Full-Time

Project Portfolio Management Consultant

Posted on 2/3/2025

Pacific Life

Pacific Life

1,001-5,000 employees

Fintech
Financial Services

Compensation Overview

$163.6k - $200kAnnually

+ Incentive Pay

Expert

Newport Beach, CA, USA + 1 more

More locations: Omaha, NE, USA

This role is hybrid, allowing for both in-office and remote work.

Category
Project Management
Business & Strategy
Required Skills
Risk Management

You match the following Pacific Life's candidate preferences

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Degree
Experience
Requirements
  • 10+ years of portfolio or large-scale program management experience, with an emphasis on governance and strategic alignment.
  • Proven success in implementing proactive portfolio management frameworks within complex environments.
  • Experience in sustaining portfolio health through adaptive decision-making and rigorous financial stewardship.
  • Strong analytical skills focused on leading indicators, predictive metrics, and early risk detection.
  • Demonstrated ability to guide and drive data-informed decisions and influence cross-functional outcomes.
  • Proficiency in executive communication and stakeholder engagement, with a record of effective collaboration.
  • Skilled at building coalitions that foster accountability, transparency, and alignment with strategic priorities.
Responsibilities
  • Develop and maintain portfolio roadmaps that prioritize high-impact initiatives aligned with strategic objectives.
  • Guide investments through structured evaluation processes, ensuring robust business cases and optimal value creation.
  • Implement a flexible prioritization framework that dynamically aligns investments with divisional and enterprise metrics.
  • Collaborate with divisional CFO to establish advanced financial governance frameworks for early variance detection, proactive budget adjustments, and fiscal accountability.
  • Optimize resource allocation across the portfolio, maintaining rolling forecasts and adapting to changing needs.
  • Collaborate with division Strategy to link portfolio outcomes directly to defined metrics, ensuring traceability to strategic goals and measurable impact.
  • Drive processes to monitor and report on value realization, reinforcing alignment between portfolio initiatives and expected outcomes.
  • Design comprehensive risk management frameworks with early warning systems for capacity, dependency, and execution risks.
  • Lead issue resolution processes to minimize disruption to portfolio execution and maintain momentum toward achieving goals.
  • Establish predictive metrics and monitoring tools to identify potential risks early and enable timely interventions.
  • Oversee portfolio execution by coordinating resource deployment, managing constraints, and ensuring adherence to timelines and quality standards.
  • Monitor execution progress against roadmap objectives, ensuring alignment with OKRs and maintaining portfolio health.
  • Utilize predictive analytics to enhance transparency and accountability, facilitating adaptive decision-making.
  • Serve as the primary liaison between senior leadership, finance, strategy, project delivery, and cross-functional teams, fostering integrated financial and strategic practices.
  • Build coalitions across stakeholder groups to enable agile decision-making and seamless adjustments to sustain portfolio health.
  • Consolidate insights and performance metrics from across the portfolio, providing an integrated view of progress and reinforcing alignment with strategic priorities.
Desired Qualifications
  • 4 Year Degree, or equivalent experience; project management certifications highly preferred.
  • Outstanding meeting facilitation and communication skills (written, verbal, and visualizations to a variety of audiences), including the ability to influence others.
  • Works well in a matrix environment; able to collaborate with team members and leadership; effective influencing and negotiating skills.
  • Strong work planning, organization, and management skills; attention to detail; problem-solving to maintain target date delivery.
  • Must be a self-starter, well-organized, effectively manage time, and adapt rapidly to new developments and changing priorities.

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$189.4M

Headquarters

Newport Beach, California

Founded

1868

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What believers are saying

  • Partnership with T. Rowe Price introduces innovative lifetime income solutions to the market.
  • Enhanced annuity features address diverse retirement income needs with flexible growth and protection options.
  • Integration with Selerix elevates digital customer experience, aligning with tech-forward industry trends.

What critics are saying

  • Increased competition in annuities may pressure Pacific Life's market share and profitability.
  • Integration with Selerix could expose Pacific Life to potential data privacy and security risks.
  • High equity exposure in annuities may increase vulnerability to market volatility.

What makes Pacific Life unique

  • Pacific Life offers enhanced annuity features with high equity exposure for growth potential.
  • Integration with Selerix provides real-time updates, improving benefits administration accuracy and efficiency.
  • Recognized as a Civic 50 honoree, Pacific Life emphasizes community-minded initiatives and corporate citizenship.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Paid Vacation

Paid Parental Leave

Adoption Assistance

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

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