Vice President, Individual Retirement Product Development

Prudential Financial

Vice President leading Individual Retirement Product Development at Prudential, overseeing annuity product roadmap and innovative solutions. Driving profitable growth while managing a talented product team.

Posted 7/2/2026full-timeShelton • Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $178,600 - $267,800 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the product development function for new annuity products and enhancements across Prudential’s Individual Retirement business
Leverage industry insights, market trends, customer needs, and distribution partner feedback to identify market opportunities, prioritize solutions, and advance viable annuity concepts to the product roadmap.
Lead a team that translates prioritized opportunities into viable, marketable product designs, balancing client value, business economics, and risk
Drive speed to market while maintaining strong execution discipline, quality, and appropriate governance
Build, coach, and develop a high-performing product development team, fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, intellectual curiosity, and accountability for business outcomes.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant experience in annuity product development, product management, pricing, or strategy
Strong understanding of annuity products and the retirement marketplace
Demonstrated ability to lead complex product initiatives from concept through launch in a highly regulated environment
Strong commercial judgment, financial acumen, and ability to evaluate tradeoffs across customer value, competitiveness, profitability, capital, operational complexity, and risk
Proven ability to lead teams, develop talent, and create clarity in a matrixed organization
Strong executive presence and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and align cross-functional partners around complex decisions
Ability to operate effectively in ambiguity, manage multiple priorities, and bring structure to complex business problems
Collaborative leadership style with a track record of building trusted relationships across disciplines.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance
Paid Time Off (PTO)
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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Product DevelopmentPricing StrategyMarket AnalysisRisk EvaluationProduct Design

Soft Skills

Collaborative LeadershipCommunication SkillsExecutive PresenceInfluencing SkillsProblem-Solving