Job Classification:

Prudential: 2025 Corporate, Internal Audit Internship Program – IT Track 

Location:  

Newark, NJ; (Hybrid) 

Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), a global financial services leader and premier active global investment manager with approximately $1.5 trillion in assets under management as of March 31, 2024, has operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Prudential’s diverse and talented employees help make lives better and create financial opportunity for more people by expanding access to investing, insurance, and retirement security. Prudential’s iconic Rock symbol has stood for strength, stability, expertise, and innovation for nearly 150 years. For more information, please visit news.prudential.com.    

Are you looking for a career that helps you apply your passion for information technology, computer science, financial services businesses, and data analysis to influence the evaluation of the Company’s operations, processes, and business decisions? Are you interested in being a part of an exciting internship program that is focused on developing technical and professional skills, working with diverse teams on challenging projects, current technologies and collaborating alongside Prudential’s business leaders? If you are results driven, enjoy working on a team, have a passion for working with data, and are intellectually curious, then Prudential’s Internal Audit Internship is the place for you! 

Internal Audit protects Prudential and its businesses and support functions from current and emerging risks by applying systematic controls, processes and governance as well as promoting a strong ethical culture.  You will participate on actual audit projects that test technology and/or business processes and controls, perform data analytics, directly apply coursework, and generate key enhancements that uncover and report trends to Prudential leaders, anticipate emerging risks and provide solutions to protect us from key risks. 

Timeline:  

The internship program will run from Monday, June 2nd, 2025, to Friday, August 8th, 2025.

We review applications on a rolling basis, and we encourage you to apply as soon as you are ready. All fall applications will close on or by Friday, October 4th, 2024, at midnight ET. We reserve the right to close applications early due to volume or role(s) being filled. 

Applications for PGIM Investment Professional roles are open as of July 1st. All other businesses will open on August 2nd. To ensure you are considered for the opportunities you want most, you are only able to apply to 3 positions per recruitment season. 

Your Day-to-Day: 

As an intern you will learn about the company’s business objectives and understand how we approach risk management to achieve our mission to Protect Prudential. The 10-week Internal Audit Internship Program will provide you with valuable professional and personal development experiences within the following four key stages of an audit engagement:  

1. Audit planning and Data collection 

2. Scoping (Risk identification and Control Evaluation) 

3. Control Testing 

4. Issue Development and Audit Reporting 

There are opportunities to work as a summer intern in our Technology Audit Group as well as one of our Traditional Audit Groups. You will have the option to choose your preference during the recruitment process.  

Some day-to-day responsibilities from each area could include: 

IT interns will have the opportunity to work on audits and gain knowledge about technologies like Splunk, Hadoop, Robotic Process Automation and more. Technology focused applicants can be placed in IT audit which focuses on projects that provide exposure to risks related to software development like Agile, DevOps, cybersecurity, and cloud related platforms.
 

Required Qualifications:  

Candidates must be enrolled in an accredited bachelor’s program graduating between December 2025 and May 2027 

Preferred majors include Information Technology, Information Security, Risk Management, Computer Science, Quantitative Finance, Mathematics, and Statistics; or double majors in one of these fields with Accounting as a second area of focus  

Minimum 3.0 GPA recommended 

Prudential does not provide visa sponsorship for this position. Successful candidates must possess the requisite US employment authorization to be eligible for consideration 

Preferred Qualifications: 

Strong mathematical aptitude and computer skills 

Strong written, oral communication, and interpersonal skills 

Our Application Process:  

Submit your application. If eligible, receive invitation for a digital interview; this includes answering pre-recorded interview questions with the business(es) that advance your application(s). If advanced, receive invitation for final round interview(s); you will have the opportunity to meet with us in person or virtually to learn more about our business and culture.  

For 2025 early talent roles, our process is designed to help you learn more about Prudential/PGIM and share your story with us. Digital interviewing allows greater flexibility, enables a quicker interview process, allows us to meet more candidates and share your story with more members of the team.  

Note: The pay range for this role is $32.00 to $34.00. Specific pricing for the role may vary within the above range based on many factors including geographic location, candidate experience, and skills. Roles may also be eligible for additional compensation and/or benefits. 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.  

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

Prudential is a multinational financial services leader with operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Leveraging its heritage of life insurance and asset management expertise, Prudential is focused on helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth. The company's well-known Rock symbol is an icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation that has stood the test of time. Prudential's businesses offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, asset management, and real estate services.

We recognize that our strength and success are directly linked to the quality and skills of our diverse associates. We are proud to be a place where talented people who want to make a difference can grow as professionals, leaders, and as individuals. Visit www.prudential.com to learn more about our values, our history and our brand.

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. 

The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Newark, NJ and its affiliates.

Note that this posting is intended for individual applicants. Search firms or agencies should email Staffing at staffingagencies@prudential.com for more information about doing business with Prudential.

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