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PruBenefit Funding (PBF) is a leader in the creation of innovative funding solutions for employers who seek to offset the cost of providing comprehensive and affordable employee benefits. With offices in Newark, New Jersey and Minneapolis, Minnesota, PBF offers customized life insurance products to corporations (COLI), banks (BOLI) and trusts (TOLI). Our team consists of approximately thirty professionals with expertise in product development, actuarial science, law, investments, and contract administration. Prudential has established itself as one of the most experienced insurance carriers in this business since entering the market in 1989. PBF currently manages over $27 billion in COLI/BOLI/TOLI assets.

The Senior Investment Analyst will report to the Director of Investment Research. This position will be hybrid/virtual and based in the Newark, NJ office.

The incumbent will serve as a senior member of the Investment Oversight Team, supporting and enhancing PBF's investment platform of registered and unregistered insurance separate account strategies. This highly visible role combines investment oversight, investment operations, client engagement, and sales support responsibilities. The successful candidate will play a key role in modernizing and growing the investment platform, supporting new business development efforts, servicing existing client relationships, and ensuring operational excellence across the investment ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with sales, relationship management, and leadership teams to support new business development efforts, client presentations, and due diligence meetings.
• Serve as an investment subject matter expert for clients, consultants, brokers, and prospects, communicating investment strategies, platform capabilities, and manager offerings.
• Develop and maintain investment-related presentations, marketing materials, performance reports, and RFP responses.
• Conduct investment manager research and support due diligence reviews of investment strategies and platform offerings.
• Monitor investment performance across separate account strategies and communicate market updates and results to stakeholders.
• Support investment governance processes, guideline monitoring, and compliance with regulatory and diversification requirements.
• Coordinate and lead quarterly investment review meetings with clients, brokers, investment managers, and internal committees.
• Support BOLI/COLI stable value wrap programs, including engagement with internal and external partners.
• Support investment platform growth and modernization initiatives, including manager onboarding, operational improvements, reporting enhancements, and new product launches.
• Oversee investment-related reporting and operational processes, partnering with product, legal, actuarial, finance, and operations teams to support compliance, scalability, and client outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Investments, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in investments, asset management, insurance, financial services, investment consulting, or a related field.
• BOLI/COLI experience strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of institutional investment products, including separately managed accounts, mutual funds, collective investment trusts, stable value products, and alternative investments.
• Experience supporting client-facing investment discussions, presentations, due diligence meetings, and business development efforts.
• Understanding investment operations, manager onboarding, reporting, and compliance processes.
• Series 6, Series 63, and Life & Health licenses required, or ability to obtain within a designated timeframe.
• Excellent analytical, presentation, communication, and relationship management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.
• Willingness to travel as needed.

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. 
• 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).

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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