Vice President, IT Risk - Regulatory & External Controls at Prudential Ins Co of America in Newark, New Jersey

Job Description:

Prudential’s Global Technology team is the spark that ignites the power of Prudential for our customers and employees worldwide. Our organization plays a critical and highly visible role in delivering customer-driven solutions across every area of the company. The Global Technology team is made up of diverse, agile-thinking, and highly-skilled professionals; we use our combined capabilities to 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 the Global Technology organization at Prudential, you’ll unlock a challenging and impactful career – all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world’s leading financial services institutions.

Prudential Financial is seeking a VP, IT Risk - Regulatory and External Controls for the Global Technology organization.  Reporting to the VP, Technology Risk, this newly created role will lead a global, high-performing GT operational risk team focused on process, risk and control library, regulatory and external control processes for the enterprise.

The role requires a strategic risk leader, who has implemented and led effective IT operational risk governance programs across a global technology environment and worked in a fast-paced, evolving global business environment.  The position will be based out of Newark, N.J.  

Responsibilities include:

• 
  

  Partner closely with stakeholders across global technology (GT), business and functional leadership, second line of defense, and internal audit to ensure alignment of technology risk management and control programs with regulatory and company requirements

  
  


• 
  

  Develop, manage and maintain GT risk taxonomy and process, risk, and controls (PRC)​ library; integrate for use by GT and with enterprise governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) programs

  
  


• 
  

  Identify and validate risk exposures including inherent and residual ratings of risks within GT processes in order to ensure risks are managed within risk appetite and stakeholder expectations​

  
  


• 
  

  Own and optimize end-to-end technology risk and control processes to determine business value of services provided, translate priorities into operational models to streamline and improve sizing and reuse of assessments that will drive efficiency

  
  


• 
  

  Facilitate technology work supporting SOX and SOC 1 & SOC 2 processes, internal audits of technology, external client and regulatory reviews involving technology

  
  


• 
  

  Identify and escalate issues and potential solutions, influence and assist business / process owners to close gaps in their controls and adopt processes that will help businesses and support functions meet regulatory and company risk management and control requirements

  
  


• 
  

  Manage technology risk events, regulatory compliance alerts, and other "non-crisis" processes  

  
  


• 
  

  Engage with business / process owners to be creative and develop new ways to deliver risk & control work (e.g., automation)

  
  


• 
  

  Develop strategic presentations and help support internal and external communications, participate in client and regulatory meeting to represent company on technology controls

  
  


• 
  

  Set ambitious and clear vision for function; communicate ‘the story’ effectively to key stakeholders

  
  


• 
  

  Build, lead and develop a high-performing, diverse and inclusive IT operational risk team and provide oversight of management performance routines, working across business and functional lines

  
  

Qualifications include:

• 
  

  Minimum of 10 years of demonstrated success in implementing, leading, and executing IT operational risk processes across comprehensive risk taxonomy

  
  


• 
  

  Strong technical acumen and proficiency including subject matter expertise in multiple IT risk domains; knowledge of risks related to cloud, cyber and information security, computer and network infrastructure, privacy and data security preferred  

  
  


• 
  

  Proven record in leading and driving IT operational risk initiatives across multiple functions and teams and geographies

  
  


• 
  

  Demonstrated success in leading through change, ability to apply cultural and local market considerations in analysis

  
  


• 
  

  Ability to create, communicate and execute on a strategic vision and purpose

  
  


• 
  

  Demonstrated ability to influence and effect significant change, including successful track record evaluating and moving forward with emerging technologies, ecosystems and new partnerships

  
  


• 
  

  Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to connect, build relationships and influence business leaders, across all levels

  
  


• 
  

  Success in building and leading diverse and inclusive teams

  
  


• 
  

  Exceptional business acumen and strategic thinking skills with proven ability to synthesize disparate information and turn into cohesive and compelling vision/story and easily understood business language for decision making

  
  


• 
  

  Business and organizational knowledge with proven ability to communicate effectively with internal stakeholders and external entities

  
  


• 
  

  Change mindset with passion to find new solutions and drive out of the box ideas

  
  


• 
  

  Comfort working in the day-to-day details while simultaneously seeing and guided by the bigger picture

  
  


• 
  

  Experimental mindset to drive innovation

  
  


• 
  

  Ability to work well under pressure demonstrating flexibility and the ability to tolerate ambiguity in a fast-moving multi-tasking environment

  
  


• 
  

  Bachelor’s degree

  
  


• 
  

  CISSP, CRISC, CISA, and CISM preferred certifications

  
  

-

Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States is not affiliated with Prudential plc. which is headquartered in the United Kingdom.

Prudential 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.

We recognize that our strength and success are directly linked to the quality and skills of our diverse associates. We are proud to be a place where talented people who want to make a difference can grow as professionals, leaders, and as individuals. Visit www.prudential.com to learn more about our values, our history and our brand.

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. 

The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Newark, NJ and its affiliates.

Note that this posting is intended for individual applicants. Search firms or agencies should email Staffing at staffingagencies@prudential.com for more information about doing business with Prudential.

PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES:

If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, which may include an assessment, please call (800) 433-8960, prompt 4 or email accommodation.h&w@prudential.com.

Please note that the above number and email are solely for individuals with disabilities requesting an accommodation.  If you are experiencing a technical issue with your application or an assessment, please email careers@prudential.com to request assistance.

Apply Now