Prudential: 2026 Corporate, Risk Management Development Program (RMDP)

Job Classification:

Corporate - Risk

Prudential: 2026 Corporate, Risk Management Development Program

Location(s): 

Newark, NJ (Hybrid)

Are you an on-campus leader who's curious about problem-solving, trend research, and data analysis? Are you looking to make an impact within a dynamic, evolving organization? If so, Prudential's Enterprise Risk Management function is looking for candidates interested in gaining foundational knowledge and skills in risk management.

Think for a second how the following could affect Prudential’s businesses:

• Economic conditions
• Regulatory environment
• Technological advancements

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) helps ensure that Prudential has a comprehensive framework for understanding the risks embedded in and across its businesses, so that the company can manage these risks effectively, evaluate current and future risk challenges and opportunities, and enhance shareholder value. Risk Management is the heart of how Prudential thrives during the constant evolution of the financial and insurance industries, in advances in technology and biometrics, stresses driven by global pandemics and through changes in global economies and governmental laws. During our full-time, two-year rotational program, you will gain exposure to the core functions of Risk Management while receiving technical and professional skills training.

Role Summary:

Be the future of Prudential/PGIM. 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.

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Timeline:

Application Deadline: Friday, September 26th, 2025 (We review applications on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close earlier based on volume or role availability.)

PGIM Investment Professional internship and full-time analyst applications open Tuesday, July 1st, 2025. All other role types open on or after Monday, August 4th, 2025. You may apply for up to three roles per recruitment season.

What you can expect:

You will be empowered to contribute in a meaningful way, add new value to organization initiatives and effect change. Your placement within the Risk Management Development Program will be in one of the following areas. Analysts typically rotate through 2-4 of these functions in increments of at least 6 months:

• Insurance Risk Management: Insurance Risk Management is concerned with Prudential’s long-term liabilities we have through our insurance and retirement products.

• Financial Markets Risk Management:  The pillars of this function are risk quantification, risk constraints (limits), credit analysis, and strategic review of sectors and trends.

• Operational Risk Management: Each one of Prudential’s businesses and corporate functions has specific operational practices (people, processes, systems, and events) that affect how they achieve their goals. Operational Risk specialists develop assessments, analyze events, and manage issues to ensure these practices don’t fail us in execution.

What you’ll need:

• Candidates must be enrolled in an accredited bachelor’s program graduating between December 2025 and May 2026
• Minimum 3.0 GPA strongly preferred
• 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:

• Strong written, oral communication, and interpersonal skills
• Intellectually curious and open to change
• Knowledge of spreadsheet/database software preferred
• We look for the following key competencies, instead of specific majors:
  • Ability to balance competing agendas
  • Familiar and comfortable with quantitative and qualitative analysis
  • Ability to manage complexity in assignments
  • Inclined to challenge the status quo…constructively!

Here’s what to expect when you apply:

1. Submit your application |Apply to up to three roles that best match your interests and skills.

2. Comple