Organizational Development & Change Management Consultant

Job Description:

Providing for loved ones, planning rewarding retirements, saving enough for whatever lies ahead – our policyholders count on us to be there when it matters most. It’s a big ask, but it’s one that we have the power to deliver when we work together. We collaborate and innovate – pushing one another to transform not just Pacific Life, but the entire industry for the better.

Why? Because it’s the right thing to do. Pacific Life is more than a job, it’s a career with purpose. It’s a career where you have the support, balance, and resources to make a positive impact on the future – including your own.

We’re actively seeking a talented Organizational Development & Change Management Consultant to join our Talent Management team in Newport Beach, CA.

As an Organizational Development and Change Management Consultant, you’ll move Pacific Life, and your career, forward by advising on changes to Pacific Life’s business structures, collaborating with business and HR leaders in the implementation of organizational design and employing your expertise to optimize team and organization performance. You will fill an existing role that sits on the People Experience (PX) team within Talent Management, reporting directly to the Leader of the Organizational Development & Change Management team.

• Partner closely with business leaders, HR business partners, Workforce Planning, and cross-functional teams to advise on significant organizational structure decisions and initiatives using established tools and strategies that enable teams and individuals to work more effectively
• Translate business strategy into practical organizational solutions through a combination of strategic thinking, hands‑on delivery, and applying organizational design, development, and change management expertise
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement best practice approaches to organizational structures, workflows, and systems to maximize efficiency, productivity, and employee engagement
• Lead the design of operating models, changes to Division/Function structures, job architecture, and organizational development aligned with business objectives
• Provide thought leadership, coaching, and advice to business leadership and HRBPs regarding best practices and trends in organizational design and development and change management.
• Maintain organizational structure/design standards (e.g., organizational design framework, spans/layers norms), processes (e.g., transitioning staff between business units), and tools
• Design, deploy, and coach on organizational development strategies (e.g., team building, meeting facilitation, personality assessments) to facilitate organizations, teams, and individuals working more effectively.
• Create change management strategies and plans that maximize adoption and minimize resistance, focusing on the people side of change.
• Analyze the way the business operates and monitor for future organizational development needs, including using root cause analysis and holistic, research-based solutioning to optimize team and organizational performance.
• Employ change management expertise throughout organizational development efforts while collaborating with colleagues to ensure clear roles and responsibilities in other People, Talent, and Culture change efforts
• Support the delivery of change initiatives, facilitating smooth transitions during organizational changes, including mergers, acquisitions, other forms of reorganization or business improvement projects.

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, or related field (or international equivalent)
• 10+ years of proven experience implementing organizational development and change planning programs
• Proven success in leading large scale, complex organization design initiatives, including project management and change implementation.
• Familiarity with organization development and change management analytics
• Strong program management skills, with a track record of leading large, high-profile programs with multiple work streams
• A robust set of core consulting skills, including effective written and verbal…