Senior Data Analyst

Prudential Financial • Newark, NJ

1d • $89,000 - $147,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Global Technology & Operations Value Management Office (GT&O VMO) is seeking a detail-oriented professional to provide Strategy & Portfolio Management support, with a focus on analyzing, developing, and reporting on portfolio management, operational and performance metrics. This role partners closely with data owners and reporting teams to understand how data needs to be structured for consumption. Responsibilities include defining data quality validation criteria, implementing automatic error detection schemes, and applying data governance and standards including data definitions, data quality rules, and data lineage. This position also supports domain owners and data stewards to analyze quality issue root causes and remediation efforts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (minimum 3 years relevant work experience in data analytics/reporting)
• Understanding of complex data structures and the implication of processes on other groups and downstream systems.
• Strong analytical and Microsoft suite skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, etc.)
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to tailor communication style to effectively meet the needs of audience at all levels of the organization

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI) is strongly preferred
• Technical skills including SQL, DAX, Python, preferred
• Experience in modern data lake architecture, database development, data modeling, preferred
• Proficiency in RDMS: Oracle, SQL Server, Postgres or MySQL, preferred

Responsibilities

• Serve as a data analyst for managing the GT&O portfolio activities and governance:
• Ensure that Data Governance related activities are prioritized appropriately, and all deadlines are met; ensure data quality metrics are accurately recorded, actively monitored, and data issues are remediated on an ongoing basis
• Develop method(s) to capture and report on value/outcomes being delivered via GT&O initiatives
• Find methods to retrieve data related to various performance metrics and coordinate with stakeholder to define targets / best practices
• Perform analysis on portfolio related metrics and work with initiative SMEs to ensure data accuracy along with testing the resulting reports to ensure alignment
• Translate complex analytical findings into clear, actionable insights for internal and client stakeholders
• Coordinate with GT&O data owners on their processes to generate reports needed to provide transparency to effectively monitor and manage execution on KPIs
• Manage data dictionary capturing metric definitions, data sources, calculations, data limitations, and targets for GT&O metrics
• Manage metrics catalog for metrics being reported across GT&O

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