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Business Development Director roles qualify for TN visa sponsorship under the USMCA's Management Consultant category when the position centers on strategic client acquisition, market expansion, and organizational growth planning. Canadian citizens can apply at the port of entry with no cap concerns. Mexican citizens require consular processing.
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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 Actuary & Director of Annuity Product Innovation to join our Research and Development team. This role is on-site 4 days per week and work from home 1 day per week in Newport Beach, CA, Omaha, NE, or Charlotte, NC. If you are not currently located near one of our offices, we offer comprehensive relocation assistance.
As an Actuary & Director of Annuity Product Innovation, you will move Pacific Life, and your career, forward by researching, testing, and developing innovative and market-driven annuity products and offerings. You will collaborate with stakeholders, both externally and across various Pacific Life departments, to develop product solutions that address key customer retirement income needs and meet pricing, profitability, and risk targets.
How You’ll Help Move Us Forward:
- Drive Product Research and Pricing Projects: Lead the design and pricing of innovative annuity products that are competitive and attractive in the marketplace.
- Lead R&D Phase: Serve as the lead actuary during the research, development, and viability phases, providing actuarial solutions to challenges encountered in annuity product development.
- Educational Materials Development: Actively participate in creating educational materials and tools for financial professionals and clients to clearly explain annuity features, benefits, risks, and retirement income trade-offs.
- Ensure Strategic Alignment: Ensure the annuity product development process aligns with divisional and enterprise product, capital, and risk management strategies.
- Feedback Collection and Analysis: Collect and analyze feedback on existing annuity products, market trends, and unmet customer needs to identify opportunities for enhancements or new offerings.
- Risk Identification: Identify key risks, hedging considerations, and option trade-offs inherent in annuity designs to support sound decision-making.
- Stakeholder Communication: Communicate clearly and proactively with stakeholders throughout early development stages to avoid late-stage issues or misalignment.
- Technical Support: Provide technical support to implementation teams, including IT, Compliance, Marketing, and Operations, as needed.
The Experience You Bring:
- 8+ years of experience with a focus on annuity product development.
- FSA designation.
- Proven track record of delivering innovative, strategic annuity solutions to market.
- Strong project leadership, collaboration, and cross-functional influence skills.
- Exceptional analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving abilities.
- In-depth knowledge of economic, regulatory, and market factors impacting annuity products and retirement income solutions.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Extensive actuarial modeling experience and ability to review model results.
What Will Make You Stand Out:
- Active involvement in industry organizations, publications, or speaking engagements related to annuities or retirement income.
- Demonstrated commitment to staying current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in annuities and financial services.
Salary Ranges per Location:
- Newport Beach, CA: $203,760 - $249,040
- Omaha, NE: $175,950 - $215,050
- Charlotte, NC: $185,220 - $226,380
Base Pay Range:
The base pay range noted represents the company’s good faith minimum and maximum range for this role at the time of posting. 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.
$203,760.00 - $249,040.00
Your Benefits Start Day 1
Your wellbeing is important to Pacific Life, and we’re committed to providing you with flexible benefits that you can tailor to meet your needs. Whether you are focusing on your physical, financial, emotional, or social wellbeing, we’ve got you covered.
- 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.
You Can Be Who You Are
We are committed to a culture of diversity and inclusion that embraces the authenticity of all employees, partners and communities. We support all employees to thrive and achieve their fullest potential.
What’s life like at Pacific Life? Visit Instagram.com/lifeatpacificlife
EEO Statement:
Pacific Life Insurance Company is an Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employer, M/F/D/V. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request an accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career center as a result of your disability. To request an accommodation, contact a Human Resources Representative at Pacific Life Insurance Company.
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 Actuary & Director of Annuity Product Innovation to join our Research and Development team. This role is on-site 4 days per week and work from home 1 day per week in Newport Beach, CA, Omaha, NE, or Charlotte, NC. If you are not currently located near one of our offices, we offer comprehensive relocation assistance.
As an Actuary & Director of Annuity Product Innovation, you will move Pacific Life, and your career, forward by researching, testing, and developing innovative and market-driven annuity products and offerings. You will collaborate with stakeholders, both externally and across various Pacific Life departments, to develop product solutions that address key customer retirement income needs and meet pricing, profitability, and risk targets.
How You’ll Help Move Us Forward:
- Drive Product Research and Pricing Projects: Lead the design and pricing of innovative annuity products that are competitive and attractive in the marketplace.
- Lead R&D Phase: Serve as the lead actuary during the research, development, and viability phases, providing actuarial solutions to challenges encountered in annuity product development.
- Educational Materials Development: Actively participate in creating educational materials and tools for financial professionals and clients to clearly explain annuity features, benefits, risks, and retirement income trade-offs.
- Ensure Strategic Alignment: Ensure the annuity product development process aligns with divisional and enterprise product, capital, and risk management strategies.
- Feedback Collection and Analysis: Collect and analyze feedback on existing annuity products, market trends, and unmet customer needs to identify opportunities for enhancements or new offerings.
- Risk Identification: Identify key risks, hedging considerations, and option trade-offs inherent in annuity designs to support sound decision-making.
- Stakeholder Communication: Communicate clearly and proactively with stakeholders throughout early development stages to avoid late-stage issues or misalignment.
- Technical Support: Provide technical support to implementation teams, including IT, Compliance, Marketing, and Operations, as needed.
The Experience You Bring:
- 8+ years of experience with a focus on annuity product development.
- FSA designation.
- Proven track record of delivering innovative, strategic annuity solutions to market.
- Strong project leadership, collaboration, and cross-functional influence skills.
- Exceptional analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving abilities.
- In-depth knowledge of economic, regulatory, and market factors impacting annuity products and retirement income solutions.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Extensive actuarial modeling experience and ability to review model results.
What Will Make You Stand Out:
- Active involvement in industry organizations, publications, or speaking engagements related to annuities or retirement income.
- Demonstrated commitment to staying current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in annuities and financial services.
Salary Ranges per Location:
- Newport Beach, CA: $203,760 - $249,040
- Omaha, NE: $175,950 - $215,050
- Charlotte, NC: $185,220 - $226,380
Base Pay Range:
The base pay range noted represents the company’s good faith minimum and maximum range for this role at the time of posting. 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.
$203,760.00 - $249,040.00
Your Benefits Start Day 1
Your wellbeing is important to Pacific Life, and we’re committed to providing you with flexible benefits that you can tailor to meet your needs. Whether you are focusing on your physical, financial, emotional, or social wellbeing, we’ve got you covered.
- 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.
You Can Be Who You Are
We are committed to a culture of diversity and inclusion that embraces the authenticity of all employees, partners and communities. We support all employees to thrive and achieve their fullest potential.
What’s life like at Pacific Life? Visit Instagram.com/lifeatpacificlife
EEO Statement:
Pacific Life Insurance Company is an Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employer, M/F/D/V. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request an accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career center as a result of your disability. To request an accommodation, contact a Human Resources Representative at Pacific Life Insurance Company.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding TN Visa Sponsorship in Business Development Director
Map your credentials to Management Consultant criteria
TN visa approval for Business Development Director roles depends on framing your degree and experience around strategic advisory functions. A general business degree paired with a director-level title alone won't satisfy the officer. Your credential package must show analytical and consultative scope.
Target employers with established cross-border hiring pipelines
Prioritize organizations that already operate in Canada or Mexico, since their legal teams understand TN documentation requirements. Multinational firms in enterprise software, professional services, and manufacturing regularly sponsor Business Development Directors through TN without treating it as a novel process.
Audit your offer letter before any USCIS submission
The offer letter is the linchpin of a Business Development Director TN filing. It must explicitly describe strategic planning duties, not just revenue targets. Officers scrutinize job descriptions that read as pure sales roles rather than consultative or organizational development functions.
Use Migrate Mate to filter roles by employer visa experience
Searching broadly for director-level business development roles wastes time on employers unfamiliar with visa sponsorship. Migrate Mate surfaces positions at companies with recent visa filings, letting you focus outreach on employers already experienced with sponsoring work visas—making your TN application process smoother.
Prepare for port-of-entry questions about client-facing scope
Canadian professionals entering on TN at the border should expect CBP officers to probe whether the role involves direct selling versus strategic business development. Bring a concise written summary of your advisory responsibilities alongside the employer's support letter to resolve ambiguity on the spot.
Negotiate TN renewal terms into your initial employment agreement
TN status is granted in increments and tied to employer sponsorship. Before you sign, confirm your employer will support renewals and cover associated filing costs. Directors who skip this conversation often face friction when their first TN period expires mid-project cycle.
Business Development Director TN Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Business Development Director role actually qualify for TN visa status?
It depends on how the role is structured and described. TN visa eligibility for Business Development Directors typically falls under the Management Consultant category, which requires the position to involve strategic advisory, planning, or organizational development functions. Roles framed primarily around quota-driven sales or account management without a consultative component are at higher risk of a TN denial at the port of entry or consulate.
How does TN compare to H-1B for Business Development Directors?
TN has no lottery and no annual cap for Canadian citizens, making it a faster and more predictable path than H-1B visa for most Business Development Director roles. Canadians can receive TN approval at the border the same day they present documentation. H-1B requires employer sponsorship months in advance, a lottery selection, and USCIS processing. Mexican citizens face a TN cap, so the H-1B visa may be worth evaluating in parallel.
Where can Canadian and Mexican professionals find Business Development Director roles open to TN visa candidates?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for this search. It filters Business Development Director positions by TN visa sponsorship eligibility, so you're not sorting through postings from employers unfamiliar with cross-border hiring. Standard job boards don't filter by visa category, which means most results require additional screening before you can determine whether TN sponsorship is on the table.
What documents does an employer need to provide for a Business Development Director TN application?
The employer must provide a detailed support letter on company letterhead describing the position's strategic scope, your qualifications, the anticipated duration of employment, and confirmation that the role is temporary in nature. For Canadian citizens applying at the port of entry, this letter and your degree credentials are typically sufficient. Mexican citizens applying at a U.S. consulate will also need a DS-160, visa fee payment, and an appointment.
Can a Business Development Director change employers while on TN status?
Yes, but you cannot begin working for the new employer until new TN authorization is in place. Unlike H-1B portability rules, TN status doesn't allow a grace period to work concurrently while the new petition processes. Canadian citizens can apply for a new TN at a port of entry before leaving their current employer. Mexican citizens need a new consular appointment, which requires more lead time.