Strategic Workforce Planning Manager at Pacific Life

Newport Beach, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Insurance, Financial ServicesIndustries

Requirements

  • Experience working in management consultancy, internal consulting or other fast-paced environments
  • Experience in workforce planning, people analytics, or a related field, preferably in a complex or global organization
  • Strong facilitation skills with the ability to manage stakeholders at various levels, building trust and credibility through clear communication and reliable delivery
  • Analytical skills with advanced Excel proficiency and direct experience building workforce models and forecasts
  • Experience with workforce planning platforms (e.g., Workday Adaptive Planning, Orgvue, Visier) and core HR systems (e.g., Workday), along with analytics and visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Alteryx, SQL) to interpret data and translate outputs into actionable insights for decision-making

Responsibilities

  • Support the delivery of strategic workforce planning and people analytics projects across North America, Europe, and APAC, working closely with the Director of Workforce Planning to ensure plans align with enterprise business priorities and long-term talent strategies, and collaborating with the Director of People Analytics on analytics initiatives
  • Partner with HR Business Partners, business leaders, and People Analytics to gather and interpret workforce data, translating insights into future-state headcount, skills, and location plans
  • Lead smaller-scale workforce planning projects or workstreams independently, including developing timelines, coordinating stakeholders, and delivering agreed outputs
  • Conduct forward-looking analysis on internal workforce trends, external labor market shifts, and emerging technologies to inform workforce supply/demand forecasts and scenario models
  • Collaborate with Finance (FP&A) to align strategic workforce planning with operational planning cycles
  • Develop and maintain workforce planning models, tools, and templates to enable business leaders to model workforce scenarios and assess strategic options
  • Partner with People Analytics to deliver insights across the employee lifecycle—including talent acquisition, onboarding, internal mobility, demographics, attrition, workforce composition and hybrid effectiveness, learning and development, organization design, succession planning, and talent pipeline analytics—while also measuring HR operations, program effectiveness, and organizational health
  • Act as a connector between Workforce Planning and People Analytics, ensuring forecasts, insights, and workforce data inform both future planning and day-to-day HR decision-making

Skills

Strategic Workforce Planning
HR Analytics
Workforce Forecasting
Data Analysis
People Analytics
Headcount Planning
Talent Strategy
Stakeholder Collaboration

Pacific Life

About Pacific Life

Newport Beach, CaliforniaHeadquarters
1868Year Founded
$189.4MTotal Funding
N/ACompany Stage
Fintech, Financial ServicesIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

Health Insurance
Paid Vacation
Paid Parental Leave
Adoption Assistance
401(k) Retirement Plan
401(k) Company Match

Risks

Increased competition in annuities market from companies like Prudential and MetLife.
Potential financial exposure from significant real estate investments.
Integration challenges with Selerix could affect customer satisfaction.

Differentiation

Pacific Life partners with T. Rowe Price for innovative Lifetime Income solutions.
Recognized as a top community-minded company, enhancing brand reputation and trust.
Real-time integration with Selerix improves benefits administration accuracy and efficiency.

Upsides

Lifetime Income solution attracts clients seeking secure retirement options.
Enhanced annuity products offer flexibility and growth, increasing product attractiveness.
Strong real estate financing position opens more sector opportunities.

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