Project Management Specialist at Prudential Ins Co of America in Newark, New Jersey

Posted in Management 10 days ago.

Type: Full-Time





Job Description:

Job Classification:

Project Mgmt, Transformation & Strategy - Project Mgmt, Transformation & Strategy

At Prudential, we believe talent is key to achieving our vision. When you join Prudential, you’ll unlock a motivating and impactful career – all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world’s leading financial services institutions!

Product Design & Innovation within the Individual Life Insurance (ILI) business of the Product Design & Innovation Group, is responsible for creating, identifying, designing, implementing, and bringing to market new, revised, or repriced products, features or concepts to solve life insurance customers’ financial needs and expand access to more distribution channels and customers.

What you can expect:

The Project Management function in Product Design & Innovations is responsible for guiding and overseeing the ILI Product Development Process (PDP) to ensure new, revised, or repriced products get delivered in a timely, efficient, and effective manner. In this role you will oversee product projects, help establish key milestone targets, create project plans, facilitate team meetings, ensure deliverables and dependencies are identified, help address impediments, monitor progress, manage dependencies, risks and issues, communicate and coordinate with relevant stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle as well as report on status to senior management. We are working in a hybrid implementation environment where some of our Technology partners are fully agile while others follow a waterfall approach. Our primary responsibilities are to facilitate the operation of the PDP overall and ensure deliverables are met by the various workstreams and Go-to-Market teams. Additionally, as a member of the Project Management team we have other responsibilities including management reporting, planning, and budgeting, scope management, and special projects.

What you’ll need:


  • At least 3+ years job experience as a project manager, ScrumMaster of a team in Agile environment, and/or a related team leadership role, and the commensurate knowledge and skills associated with that experience.

  • Strong communicator, verbally and in writing, with multiple contacts at various job levels and functions within and outside of our business.

  • Able to articulate and create project artifacts like schedules, dependencies, project plans, weekly sprints, and reviews.

  • Handle a Fast-Paced environment with flexibility and adaptability.

  • Willingness to learn and follow continuous improvement processes.

  • Assist the team in removing impediments.

  • Comfortable being a lead on a project or co-leading with other project managers from the team.

  • Strong interpersonal skills to develop and maintain working relationships with people of varying levels, backgrounds, and skills.

  • Ability to work independently and within a team environment.

  • Ability to work on multiple projects/initiatives simultaneously without constant supervision.

  • Effective analytical, research and critical thinking skills, with sound judgment and decision-making ability.

  • Proficient in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred; courses taken in project management and/or Agile/Scrum (and ability to apply it) are a significant plus.

  • Detailed knowledge and understanding of our Product Development Process and/or our life insurance products is a plus.

  • Working knowledge of JIRA, ALM and Miro is a plus.

At Prudential, you can:

We equip and empower our employees to expand their skills and experience by using powerful learning, gigs, and job opportunities. We offer a suite of services including 1:1 Career advice, on demand resources and networking to propel your career forward.

We’re a global organization, full of outstandingly dedicated people who aren’t afraid to think differently, challenge the status quo and take sensible risks along the way. You will enjoy pushing boundaries as we build innovative technology that helps clients, customers and employees live their best lives. You will have access to leadership and learning opportunities and the resources needed to take your career in any direction. We will help you do your best work, offering flexibility, while delivering on our Purpose.

What we offer you:


  • Market competitive base salaries, with a yearly bonus potential at every level

  • Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and leave of absences, such as parental and military leave

  • Retirement plans:

  • 401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%)

  • Company-funded pension plan


  • Wellness Programs to help you achieve your wellbeing goals, including up to $1,600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs


  • Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development.


  • Tuition Assistance to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree, many accredited certificate programs, and industry designations.


  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period), after one year of service.

To find out more about our Total Reward package, see our Total Rewards Brochure. Some of the above benefits may not apply to part-time employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week.

Note: Prudential is required by state specific laws to include the salary range for this role when hiring a resident in applicable locations. The salary range for this role is from $90,100.00 to $134,100.00. Specific pricing for the role may vary within the above range based on many factors including geographic location, candidate experience, and skills. Roles may also be eligible for additional compensation and/or benefits. Eligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance. In addition, employees are eligible for standard benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental and retirement.

Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States is not affiliated with Prudential plc. which is headquartered in the United Kingdom.

Prudential is a multinational financial services leader with operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Leveraging its heritage of life insurance and asset management expertise, Prudential is focused on helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth. The company's well-known Rock symbol is an icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation that has stood the test of time. Prudential's businesses offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, asset management, and real estate services.

We recognize that our strength and success are directly linked to the quality and skills of our diverse associates. We are proud to be a place where talented people who want to make a difference can grow as professionals, leaders, and as individuals. Visit www.prudential.com to learn more about our values, our history and our brand.

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, domestic partner status , medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law. 

The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Newark, NJ and its affiliates.

Note that this posting is intended for individual applicants. Search firms or agencies should email Staffing at staffingagencies@prudential.com for more information about doing business with Prudential.

PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES:
If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, which may include an assessment, please email accommodations.hw@prudential.com.

Please note that the above email is solely for individuals with disabilities requesting an accommodation.  If you are experiencing a technical issue with your application or an assessment, please email careers.technicalsupport@prudential.com to request assistance.





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