Prudential: 2026 Investment Analyst Program

Job Classification:

Prudential: 2026 Investment Analyst Program

Hybrid Location(s): 

Newark, NJ; Shelton, CT; Virtual

Prudential’s Global Retirement & Insurance businesses provide financial advice and develop, distribute, and service income and protection solutions for individuals and institutional clients around the world. In the U.S., our businesses include Group Insurance, Individual Life Insurance, Retirement Strategies, Prudential Advisors, and Marketing/Brand. They are supported by the GRI Center organization, delivering an end-to-end customer experience that’s simple, proactive, and data-driven to fuel financial wellness solutions for our customers.

The Retirement Strategies Investment Management team plays a vital and highly visible role in overseeing and developing investment products and solutions designed to support longevity and improved financial outcomes. Primarily, the team is responsible for the fiduciary oversight of over $140 billion of insurance funds assets. We provide investment management expertise and product oversight, working with internal teams as well as external partners to deliver the best-in-class results for clients. Additionally, the team supports Retirement Strategies future growth opportunities, focused on improving retirement outcomes across the globe. Leveraging our talent, capabilities, and Prudential’s trusted brand, we fulfill our purpose of making lives better by helping people protect their life’s work in order to live longer and more financially secure in retirement.

Timeline:

Application Deadline: Friday, February 20, 2026 (We review applications on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close earlier based on volume or role availability.)

What You Can Expect

The Retirement Strategies Investment team is seeking a highly motivated Investment Analyst to join our full‑time program, which helps early‑career talent build strong foundational expertise across key functional areas within the investment organization. This role offers broad learning opportunities designed to support long‑term growth and success.

• Gain exposure to multiple investment teams and projects, allowing you to build both technical and business knowledge across the organization.
• Support a variety of analysis, reporting, governance, and operational activities.
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders across the investment management ecosystem.
• Deliver a capstone project aligned to a strategic partner team.
• Demonstrate adaptability, learning agility, and a strong interest in asset management.

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Conducting industry and company research
• Financial modeling and analysis
• Contributing to documentation for Board and Investment Oversight materials
• Portfolio relationship management
• Supporting strategic growth initiatives
• Supporting asset manager partnerships
• Assisting in operational processes to comply with internal & external requirements  

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 required.
• Prudential does not provide visa sponsorship for this position. Successful candidates must possess the requisite US employment authorization to be eligible for consideration.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities and work effectively in a team environment
•  Demonstrated interest in investments and long-term career development.

Here’s what to expect when you apply:

Submit your application |Apply to up to three roles that best match your interests and skills. Complete a first round video interview | If selected, you’ll be invited to record responses to a few interview questions. This helps our teams get to know you better and allows you to share your story on your own time. Join us for final round interviews | If you advance, you’ll be invited to meet with our team—either virtually —to learn more about our business, culture, and role.

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 $1,600 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.
• 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.
• To find out more about our Total Reward package, see our Total Rewards Brochure. Some of the above benefits may not apply to part-time employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week.

Note: The salary range for this role is $80,000 to $85,000. Specific pricing for the role may vary within this range based on many factors including geographic location, candidate experience, and skills. This role is also eligible for additional compensation and/or benefits including a competitive discretionary annual cash bonus opportunity. Eligibility to participate in the discretionary annual incentive programs is subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

​Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States is not affiliated with Prudential plc. which is headquartered in the United Kingdom.