Job Classification:
Technology - Agile, Delivery, & Product
Vice President, Solution Train Engineer
Are you passionate about delivering solutions? Are you interested in building capabilities that enable the organization with innovation, speed, agility, scalability, and efficiency? The Global Technology team takes extraordinary pride in our culture where digital transformation is built into our DNA! When you join the Global Technology organization at Prudential, youll unlock an exciting and impactful career all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the worlds leading financial services institutions.
Your Team
As a Vice President, Solution Train Engineer in the Chief Technology Office you will partner with Chief Product Owners, Solution Architect Engineers, and delivery professionals. You will ensure strategy and execution alignment through collaboration with colleagues and stakeholders to solve sophisticated business problems, deploy innovative products, services and experiences to delight our customers! In addition to your deep expertise and experience in delivery, you will bring excellent problem solving, communication and teamwork skills, strong business insight, an inclusive leadership demeanor and a continuous learning focus to all that you do.
Location: Newark, NJ hybrid
Here is what you can expect on a typical day
Serve as delivery leader for a cohort of up to 6 Agile Release Trains (ARTs) teams and the broader organization; each ART will consist of up to 10 Agile teams.
Enable the flawless delivery of the ARTs' committed outcomes by identifying bottlenecks and removing impediments while also fostering opportunities for continuous improvement and innovation.
Coordinate dependencies within the primary portfolio and across other portfolios in the Enterprise.
Drive strategic alignment through collaboration with Portfolio Engineer (primarily), Chief Product Owners (CPOs), Release Train Engineers (RTEs), Solution Architect Engineers, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Tech Leads and other partners and collaborators on the ART and across the organization.
Create organizational Agile maturity through contributions of improved delivery methods for responsible ARTs and/or across portfolios.
Identify and contribute practices to Prudential's Agile methodology.
Provide an outstanding blend of tactical and strategic leadership and coaching/mentorship relevant to Agile execution and implementation for a team of 4 to 7 RTEs.
The Skills & Expertise You Bring
Proven experience as a Release Train Engineer or experience as a Solution Train Engineer,
Fluency in multiple Agile methodologies, including Scaled Agile Framework, with proven expertise in scaling and delivery across teams of various maturity including start-ups.
Experience navigating and influencing matrixed businesses and functions while building strong relationships.
Expertise in all aspects of Agile Team Facilitation including Pre PI-Planning, PI Planning, Scrum-of-Scrums, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt
Proficiency in multiple Agile delivery toolchains, including Jira, Jira Align, and Miro
Passion for and success record in building new products, capabilities, solutions, and teams
Ability to lead and effectively leverage diverse ideas, experiences, thoughts, and perspectives to the benefit of the organization
Knowledge of business concepts, tools and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the company's business
Ability to learn new skills and knowledge on an on-going basis through self-initiative and solving challenges
Excellent problem solving, communication and collaboration skills
Strong leadership skills, both strategic and tactical, with a high degree of emotional intelligence
Empowers teams to be accountable for solving problems and promotes an inclusive engagement among a cross section of resources
Preferred Qualifications
Certified Release Train Engineer certification
Experience in serving as a Solution Train Engineer or Release Train Engineer within the financial services industry across multiple verticals, be they technical or business in nature
High degree of comfort in interacting with Senior Leadership Teams
Youll Love Working Here Because You Can:
Join a team and culture where your voice matters; where every day, your work transforms our experiences to make lives better. As you put your skills to use, well help you make an even bigger impact with learning experiences that can grow your technical AND leadership capabilities. Youll be surprised by what this rock-solid organization has in store for you.

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 $1,000 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.

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