Director, Project Management
Prudential Financial
Plymouth, MN United States

Prudential Financial, Inc. 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. For more information, please visit www.prudential.com.
Position can be located in the following locations: Ft. Washington, PA, Newark or Roseland, NJ, Plymouth, MN and Jacksonville, FL.

Responsible for leading a team of project managers accountable for managing the portfolio of technology projects in support of the business and operations and will also personally lead projects. Responsible for all aspects of the project lifecycle including scope definition, business case development, business analysis and requirements, allocation and coordination of resources, scope management, issue resolution and escalation, risk management, project cost management, implementation coordination, development of innovative solutions, and reporting and tracking project results to senior management. In addition, this role may include coordinating with systems and business partners, setting priorities, acceptance testing, end user training and system roll-out.

The incumbent will also be responsible for establishing the standards and practice of project management for all project management activities across the Demand Management organization.
  •  7+ years relevant project management or program management experience in complex operations and systems environments
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
  • PMI certification desired
  • Demonstrated success in delivering technology projects on time and on budget
  • Knowledge and experience in Life Insurance operations and products is a plus
  • Knowledge and experience in and the ability to apply principles of change management, risk management, process analysis and joint application development
  • Prior experience in business analysis, requirements development and testing is a plus
  • Excellent organizational, partnering, facilitation, communication and presentation skills.
  • Demonstrated leadership experience and ability to lead cross-functional teams
  • Utilize Microsoft Office desktop applications, including MS Visio and MS Project.
Prudential is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to diversity in its workforce.

Prudential is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity unless contracted with Staffing. Agencies must work with Staffing as the primary point of contact and follow the Prudential application process to be considered for business. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Prudential via-email, the Internet or directly to hiring managers at Prudential in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of Prudential, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Prudential as a result of the referral or through other means. Note: Any search agreement entered into with Prudential before January 2004 is null and void. Search firms are essential to the recruitment and staffing efforts at Prudential and we value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. For this reason, Prudential has established and regularly maintains a preferred vendor list. Please note that even preferred vendors need to have a written search agreement signed by the Director, Recruiting Programs, Staffing at Prudential in place for the specific position in order for a fee to be paid for any candidate referrals.

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Job code: 5675
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