Job Classification:
Technology - Project Mgmt/Business Analysis
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!
As a Manager, Product Owner - Next Generation Contact Center you will develop and drive the product vision and strategy, providing constant feedback to the team and helping to set and drive toward the vision. This is a multi-faceted role with responsibility for defining the strategy and roadmap for a product or suite of related products collaborating with business functions, service teams, UX and technology teams (as applicable), to identify business value and define solutions that deliver on the product strategy. The product owner will lead discussions and decisions around options e.g. buy vs build vs partner, build product teams to support the execution and has sole responsibility for the product backlog. Level details: Solves complex problems that have a moderate impact on the product journey; Provides leadership through to agile team with low risk and moderate complexity; May be regarded as a business or technical expert in their particular field; May have managerial accountability.
The current EWA for this position can be Hybrid preferably in our Newark, NJ or Fort Washington, PA offices or Fully Virtual. While a Virtual position does not require your on-site presence on a regular basis, depending on business preferences, there may be occasions where you are required to be on-site at a Prudential office
Your Impact:
- Partner with assigned business areas to gain understanding of their processes, plans, and how technology solutions are utilized to support users
- Create and maintain an ongoing product roadmap by working with business areas to identify, sequence, and prioritize enhancement requests
- Ensure alignment of product features and stories, i.e., review, give feedback, and prioritize user stories in line with own vision
- Partners with Chief Product Owner and business leaders to ensure the product backlog is prioritized and aligns with the strategic objectives of the organization
- Coordinate, plan and lead UAT sessions for business stakeholders
- Manage sprint and release plans together with the Scrum Master and organizational technology teams
What you’ll need:
- Ten years of work experience including 5+ years' telephony and contact center experience in financial services, insurance and other highly regulated industry
- Deep knowledge of conversational AI, natural language processing (NLP), LLMs and user interface design principles.
- Ability to work with cross-functional and onshore/offshore team members at various levels in the organization
- Belief in a non-hierarchal structure of collaboration, transparency and trust
- Experience with raising issues up/down the organization and resolution handling
- Experience with agile development methodologies
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, experience working in synchronous and asynchronous environments
- Strong conflict resolution, negotiation, and collaboration skills
- Understanding of contact center technology infrastructure to be able to engage and communicate effectively with Developers and QA regarding requirements
It’d be a plus if you had:
- Experience in Genesys on-prem/cloud implementation, call routing setups including toll free numbers configurations, vector dialed numbers, vectors, and call flows
- Experience with setting up and integrating voice biometrics, virtual hold (callback technologies), call recording, and speech analytics
- Understanding of designing call flows in an IVR with/without natural language understanding, and familiar with IVR support, analysis, and troubleshooting
- Experience with cloud contact center set up and integration with other platforms such as computer telephony integration (CTI), salesforce etc.
Prudential supports all applicants, even if you don't meet every requirement. If your skills align with the role, we encourage you to apply.
At Prudential, you can:
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 $1,600 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.
- 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.
What we offer you:
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 $125,000.00 to $186,100.00. Specific pricing for the role may vary within the above range based on many factors including geographic location, candidate experience, and skills.
- 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. To find out more about our Total Rewards 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.
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.
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