Director, Product Owner - Charles River OMS/PMS - PGIM Investments (Hybrid - Newark, NJ)

Job Classification:

Technology - Agile, Delivery, & Product

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.

Our Business:

PGIM Investments is a diversified distributor of asset management capabilities, with over 100 actively managed funds globally. We are dedicated to helping clients tackle their toughest investment challenges and base the foundation of our investment strategy around collaboration and innovation. Our leadership team welcomes new ideas and challenging the status-quo and are committed to developing talent for long-term success. 

At PGIM, You Can!

What You Will Do:
As the Director, Charles River OMS/PMS Technology Lead, you will play a critical role in the implementation, configuration, integration, and ongoing evolution of the Charles River Investment Management Solution (CRIMS/CRD) platform supporting PGIM Custom Harvest. You will partner closely with Trading, Portfolio Management, Operations, Compliance, Architecture, and Engineering teams to deliver a scalable, resilient, and highly automated OMS/PMS ecosystem.

This role will lead the design and implementation of Charles River workflows, Data integration, Trade blotters, Manager's Workbench configurations, role-based entitlements, compliance controls, trade routing, FIX integrations, Java APIs integration to Portfolio management apps, custodial interfaces, and data migrations. You will also drive modernization initiatives as PGIM transitions from legacy OMS platforms to Charles River SaaS.

This role is based in our office in Newark, NJ. Our organization follows a hybrid work structure where employees can work remotely and from the office, as needed, based on demands of specific tasks or personal work preferences. This position is hybrid and requires your on-site presence on a reoccurring weekly basis 3 days per week.

What You Can Expect:

• Lead the implementation, configuration, and enhancement of the Charles River OMS/PMS platform across SMA strategies.
• Configure and optimize Charles River Trade blotters, Manager’s Workbench, workflows, compliance rules, entitlements and trade routing.
• Design and support integrations with custodians, accounting platforms, compliance systems, market data providers, and downstream reporting platforms.
• Develop and maintain trade imports/exports, FIX connectivity, APIs, and automated Start-of-Day (SOD), End-of-Day (EOD), and intraday processing workflows.
• Build custom Charles River extensions, dashboards, reporting solutions, and workflow automation using SQL, Java and Python.
• Lead platform upgrades, migrations, and SaaS transformation initiatives while ensuring scalability, operational resiliency, and regulatory compliance.
• Partner with Trading, Portfolio Management, Operations, Compliance, and Technology teams to deliver business-critical capabilities.
• Serve as the Charles River subject matter expert, providing technical leadership, mentoring, and implementation guidance across the organization.
• Ensure best practices and standards for security, compliance, scalability, reliability, and performance are followed.
• Collaborate closely with business and technology partners to gather requirements and translate them into scalable solutions.
• Stay updated with advancements in technology and reflect these innovations in solution designs.

What You Will Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of hands-on experience implementing, configuring, and supporting Charles River OMS/PMS platforms.
• Strong development experience with SQL, Java, and Python, including custom extensions, integrations, automation, and reporting.
• Proven experience designing and supporting OMS integrations with custodians, accounting platforms, market data providers, compliance systems, and downstream reporting platforms.
• Strong understanding of the investment management lifecycle, including portfolio management, trading, compliance, reconciliations, and trade processing.
• Experience leading Charles River upgrades, mig