Lead, Business Intelligence Engineer

Prudential Financial • Newark, NJ

23h • Hybrid

About The Position

This hybrid role bridges advanced statistical modeling with robust data pipeline engineering to turn raw, complex data into reliable, business aligned datasets and predictive insights that drive decision making and operational excellence. It spans the full analytics lifecycle—from data acquisition and exploratory analysis to model development, validation, and production deployment—while applying software engineering practices (version control, CI/CD) and strong governance. What you will do: Partnering & Use Case Delivery • Collaborate with business units to identify, scope, and prioritize AI/ML opportunities that align with organizational goals. • Visualize and communicate findings to technical and non technical stakeholders to support informed decisions. Data Science • Acquire, organize, and analyze large/complex datasets using statistical and computational techniques. • Develop, train, and validate predictive models and machine learning algorithms; measure model performance and business impact. • Stay current with industry trends, tools, and best practices in data science, ML, and AI. Analytics Engineering: • Design, build, and maintain reliable data pipelines and transformations that produce clean, reusable datasets for analytics and ML. • Apply software engineering rigor (version control, CI/CD); document business logic and data lineage; enforce data quality standards. • Use SQL- and Python/R based tooling (e.g., dbt for transformations) to operationalize analytics at scale. Cloud & Platforms • Leverage cloud analytics platforms (e.g., AWS SageMaker, Azure ML) and visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) to deliver solutions at enterprise scale. Governance, Security & Operations • Ensure data use adheres to information security standards (least privilege access) and approved change management practices for models and pipelines. • Maintain confidential/restricted data only in approved production environments; obtain Information Owner approvals for data requests/transfers. • Support business continuity and DR by ensuring uninterrupted analytics service coverage across locations and teams.

Requirements

• Advanced proficiency in Python and/or R for analysis and ML.
• Strong SQL for ETL and transformation; experience with data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau).
• Solid foundation in statistics, mathematics, and computer science.
• Familiarity with version control (Git) and CI/CD pipelines; ability to communicate complex analytical concepts to diverse audiences; strong business acumen.
• Minimum of 5 years professional experience in data science, analytics, or a related quantitative field (advanced degrees may substitute for some experience).
• Proven track record of developing, deploying, and maintaining ML models and data pipelines in a business environment; cross functional delivery experience.
• Prior experience with cloud based analytics platforms and modern data engineering practices.
• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or related quantitative field required.

Nice To Haves

• Hands on experience with dbt and modern analytics engineering practices; enterprise BI and data lake tooling (e.g., Fabric/Power BI/Excel).
• Experience deploying ML solutions on AWS SageMaker and/or Azure ML; operating within enterprise controls.
• Advanced degrees (Master’s/Ph.D.) preferred and may substitute for some work experience; equivalent work related skill/knowledge is valued.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business units to identify, scope, and prioritize AI/ML opportunities that align with organizational goals.
• Visualize and communicate findings to technical and non technical stakeholders to support informed decisions.
• Acquire, organize, and analyze large/complex datasets using statistical and computational techniques.
• Develop, train, and validate predictive models and machine learning algorithms; measure model performance and business impact.
• Stay current with industry trends, tools, and best practices in data science, ML, and AI.
• Design, build, and maintain reliable data pipelines and transformations that produce clean, reusable datasets for analytics and ML.
• Apply software engineering rigor (version control, CI/CD); document business logic and data lineage; enforce data quality standards.
• Use SQL- and Python/R based tooling (e.g., dbt for transformations) to operationalize analytics at scale.
• Leverage cloud analytics platforms (e.g., AWS SageMaker, Azure ML) and visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) to deliver solutions at enterprise scale.
• Ensure data use adheres to information security standards (least privilege access) and approved change management practices for models and pipelines.
• Maintain confidential/restricted data only in approved production environments; obtain Information Owner approvals for data requests/transfers.
• Support business continuity and DR by ensuring uninterrupted analytics service coverage across locations and teams.

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: Mid Level