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At Prudential, we believe talent is key to achieving our vision. When you join Prudential, you’ll unlock a motivating and impactful career – all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world’s leading financial services institutions! 

Are you a compensation professional looking to make an impact with a Fortune 100 international organization? Are you looking to join a team where you are inspired to bring your best self to work; encouraged to improve the way we do things; and make a purposeful impact in an ethical and agile way?

We're looking for someone to join us as a Lead, Executive Compensation!  Our Compensation Team, within Total Rewards, is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining salary and incentive programs which further Prudential’s strategic goals through attractive, flexible, and market-based total compensation. We'll give you the opportunity to both apply and expand your fundamental working knowledge in executive compensation while working with data from a variety of sources, and establishing positive relationships with members of the Compensation, Finance/Accounting, Legal, Compliance, Corporate Governance, Stock Plan Administration, and other teams. 

Location: Newark, NJ hybrid.

What you can expect: 
•    Responsible for the creation of materials for the Compensation and Human Capital Committee, ensuring timeliness and accuracy ahead of each meeting and optimizing the processes for creating pertinent analyses, exhibits, memos, and resolutions
•    Serve as a subject matter expert, providing consultative guidance on executive compensation, governance, proxy advisor, and other related matters, especially as it pertains to ESG, SEC regulations, trends, and developments
•    Lead preparation and validate accuracy of the Compensation Disclosure & Analysis, CEO Pay Ratio, and Pay Versus Performance disclosures within Prudential’s annual proxy statement
•    Utilize industry and peer research to influence decisions on incentive program design while facilitating efforts to improve employee understanding of cash and equity incentive plans at Prudential

•    Ensure executive market benchmarking is based on robust and reliable data leading to thoughtful guidance for pay decisions
•    Prepare analyses and presentations and clearly explain complex information to the Executive Leadership Team and non-technical audiences
•    Assist with Compensation activities required for both the Year End and cyclical processes, guiding the organization to follow best practices on compensation fundamentals such as pay for performance differentiation and incentive plan design 

What you’ll need: 
•    5+ years of compensation experience

•    2+ years of executive compensation experience
•    Proficiency with sophisticated functions and capabilities in Microsoft Excel and office software, coupled with the ability to articulate insights gleaned from deep analysis of large volumes of data
•    Detail-oriented mentality to catch and resolve errors via QA and anticipate and prevent misinterpretations of nuanced concepts
•    Conceptualizes ideal ways to collect, store, assess, and present data while thinking differently and bringing ideas forward
•    Proven track record of forming strong partnerships and influencing key stakeholders

It’d be a plus if you had: 
•    Financial Services experience
•    CompAnalyst, Cognos, Equilar, JDXpert, or Workday experience
•    Compensation consulting firm, stock plan administration, international compensation or compensation consulting firm experience
•    Experience in model development
•    Experience writing macros

We know not everyone will meet 100% of the requirements, however we encourage you to apply if you think your skills are a good fit. 

At Prudential, you can: 
Take charge of your career. People who have successfully developed their skills in this role have gone on to be promoted within the Compensation team or have utilized their skills to move in to other areas of the organization.  

We equip and empower our employees to expand their skills and experience by using powerful learning, gigs, and job opportunities. We offer a suite of services including 1:1 Career advice, on demand resources and networking to propel your career forward. 

We’re a global organization, full of outstandingly dedicated people who aren’t afraid to think differently, challenge the status quo and take sensible risks along the way. You will enjoy pushing boundaries as we build innovative technology that helps clients, customers and employees live their best lives. You will have access to leadership and learning opportunities and the resources needed to take your career in any direction. We will help you do your best work, offering flexibility, while delivering on our Purpose. 

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 $1,000 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. 

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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 $115,800.00 to $172,300.00. 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.

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.

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