Director, AI Tech Lead PGIM Technology (Hybrid Newark, NJ)

Job Classification:

• Partner with business leaders (investments operations distribution risk) to identify and prioritize AI use cases aligned to strategic objectives
• Translate business problems into clear AI opportunities including value hypotheses feasibility and implementation roadmaps
• Build and maintain an enterprise AI use case pipeline including prioritization based on ROI complexity and scalability
• Define success criteria KPIs and business outcomes for each initiative

• Lead the delivery of AI programs from concept to production including pilots scaling and adoption
• Establish and run program governance including steering committees status reporting and risk/issue management
• Coordinate across data engineering architecture cyber legal/compliance and business teams to ensure successful execution
• Manage dependencies across concurrent AI initiatives and ensure alignment to enterprise technology strategy

• Act as the primary interface between business stakeholders and technology teams for AI initiatives
• Ensure solutions are business-led and outcome-driven not technology-led experiments
• Track and report realized value (cost savings productivity gains revenue enablement risk reduction)
• Drive adoption and integration into business workflows to ensure sustained impact

• Transition successful pilots into scaled production-grade AI solutions
• Partner with architecture and engineering to ensure solutions are secure compliant reusable and integrated into enterprise platforms
• Promote standardization through reusable components patterns and AI capabilities (e.g. copilots knowledge assistants automation frameworks)

• Ensure all AI initiatives adhere to enterprise governance model risk management and regulatory expectations
• Partner with Risk Legal and Compliance teams to implement responsible AI practices
• Establish controls for data usage model transparency and monitoring

• Provide clear concise executive reporting on AI portfolio progress risks and outcomes
• Develop materials for senior leadership including CTO business heads and executive committees
• Highlight key decisions trade-offs and investment priorities

• 10 years of experience in program management technology delivery or strategic initiatives with a strong focus on AI data or digital transformation
• Proven experience delivering cross-functional enterprise programs with measurable business outcomes
• Strong understanding of AI/ML concepts generative AI and data platforms (not hands-on modeling required but fluency expected)
• Experience working in or with asset management financial services or regulated industries
• Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into technology solutions
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience engaging senior executives
• Structured disciplined approach to governance prioritization and execution
• Ability to operate in a matrixed global organization

• Direct impact on PGIMs enterprise AI agenda and business transformation
• Ownership of a high-visibility portfolio of AI initiatives tied to measurable outcomes
• Opportunity to shape how AI is embedded into investment operations and client workflows

• 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).

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.

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