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What is it like to work at Prudential?

Prudential is a global financial services company that values diversity, inclusion, and innovation, fostering a collaborative and dynamic work environment. The company's structure is divided into various business units, including life insurance, retirement, and asset management, allowing employees to work on a wide range of projects and develop diverse skill sets. Working at Prudential may appeal to candidates who are interested in a career in finance, are passionate about making a positive impact on people's lives, and value a company that prioritizes employee development and growth.

Do workers at Prudential get paid breaks?

Sometimes. Only some people get paid breaks.
45% of people say they don’t get paid breaks.
Based on data from 31 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between November 2024 and June 2026.

Does Prudential pay people when they’re sick?

Yes. Most people get paid when they’re sick.
85% of people say they would get paid if they were sick but scheduled to work.
Based on data from 41 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between November 2024 and June 2026.

At Prudential, are sick days and vacation days separate paid time off?

Sick days and vacation days are used from the same paid time off.
80% of people say they have to use vacation days when they’re out sick.
Based on data from 20 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between June 2025 and June 2026.

Is the health insurance from Prudential affordable enough for their workers?

Most people say the health insurance costs are okay.
93% of people say the health insurance costs are okay
Based on data from 27 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between March 2025 and June 2026.

Do people get paid time off at Prudential?

Most people get paid time off work.
100% of people say they get paid time off.
Based on data from 21 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between June 2025 and June 2026.

How far ahead of time do people find out their work schedule?

Most people find out their schedule less than four weeks ahead of time.
  • 60% of people with changing schedules find out their shifts one week or less ahead of time.
  • 20% of people with changing schedules find out their shifts two weeks ahead of time.
  • 20% of people with changing schedules find out their shifts three weeks ahead of time.
  • 0% of people with changing schedules find out their shifts four weeks or more ahead of time.

Based on data from 5 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between January 2025 and November 2025.

Do workers at Prudential worry about hours?

Most people don’t worry about getting enough hours.
82% of people report they don’t worry about getting enough hours.
Based on data from 28 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between November 2024 and November 2025.

Do Prudential workers get to choose the shifts they work?

Some people don’t get to choose which shifts they work.
52% report that they don’t have enough control over which shifts they work.
Based on data from 21 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between November 2024 and November 2025.

How easy is it for Prudential workers to change shifts?

Most people find it easy to change shifts.
80% of people report that it’s easy to change shifts if they need to.
Based on data from 15 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between November 2024 and November 2025.

How easy is it to get time off at Prudential?

Most people find it easy to get time off.
83% of people report it’s easy to get time off.
Based on data from 42 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between November 2024 and June 2026.

Do Prudential managers change schedules at the last minute?

Most managers don’t change people’s schedules at the last minute.
100% of people say their manager doesn’t change their shift schedule at the last minute.
Based on data from 29 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between November 2024 and November 2025.

Do jobs at Prudential spill into time workers aren’t paid for?

Rarely. The job doesn't usually spill into unpaid time.
15% of people report that their job takes up time that they don’t get paid for.
Based on data from 27 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between November 2024 and November 2025.

How easy is it to take sick days at Prudential?

Most people find it easy to take sick days.
81% of people report that it’s easy to take time off if they are sick.
Based on data from 43 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between November 2024 and June 2026.

Is a Prudential job good for students?

Most students say this is a good place to work if you’re studying.
100% of students report this is a good place to work if you’re studying.
Based on data from 6 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between November 2024 and March 2026.

Is working at Prudential good if you’re a parent or caregiver?

Most parents and caregivers say this is a good place to work.
76% of people who care for a child or other relative report this is a good place to work.
Based on data from 17 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between November 2024 and March 2026.

Do people at Prudential feel treated with respect by their managers?

Most people feel treated with respect by their managers.
86% of people say they’re treated with respect by their managers.
Based on data from 44 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between November 2024 and June 2026.

Do people at Prudential get to take their breaks without interruption?

Most people get breaks without interruption.
82% of people report that they get to take their breaks without interruption.
Based on data from 44 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between November 2024 and June 2026.

Is it stressful to work at Prudential?

Some people feel stressed out here.
57% of people say they often feel stressed out at work.
Based on data from 46 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between November 2024 and June 2026.

Do people at Prudential enjoy their jobs?

Most people enjoy their job.
81% of people report they enjoy their job.
Based on data from 37 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between November 2024 and June 2026.

Do people at Prudential recommend working with their team?

Only some people recommend working with their team.
42% of people report that they wouldn’t recommend working with their immediate team to a friend.
Based on data from 48 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between November 2024 and June 2026.

Do people get enough training when they start at Prudential?

Most people got enough training when they started.
71% of people report they got enough training when they started working here.
Based on data from 45 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between November 2024 and June 2026.

Do people get support to advance at Prudential?

Most people are given support to advance their career here.
In the last year, 75% of people report being given support to advance their career here.
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Do people think Prudential’s headquarters understands what’s happening where they work?

Some people think headquarters doesn’t understand what’s happening where they work.
63% of people think that this employer’s headquarters or owners don’t have a good understanding of what’s really happening where they work.
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Most people feel well informed about how the company is doing.
86% of people feel that they are kept well informed about how the company is doing as a whole.
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VP, Forward Deployed Data Engineering

VP, Forward Deployed Data Engineering

Prudential Financial, Inc.

Newark, NJ • On-site

$188K - $242K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 13 days ago

Prudential rating

8.7

Company rating: 8.7 out of 10

Based on 48 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

66th of 281 rated insurance

Job description

Job Classification:
Technology - Data Analytics & Management
Are you interested in building and deploying technology solutions that directly solve real-world business problems at scale? The Global Technology organization takes pride in delivering innovation with speed, relevance, and impact-partnering closely with our business and external stakeholders to transform how work gets done. When you join our organization at Prudential, you'll unlock an exciting and impactful career while helping shape the future of financial services through applied technology.
Your Team & Role
As Vice President, Forward Deployed Data Engineering within the Chief Data & AI Office, you will lead highly technical, customer- and business-embedded data engineering teams responsible for delivering production-grade data solutions directly into real operating environments across Prudential and, where applicable, external clients or partners.
This role serves as the technical bridge between business strategy, data platforms, and downstream analytics/AI capabilities, with accountability for translating complex business requirements into scalable, reliable, and governed data foundations that materially accelerate decision-making and AI adoption.
You will operate at the intersection of forward deployed execution and enterprise data platform evolution, owning end-to-end delivery of embedded data initiatives while codifying reusable patterns, architectures, and accelerators that improve consistency, reliability, and enterprise time to value.
Success in this role requires deep hands-on data engineering credibility, strong business acumen, and the ability to influence enterprise data strategy through real-world deployment insight in complex, regulated environments.
This role is based in our office in Newark, NJ. Our organization follows a hybrid work structure where employees can work remotely and from the office, as needed, based on demands of specific tasks or personal work preferences. This position is hybrid and requires your on-site presence on a reoccurring weekly basis at least 3 days per week.
What You Can Expect on a Typical Day
  • Lead end-to-end forward deployed data initiatives-from technical discovery and architecture through production deployment, adoption, and operational handoff
  • Embed directly with senior business partners and delivery teams to understand business workflows, data dependencies, operating constraints, and value drivers, translating them into durable data solutions
  • Design and oversee delivery of enterprise-grade batch and streaming data pipelines, including ingestion, transformation, quality validation, and publication of trusted data products
  • Guide the development of analytics-ready and AI-ready datasets, including curated domain datasets, feature-like data assets, and decisioning inputs
  • Make and manage enterprise tradeoffs across delivery speed, cost, data quality, governance, platform fit, and long-term maintainability
  • Ensure solutions meet Prudential standards for data security, privacy, access controls, regulatory compliance, resiliency, and observability
  • Establish reusable data architectures, ingestion patterns, templates, connectors, and accelerators that reduce duplication and accelerate future deployments
  • Maintain tight feedback loops with enterprise data platform, architecture, and AI teams-shaping roadmaps and standards based on production realities
  • Act as a senior technical escalation point during complex stakeholder engagements, delivery risks, and production issues, including hands-on problem solving when needed
  • Lead, coach, and develop managers and senior data engineers, setting clear expectations for technical rigor, business orientation, and accountability for outcomes

Skills & Experience You Bring
  • Extensive experience designing, building, and operating enterprise-scale data engineering solutions in complex environments
  • Proven success leading forward-deployed, customer- or business-embedded data initiatives where solutions are delivered directly into live operations
  • Strong technical judgment and credibility, with the ability to review architectures, challenge design decisions, and guide critical data engineering tradeoffs
  • Demonstrated ability to translate business strategy and analytical needs into scalable data architectures and data products
  • Experience operating within enterprise constraints related to data governance, security, privacy, lineage, reliability, and regulatory compliance
  • Track record of influencing broader data platform direction through deployment insight, repeatable patterns, and production learnings
  • Executive-level communication skills, with the ability to translate complex data concepts into clear implications for senior business and technology leaders

Technical Expertise
  • Design and operation of modern ETL/ELT pipelines using tools such as Airflow, Azure Data Factory, AWS Glue, or similar orchestration frameworks
  • Strong experience with batch and streaming architectures, including Kafka, Kinesis, or cloud-native streaming services
  • Data modeling and curation techniques (e.g., dimensional models, domain-oriented datasets, analytics-ready schemas)
  • Hands-on experience with cloud-native data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, or BigQuery
  • Experience operating enterprise data lakes and lakehouse architectures on AWS (e.g., S3, Redshift), Azure, or equivalent cloud platforms
  • Expertise with semantic and virtualization layers (e.g., Denodo) to enable governed, reusable, and performance-optimized data access across analytical and operational use cases
  • Exposure to modern data access patterns supporting analytics, AI, and real-time operational consumption
  • Proficiency in Python and SQL, with experience integrating data pipelines into broader software- and API-driven ecosystems
  • Familiarity with building reusable data components, connectors, and framework-level assets
  • Implementation of enterprise data quality, master data management (MDM), and stewardship capabilities using platforms such as Ataccama and Informatica
  • Implementation of data quality frameworks, validation checks, SLAs, monitoring, and remediation workflows
  • Experience with data lineage, metadata management, access controls, and auditability across distributed data environments
  • Strong understanding of enterprise data risk, privacy, and compliance requirements CI/CD practices for data pipelines and data infrastructure, including version control, automated testing, and automated deployment
  • Operational readiness, monitoring, alerting, and incident response for business-critical data systems

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in financial services, insurance, asset management, or other highly regulated industries
  • Experience working closely with analytics, data science, or AI engineering teams to enable downstream consumption
  • Familiarity with data-as-a-product concepts or enterprise data product operating models
  • Cloud or data platform certifications (e.g., AWS, Azure, Snowflake, Databricks)

#LI-Hybrid
What we offer you:
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 $239,700.00 to $359,500.00. Specific pricing for the role may vary within the above range based on many factors including geographic location, candidate experience, and skills.
  • 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 Programsincluding 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.
  • 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.
Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States is not affiliated with Prudential plc. which is headquartered in the United Kingdom.
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.
If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please email accommodations.hw@prudential.com.
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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