Director, Program Management - AI - PGIM Technology (Hybrid - Newark, NJ)

Prudential Financial • Newark, NJ

2d • $135,000 - $190,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

PGIM is seeking a strategic and execution-focused Director, AI Program Management to lead the end-to-end delivery of enterprise AI initiatives across PGIM Technology and business partners. This role focuses on identifying, prioritizing, and scaling high-value AI use cases aligned to business outcomes, ensuring measurable impact through disciplined program governance and execution.

Requirements

• 10+ years in program management, AI, or technology transformation
• Experience delivering enterprise programs with measurable outcomes
• Understanding of AI/ML and data platforms
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Ability to operate in a global, matrixed environment

Nice To Haves

• Experience in financial services or asset management preferred

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to identify and prioritize AI use cases aligned to strategic objectives
• Translate business problems into AI opportunities with defined value and feasibility
• Manage enterprise AI use case pipeline and prioritization
• Define KPIs and success metrics for initiatives
• Lead delivery of AI initiatives from concept through production
• Establish governance, reporting, and risk management structures
• Coordinate across engineering, data, architecture, cyber, legal, and business teams
• Manage dependencies across concurrent initiatives
• Act as primary interface between business and technology teams
• Ensure initiatives are outcome-driven and business-led
• Track realization of value (cost savings, productivity, revenue)
• Drive adoption into business workflows
• Transition pilots into production-grade solutions
• Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and integrated
• Promote reusable AI components and patterns
• Ensure adherence to governance and regulatory requirements
• Partner with Risk, Legal, and Compliance teams
• Implement controls for data usage and model monitoring
• Provide executive-level updates on AI portfolio
• Develop materials for senior leadership
• Highlight risks, decisions, and priorities

Benefits

• 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 $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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed