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Are you interested in building capabilities that enable the organization with innovation speed agility scalability and efficiency The Global Technology team takes great pride in our culture where digital transformation is built into our DNA! When you join our organization at Prudential youll unlock an exciting and impactful career all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the worlds leading financial services institutions.

Your Team

As a Specialist Program Management within the Global Technology Value Management Office (GTVMO) you will be a valuable member of the Strategy & Portfolio Management team and help mature and develop agile portfolio management and governance. The candidate brings a level of professionalism and leadership needed to assist with executing our vision through improved collaboration and planning across portfolio engaging roadmap creation more advanced ways to communicate our plans and progress with the senior stakeholder.

The Specialist Program Management will aid in the progression of output and develop a streamlined approach that helps grow the awareness and practices for strategy and portfolio management addition you will bring excellent problem solving communication and teamwork skills along with agile ways of working strong business insight an inclusive leadership attitude and a continuous learning focus to all that you do.

This position will be hybrid out of Newark NJ.

Here is What You Can Expect on a Typical Day

• Understand program goals and contribute building components process and sequence.
• Analyze data to develop accurate reports and summaries.
• Assists in developing professional and polished artifacts (roadmaps portfolio updates etc.) to engage our stakeholders.
• Support in organizing and running scaled agile events - quarterly portfolio planning and monthly portfolio review events.
• Understand the program goals and contribute building components and processes.
• Work under the direction of the Value Management Office Leadership to contribute ideas to help resolve gaps in the process or products.
• Ensure documentation and reports are complete with focus on the message to be delivered and attention to detail.
• Schedule activities and coordinate communication meetings with internal team.
• Analyze data to develop accurate reports and summaries.
• Help with the development of new procedures and policies to streamline processes.

The Skills & Expertise You Bring

• Bachelors degree.
• Prior experience with project or program management is crucial.
• Ability to lead independently with minimal guidance and effectively leverage diverse ideas experiences thoughts and perspectives to the benefit of the organization.
• Experience with agile development methodologies and Test-Driven Development (TDD).
• Knowledge of business concepts tools and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the companys business.
• Ability to learn new skills and knowledge on an on-going basis through self-initiative and tackling challenges.
• Excellent problem solving communication and teamwork skills.

Applied experience with several of the following:

• Proven understanding of a business line or functional area.
• Problem Solving deep knowledge of approaches tools techniques for recognizing anticipating and resolving interpersonal operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
• Effective Communications - Understanding of effective communication concepts tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit receive and accurately interpret ideas information and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
• Decision Making and Critical Thinking - Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
• Accuracy and Attention to Detail - Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
• Producing Results - Understanding of the criticality of getting things done in spite of current circumstances and the ability to apply assigned resources and leverage back-channel resources (individuals or teams) to achieve or exceed planned outcomes.

It would be a plus if you had:

• Computer Science or Engineering or experience background.
• Enterprise Portfolio Management & Governance experience.
• Lean Portfolio Management experience preferred.
• Jira Align experience preferred.
• Familiarity with a Technology organization

Youll Love Working Here Because You Can

Join a team and culture where your voice matters; where every day your work transforms our experiences to make lives better. As you put your skills to use well help you make an even bigger impact with learning experiences that can grow your technical AND leadership capabilities. Youll be surprised by what this rock-solid organization has in store for you.

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.

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

• Company-funded pension plan.

• Wellness Programs including up to $1600 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.

• Education Benefit to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree and many accredited certificate programs.

• 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.

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. To find out more about our Total Rewards package visit Work Life Balance Prudential Careers. Some of the above benefits may not apply to part-time employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week.