Sr. Business Analyst

About the Role

We are actively seeking talented Sr. Business Analysts to join our Operations Transformation team in Newport Beach, CA or Omaha, NE. As a Sr. Business Analyst, you’ll move Pacific Life, and your career, forward by bringing an outcome-focused perspective to the delivery of Annuity and Life Insurance New Business process and technology solutions for our Operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Partner with SMEs and domain leaders to gather and document business requirements under guidance from senior team members, Product Owners, or Technology Leads.
• Develop and maintain clear requirement artifacts, including epics, features, and supporting documentation.
• Review IT-authored user stories and tasks to confirm alignment with documented business requirements.
• Assist in identifying use cases and functional impacts across systems and processes.
• Collaborate with the Product Owner and Technology Lead to understand solution scope, dependencies, and delivery sequencing.
• Support identification of delivery teams and solution components required to implement approved requirements.
• Participate in business validation of solution designs to confirm requirements are addressed.
• Contribute to RFP support activities by helping document requirements, use cases, and evaluation materials as requested.
• Develop and execute User Acceptance Testing (UAT) plans and test cases to validate that solutions meet documented requirements.
• Coordinate UAT activities with business and technology stakeholders.
• Track, manage, and communicate UAT defects, issues, and retesting status through resolution.
• Support ongoing quality alignment between business expectations and technology delivery.
• Contribute to business communication, change management, training, and procedure update materials.
• Assist in ensuring business readiness by validating requirements, test outcomes, and user impacts.
• Communicate effectively with cross-functional partners to surface risks, issues, or gaps.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated experience in a Business Analyst or similar role supporting Annuity and Life Insurance New Business technology-enabled initiatives.
• Experience gathering, documenting, and validating business requirements with stakeholder input.
• Hands-on experience supporting UAT planning, execution, and issue tracking.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks and dependencies.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

Pay

Base salary ranges for Sr. Business Analyst 114A depending on location:

• Newport Beach - $103,140 - $126,060
• Omaha - $89,010 - $108,790

The actual compensation offered to a candidate will be dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to experience, qualifications, and geographic location. Also, most employees are eligible for additional incentive pay.

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.