AVP, Business Partner

Position: AVP, People Business Partner
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* Job Description:

**## We’re actively seeking a talented
** AVP People Business Partner
** to join our People Experience Team in Newport Beach, CA or Charlotte, NC. This role is hybrid, 4 days in the office. As the AVP People Business Partner, you’ll move Pacific Life, and your career, forward by serving as a strategic advisor to divisional leaders, translating business priorities into people strategies that strengthen talent, culture, and organizational effectiveness. You will fill a new role that sits on two leadership teams.

What you will own and deliver:## ##
** Strategic HR Partnership (Divisional Scope)*** ## Provide strategic HR consultation to two divisional leadership teams, aligning HR solutions to divisional business priorities.* ## Translate broader enterprise HR strategies into focused, divisional-level actions that strengthen performance and organizational capability.##
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** alent Strategy & Leadership Development*** ## Support talent planning, succession readiness, and leader effectiveness for the division, ensuring leadership pipelines are healthy and diverse.* ## Partner with Talent Management and Talent Acquisition to deliver development pathways aligned with future skill needs and readiness expectations.## ##
** Organizational Effectiveness & Change Leadership (Divisional Focus)*** ## Apply organizational design principles and workforce insights to enhance divisional structures, role clarity, and operating cadence.* ## Partner closely with integrated Organizational Development and Change Management resources to deliver cohesive, business‑led solutions that improve structure, capability, and execution.* ## Lead divisional change activities, reinforcing culture, agility, and adaptability through practical tools, leadership coaching, and tailored interventions.##

** Data-Driven Insights & HR Analytics*** ## Use workforce analytics and trends to guide divisional decision-making and influence leadership actions.* ## Surface early signals and workforce opportunities, translating insights into practical recommendations that strengthen divisional performance.##
** Culture, Leadership & Employee Experience*** ## Coach leaders through sensitive talent and employee relations matters, balancing risk, business needs, and cultural expectations.* ## Reinforce enterprise culture priorities while tailoring strategies to divisional needs and team dynamics.##
** Collaboration & Governance*** ## Partner with the VP HRBP for strategic alignment, guidance, and development.* ## Uphold PX governance, standards, and operating norms while ensuring divisional solutions remain pragmatic, timely, and business‑relevant.* ## Collaborate closely with HR Centers of Excellence to ensure consistency of practice and effective deployment of HR programs within the division.##
** The experience you bring:*** ## Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree or equivalent experience preferred* ##
** 10–12+ years
** of progressive HR / People Business Partner experience, with increasing scope and complexity.* ## Demonstrated experience serving as a
** strategic advisor to senior leaders
** within a defined business or divisional scope.* ## Proven track record supporting
** divisional‑level people strategy**, including talent planning, succession readiness, leadership effectiveness, and organizational change.* ## Demonstrated success operating in evolving operating models, including periods of transformation, role clarification, or enterprise redesign.* ## Hands‑on experience navigating
** organizational change**, transformation initiatives, or significant business shifts (e.g., growth, restructuring, operating‑model changes)##
** What makes you stand out:*** ##
** Tools & AI fluency:
** Strong command of people analytics, with growing fluency in
** AI‑enabled insights** (e.g., using data, trends, and emerging AI tools to inform workforce, talent, and leadership decisions).* ##
** Differentiating capabilities:
** Executive‑level influence, strong business acumen, sound judgment, and the ability to translate data and AI‑driven insights into practical people strategies that improve performance and leadership…