product decisions across the organization. You will be responsible for ensuring our business build balances our growth goals, consumer value, profitability, and risk. How you’ll help move us forward: Partner with Underwriting and Pricing leaders to translate risk insights, feedback, and emerging themes into actionable pricing decisions Serve as a central connector across Product, Pricing, Underwriting, and other stakeholders—bringing structure, visibility, and momentum to cross-functional initiatives Lead and support assumption governance efforts, ensuring pricing assumptions are well-documented, aligned, and decision-ready Drive alignment on shared assumptions, pricing methodologies and support related change management Identify, assess, and help resolve operational and process risks impacting pricing and quoting workflows Communicate complex actuarial and risk topics clearly to a wide range of audiences and influence outcomes through strong judgment and collaboration Support the build and enhancement of modern pricing tools and modeling capabilities

Requirements

• Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) with 6+ years of actuarial experience
• Technical familiarity with software: Snowflake, Excel/VBA, Python, Tableau
• Bachelor’s degree in actuarial science, mathematics, finance, or a related field, or equivalent work experience
• Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to prioritize and deliver in a fast‑paced, evolving environment
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively across functions in support of business objectives

Nice To Haves

• Proven track-record fostering a strong, trusted partnership across actuarial and key stakeholders
• Experience with group insurance, specifically pricing and underwriting principles
• Demonstrated ownership leading cross-functional initiatives that span multiple domains, honing both technical knowledge and strategic influence.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Underwriting and Pricing leaders to translate risk insights, feedback, and emerging themes into actionable pricing decisions
• Serve as a central connector across Product, Pricing, Underwriting, and other stakeholders—bringing structure, visibility, and momentum to cross-functional initiatives
• Lead and support assumption governance efforts, ensuring pricing assumptions are well-documented, aligned, and decision-ready
• Drive alignment on shared assumptions, pricing methodologies and support related change management
• Identify, assess, and help resolve operational and process risks impacting pricing and quoting workflows
• Communicate complex actuarial and risk topics clearly to a wide range of audiences and influence outcomes through strong judgment and collaboration
• Support the build and enhancement of modern pricing tools and modeling capabilities

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level