PGIM Real Estate - Director, Product Management (Hybrid/Remote)

Job Classification:

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

A GLOBAL FIRM WITH A DIVERSE & INCLUSIVE CULTURE

As the Global Asset Management business of Prudential, we’re always looking for ways to improve financial services. We’re passionate about making a meaningful impact - touching the lives of millions and solving financial challenges in an ever-changing world. We also believe talent is key to achieving our vision and are intentional about building a culture on respect and collaboration. When you join PGIM, you’ll unlock a motivating and impactful career – all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world’s leading global asset managers!  If you’re not afraid to think differently and challenge the status quo, come and be a part of a dedicated team that’s investing in your future by shaping tomorrow today. At PGIM, You Can!

What you will do

Have you been part of the real estate investment industry for several years with a growing interest in technology strategy, user adoption and business impact? Do you want to be part of a global effort to thoughtfully plan and evolve a core operational platform for real estate investments? If so, consider joining our product team within PGIM Real Estate as Equity Product Manager as we deliver a global platform where you will drive product backlog, user adoption and requirements investigation.

The Equity Product Manager will align with our delivery teams supporting strategic business and technology initiatives.  This individual will have proven experience in managing the priorities, strategies and relationships between technology and the business. The Product Manager’s initial focus will be the build out of a proprietary platform to enable data intelligence across key property-related data.

This role provides the opportunity to support the evolution and growth of PGIM Real Estate’s business and client base and gain an in-depth understanding of the real estate equity product lifecycle. PGIM Real Estate provides a welcoming and collaborative culture that is committed to developing and retaining talent. Ideally the candidate will work in our Newark, NJ office in a hybrid capacity, but we will consider candidates in other US office locations or who are fully remote with occasional travel to Newark. This role reports to the Chief Product Owner for equity real estate products.

• Align with senior business and technology leaders to influence strategy for new technology platforms supporting PGIM Real Estate’s equity business.
• Drive transformation of legacy processes and data platforms to modern solutions
• Partner with front office, operations, and business teams to implement high-performance, scalable solutions and platforms improving operational efficiencies and providing data and analytics to the analysts, investment teams and clients.
• Communicate product strategy and initiative updates effectively to key stakeholders and team members.

What you can expect

Product Strategy

• Contribute to development of product vision and communicate the story effectively to key stakeholders and the rest of the team. Then take forward that strategy into execution.
• 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 our strategic product vision
• Stay updated on global trends in Asset Management and identify opportunities for use within our organization.

Delivery Partnership

• Ensure customer-driven design to solve user pain points and enhance usability, leveraging market and industry knowledge and on-going competitive research to deliver a well-positioned product
• Partner with Systems leadership to build a modular and scalable solution
• Reduce backlog of development requests by ensuring all items are clearly described, estimated, prioritized, and aligned with the strategic objectives of the organization
• Work with the Technical Product Owner and technology teams to prioritize development sprints and align product roadmaps and release plans
• Act as liaison with external vendors on user design and development

Business User Engagement

• Drive user adoption initiatives to ensure effective onboarding, trainin