Job Classification:

Technology - Engineering & Cloud

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, you’ll unlock an exciting and impactful career – all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world’s leading financial services institutions.

Location: Newark, NJ hybrid. Will consider virtual with some travel to Newark for those outside of the commutable Newark, NJ area.

 

Your Team

As a Director, Tech Lead on the Global Technology Mainframe Product Services team you will oversee the daily activities of all US based Mainframe services contracted through a third party, Kyndryl. This includes, but not limited to approving critical changes, business partner liaison, ensuring SLAs are met, ensuring efficiencies, and Executive reporting. In addition, the governance role will be responsible for providing Strategy and Direction, Hardware Ownership, and Managing Software Licenses.

• Drive the Mainframe vision, designing the overall technological architecture of the Mainframe with support of the team
• Responsible for technical design and infrastructure / environments strategy ensuring that these are kept in-line with a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) mentality of ‘emerging architecture’
• Collaborate with product owners in aligning the roadmap accounting for strengths and opportunities within the technical stack, bringing forward business acuity and knowledge to influence decisions
• Guide Agile teams on technology strategy related to coding practices, continuous integration, and automated deployment, as a leader and doer helping to interpret technology strategy into consumable units of work
• Mentor and coach the technical team on results and timelines, including support with code reviews, domain knowledge and ownership and bring a deep understanding of relevant and emerging technologies, embedding learning and innovation in the day-to-day  
• Identify and remove complex technical impediments that may arise within the team
• Code and help the Agile team to develop solutions and solve all surfacing problems at hand, constantly look for innovative ways of solving technical problems and crafting the solution, not afraid of challenging the status quo
• Serve as a technical liaison with adjacent areas to integrate applications and implement Mainframe engineering best practices for higher code quality

The Skills & Expertise You Bring

• Bachelor of Computer Science or Engineering or experience in related fields
• Lead 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 company's business
• Ability to learn new skills and knowledge on an on-going basis through self-initiative and tackling challenges
• Strong executive presence with an ability to translate and communicate sophisticated technical solutions in understandable terms to a broad range of audiences
• Excellent problem solving and collaboration skills
• Significant experience and/or deep expertise with several of the following:

Hardware and Software:

• • Mainframe Z Series Hardware
• • IBM Storage and Virtual Tape System
• • IBM and ISV product and vendor support tools
• • Experience in Mainframe Security, CICS, DB2, IMS, Batch Scheduling, Change Management, Storage Management

Tooling:

• • Service Now
• • Jira / Jira Align
• • One Drive & SharePoint
• • Microsoft Teams

• Preferred qualifications:

Experience in the following would be a strong plus:

• Outsourcing

• Fluent in Japanese

• Managed Services

• Previous Governance Roles

You’ll 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, we’ll help you make an even bigger impact with learning experiences that can grow your technical AND leadership capabilities. You’ll 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
• 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, 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.

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 $160,700.00 to $217,300.00. 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.