Prudential: 2026 Global Retirement & Insurance, Leadership Development Program

Job Classification:

Project Mgmt, Transformation & Strategy - Project Mgmt, Transformation & Strategy

Prudential: 2026 Global Retirement & Insurance Leadership Development Program

Location(s):

Newark, NJ (Hybrid)

Prudential’s Global Retirement & Insurance businesses provide financial advice and develop, distribute, and service income and protection solutions for individuals and institutional clients around the world. In the U.S., our businesses include Group Insurance, Individual Life Insurance, Retirement Strategies, Prudential Advisors. and Marketing/Brand. They are supported by the GRI Center organization delivering an end-to-end customer experience that’s simple, proactive, and data-driven to fuel financial wellness solutions for our customers.

Be the future of Prudential. Every year, we seek talented soon–to-be college graduates like you to join our team. From day one, here’s what you can expect to experience:

• Exceptional professional growth and career advancement, fully set up to succeed.
• New experiences and thrilling challenges, designed to maximize your potential.
• A supportive professional network as you connect and collaborate across divisions and regions.
  
  

To find out more about our Total Rewards package, visit Work Life Balance | Prudential Careers.

What you can expect:

Prudential wants to offer you an outstanding opportunity to develop through a 24-month rotational program in Global Retirement & Insurance which is designed to help accelerate critical business skills and leadership capabilities. The experience gained within the program will help Global Retirement & Insurance future talent.

Our program offers three 8-month rotations within Global Retirement & Insurance and is structured to give you a broad background through meaningful exposure focused in areas such as Product Development & Innovation, Sales, Customer Experience, and more.

You will work in a collaborative and encouraging environment that promotes and rewards individual contributions, while placing equal importance on the results of the larger team.

Your 8-month rotations while in program will be within the following or other areas and may vary based on business need:

• Product Development & Innovation: These are tech-savvy pioneers with one eye on what’s new—and the other on what’s next. Whether you work on a product team or lead one, you’ll oversee combining of key insights about our customers with Prudential’s overall business strategy. Our talent is passionate about developing innovative products that bring ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to Prudential—and to our customers.
• Customer Experience: Being customer focused is a driving force in our enterprise strategy as we build an industry leading experience to be competitive in the market and to drive top-line growth. Prudential has embarked on a journey to bring customer focus beyond a cultural aspiration and to use it to fundamentally challenge how we run our business and priorities.
• Sales: Our Sales and Distribution professionals play the vital and highly visible role of showcasing our integrated products and solutions, which optimally drives Prudential’s customer engagement and execution. We use our talent, capabilities, and unmatched brand to fulfill our purpose of making lives better and solving the financial challenges of our constantly evolving world.
• Marketing: As a storyteller, Prudential’s marketing team is at the heart of business strategy and campaign development. Balancing creativity with customer insights, our marketing professionals stay focused on connecting customers with the financial wellness and investment solutions they need to plan for long-term. Our dynamic, collaborative teams help Prudential engage with our ecosystem of partners, curate our reputation, and advocate for the issues that matter to our customers, employees, and businesses.
  
  

What you’ll need:

• Candidates must be enrolled in an accredited bachelor’s program graduating between December 2025 and May 2026
• Preferred areas of study include: Business, Economics, Management, Business Analytics, Operations, Entrepreneurship
• Prudential does not provide visa sponsorship for this position. Successful candidates must possess the requisite US employment authorization to be eligible for consideration.
  
  

It’d be a plus if you had:

We are seeking a dynamic individual who embodies agility, business curiosity, and a relentless drive for innovation. While in the Global Retirement & Insurance Leadership Development Program you will thrive in complex and ambiguous environments, bringing bold and innovative thinking to accelerate growth in the businesses.

This person holds the below attributes:

• Continuous learner that challenges the status quo through innovative solutions.
• Demonstrated openness to change and ability to adapt quickly to changing environments.
• Strong curiosity and knowledge of business acumen, leveraging data and insights to drive decisions.
• Exceptional critical thinking skills to solve complex problems effectively.
• Collaborative mindset, with the ability to work across peer groups and various levels of management.
• Excellent written, oral communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage complexity in assignments and deliver results under pressure.
• Proficiency in Power BI, Tableau, and Microsoft 365 - particularly Excel and PowerPoint - is highly recommended.
  
  

Here’s what to expect when you apply:

• Submit your application | Apply to up to three roles that best match your interests and skills.
• Complete a first-round video interview | If selected, you’ll be invited to record responses to a few interview questions. This helps our teams get to know you better and allows you to share your story on your own time.
• Join us for final round interviews | If you advance, you’ll be invited to meet with our team—either virtually or in person—to learn more about our business, culture, and role.
  
  

Note: The salary range for this role is $67,500 to $72,500. 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.

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

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.

If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please email accommodations.hw@prudential.com.

If you are experiencing a technical issue with your application or an assessment, please email careers.technicalsupport@prudential.com to request assistance.