Lead, Information Security Regulatory & Compliance

Prudential Ins Co of America; Newark (NJ); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Yearly bonus potential

401(k) plan with company match

Pension plan

Wellness program

Job summary

Prudential Financial, Inc. in Newark, NJ, seeks a Lead, Information Security Regulatory & Compliance Support to coordinate responses to regulators and audits. This hybrid role requires on-site presence at least 3 days per week and collaborates across Legal, Compliance, Risk, and IT teams.

You will manage intake, tracking, evidence collection, response development, and submission readiness while promoting a culture of regulatory accountability and practical governance aligned to business needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Security, Risk Management, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience supporting regulatory exams/audit responses in a regulated environment, with evidence collection, drafting, approvals, and coordination.
• Strong knowledge of financial services regulatory frameworks (e.g., NYDFS 23 NYCRR 500, FFIEC, ISO 27001, SOC 1/2).
• Ability to translate technical implementations into regulator-ready narratives and evidence packages.
• Operational excellence: manage SLAs, trackers, and drive closure across engagements.
• Strong partnership with Legal, Compliance, Risk, Internal Audit, and technology teams.
• Experience maintaining examination/audit tracking processes, evidence repositories, and reporting standards.
• Excellent writing/editing skills for regulator/auditor-ready responses.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate responses to regulatory examinations, audits, assessments, and information requests.
• Maintain centralized trackers and auditable submission records with owners and due dates.
• Collect, validate, and align supporting evidence with regulatory requirements.
• Prepare leaders and SMEs for regulatory interactions, audits, and walkthroughs.
• Develop briefing materials, FAQs, questions, and supporting documentation.
• Track regulatory observations, audit findings, and remediation commitments.
• Monitor trends to improve readiness and reduce friction.
• Maintain evidence repositories, playbooks, and templates; improve workflows.

Skills

Regulatory exams support

Stakeholder coordination

Information security governance

Examination tracking

Policy & evidence packaging

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or related field

Tools

GRC platforms

Policy management tools

Jira/ServiceNow

Job description

Lead, Information Security Regulatory & Compliance Support

Job Classification:
Technology - Information Security

Are you interested in building capabilities that enable the organization with innovation, speed, agility, scalability and efficiency? The Global Technology team takes great pride in our culture where digital transformation is built into our DNA! When you join our organization at Prudential, you'll unlock an exciting and impactful career - all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world's leading financial services institutions.

As the Lead, Information Security Regulatory & Compliance Support, you will support Prudential's Information Security Governance function by coordinating responses to regulators, examiners, auditors, and other internal and external stakeholders across the enterprise. Reporting to Vice Present, Information Security Governance, you will support the intake, tracking of engagements, evidence collection and coordination, response development, and submission readiness activities.

This role helps the Information Security Office communicate with one voice, maintain a strong culture of accountability and regulatory readiness, and ensure governance practices remain practical, sustainable, and aligned to business and regulatory expectations.

This role is based in our office in Newark, NJ. Our organization follows a hybrid work structure where employees can work remotely and from the office, as needed, based on demands of specific tasks or personal work preferences. This position is hybrid and requires your on-site presence on a reoccurring weekly basis at least 3 days per week.

Here is What You Can Expect on a Typical Day

• Coordinate responses to regulatory examinations, audits, assessments, and information requests, driving cross-functional collaboration to ensure timely, accurate, and consistent submissions.
• Maintain a centralized tracker and auditable submission record (due dates, owners, approvals, evidence, final responses); *escalate* issues and clear blockers.
• Partner with business and technology teams, control owners, and SMEs to collect, validate, and asses supporting evidence for completeness, traceability, and alignment with requirements.
• Assist in preparing leaders and SMEs for regulatory interactions, audits, interviews, and walkthroughs.
• Develop briefing materials, status updates, FAQs, anticipated questions, and supporting documentation.
• Support tracking and reporting of regulatory observations, audit findings, management action plans, and remediation commitments.
• Monitor trends, recurring requests, and emerging themes to improve readiness and reduce operational friction.
• Maintain evidence repositories, playbooks, and templates; identify opportunities to improve workflows, submission quality, and operational efficiency.

The Skills & Expertise You Bring

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Security, Risk Management, Business, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience supporting regulatory exams and/or audit responses in a regulated environment (financial services preferred), including evidence collection, drafting, approvals, and stakeholder coordination
• Strong working knowledge of financial services regulatory and industry frameworks, including NYDFS 23 NYCRR 500, FFIEC, ISO 27001, SOC 1 & 2, or similar standards, and experience supporting evidence collection, documentation reviews, and response development.
• Strong grasp of information security governance and controls, with the ability to translate technical implementations into clear, defensible narratives and evidence packages
• Operational excellence and program discipline: run repeatable processes, manage to SLAs, maintain clean trackers, and drive closure across concurrent engagements
• Strong partnership skills with Legal, Compliance, Risk, Internal Audit, and technology teams, including navigating sensitive topics, managing approvals, and aligning to enterprise positions
• Experience maintaining examination, audit, or compliance tracking processes, including evidence repositories, action item management, metrics, reporting, and documentation standards.
• Excellent writing and editing skills: synthesize complex inputs into clear, consistent, regulator/auditor-ready responses with appropriate precision and traceability
• Strong judgment and attention to detail; comfortable with ambiguity, tight deadlines, and high scrutiny while maintaining appropriate governance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with GRC platforms, policy management tools, Jira, ServiceNow, or collaboration tools.
• Familiarity with core security domains such as IAM, ASM, CDR, cloud security, third-party risk, or data protection.
• CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA, or equivalent certifications.
• Knowledge of NJ DOBI (New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance)
• NIST - Information Security Framework
• ISO 27001 / ISO 27000 Series

You’ll 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, we'll help you make an even bigger impact with learning experiences that can grow your technical AND leadership capabilities. You'll be surprised by what this rock-solid organization has in store for you.

#LI-Hybrid #LI-LR1

What we offer you:

Prudential is required by state specific laws to include the salary range for this role when hiring a resident in applicable locations. The salary range for this role is from $114,500.00 to $188,900.00. Specific pricing for the role may vary within the above range based on many factors including geographic location, candidate experience, and skills.

• 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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