Job Description

PGIM is the diversified asset management business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU). With $1.4 trillion in assets under management, and 38 offices spanning 16 countries, PGIM is among the worlds top-10 largest asset managers. Comprised of seven self-governing asset management divisions, each PGIM business offers a distinct workplace culture that aligns with the firms ultimate objective: to provide premier service to our clients while fostering an inclusive workplace culture that is rooted in trust, respect and equality.

Our Business:

PGIM Fixed Income is a global asset manager offering active solutions across all fixed income markets. With 950 employees and $946bn assets under management, the company has offices in Newark, London, Letterkenny, Amsterdam, Munich, Zurich, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Our business climate is a safe inclusive environment, centered around mutual respect, intellectual honesty, transparency and teamwork. Our leaders are focused on talent & culture; dedicated to fostering growth & development at all levels to develop the industry leaders of tomorrow.

Our Role:

In PGIM Fixed Income, our technology group is a dynamic, fast-paced environment, with exciting changes on the horizon under new senior leadership. We are looking for a dynamic, agile-minded Lead Scrum Master and Agile Coach to help drive a new operating model transformation based in product-based delivery underpinned by Agile and DevOps practices. Our ideal candidate will not only act as an instrument of change but will act as a key liaison facilitating Agile change programs between our technology and business units. Our new Agile delivery methodology will become the heartbeat of change for the Technology Solutions Group and business stakeholders and this exciting position will be at the forefront of this. This is an excellent opportunity to start with a blank slate and define what good change practices and software product delivery truly looks like into an organization eager to embrace best practice thinking. If this sounds interesting, then PGIM Fixed Income may be the place for you.

Your Impact:

* Establish and promote a new delivery methodology for our Global Fixed Income Technology Solutions Group
* Work with our executive team in prioritizing and transforming Agile-based organizational strategies into technology and business initiatives.
* Implement & oversee best practices for Agile change ceremonies (daily scrums, sprint planning, retrospectives, program increments etc.) at the macro/micro level.
* Establish best practices for feature determination, story creation and backlog grooming.
* Act as change champion in being a driving force in all delivery and change methodologies.
* Align with internal & external partners to establish a unique organizational Agile transformation.
* Create success criteria, metrics and reporting frameworks for existing and new initiatives.
* Work closely with architects, application developers, testing and support teams to implement Agile practices throughout the DevOps pipeline and software development lifecycle.
* Lead the team of scrum masters aligned to our seven business aligned product teams.
* Assist in the recruitment and coaching of current and future Product Owners and Scrum Masters.

Your Required Skills:

* 7-10+ years of experience acting as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach.
* Deep experience with acting as scrum lead and Agile coach while, on occasion, simultaneously acting a practicing scrum master.
* Strong understanding of software engineering and development, database management or infrastructure engineering.
* Comfortable leading and inspiring an organization through major programs of change
* Establish, evangelizing and educating change programs to a technology and business audience.
* Hands-on experience in driving an Agile or transformation directly within a technology environment and familiar with assisting teams transitioning from waterfall to Agile delivery
* Demonstrated experience with monitoring Agile team resource utilization and creating delivery reporting frameworks eg. Burndown charts, story grooming, tracking velocity and capacity etc.
* Highly experienced in delivering through matrix managed product-aligned delivery teams.
* Well versed with different Agile methodologies including SCRUM, Kanban and SAFE
* Experience working with DevOps continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines, test-driven development and rapid automated release practices.
* Familiar with best-practice application development information security DevSecOps
* SAFe, Scaled Agile, SCRUM or CSM Certification.

Your Desired Skills:

* Experience in Asset Management, specifically Fixed Income.

Our Culture:

Prudential is focused on creating a fully inclusive culture, where all employees feel comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work. We dont just accept differencewe celebrate it, support it, and thrive on it. At Prudential employees have a unique opportunity to build their career path by owning their development, their career and their future. We encourage employees to utilize the internal Skills Accelerator to hone their skills and explore the opportunities available to them within Prudential.

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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.

Note that this posting is intended for individual applicants. Search firms or agencies should email Staffing at staffingagencies@prudential.com for more information about doing business with Prudential.

PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES:
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