Prudential Financial

PGIM Credit, Sr Associate, Asset Backed Securities Research

Prudential Financial$145K — $155K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • 4-7 years of experience in fixed income, securitized products, or consumer finance
  • Strong analytical and quantitative skills
  • Experience with consumer loan collateral and cash flow analysis
  • Proficiency in Excel and experience with large datasets
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Intellectual curiosity about Consumer ABS markets

Responsibilities

  • Identify opportunities in Consumer ABS sectors to support capital deployment
  • Present investment research to the ABS portfolio management team
  • Analyze business models and financial health of issuers
  • Assess issuer performance using historical data and economic trends
  • Maintain analytical tools for risk assessments and data insights
  • Monitor consumer borrower trends and macroeconomic indicators
  • Evaluate credit risk and cash flow dynamics within the Consumer ABS portfolio

Benefits

  • Market competitive base salaries with yearly bonus potential
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) plan with company match up to 4%
  • Company-funded pension plan
  • Wellness Programs with reimbursement for wellbeing items
  • Education Benefit for financing college and certificates
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan at discounted rates
Full Job Description
Job Classification:
Investment Management - Investments

A research position on the Consumer Asset Backed Securities ("ABS") credit research team within the Securitized Products group of PGIM Credit. The successful candidate will work closely with the ABF and ABS portfolio management teams to help formulate Consumer ABS strategy and help monitor the Consumer ABS portfolio. The successful candidate will be responsible for analyzing transaction collateral and economic conditions, assigning and maintaining internal credit ratings, reviewing transaction structures and documentation packages, communicating with investment banking teams, working closely with portfolio management and other internal colleagues to determine investment suitability and relative attractiveness, conducting surveillance on existing investments, and following industry trends.

What you will do:
  • Contribute to capital deployment strategies by identifying high-impact opportunities across Consumer ABS sectors and issuers, fueling investment idea generation and market positioning.
  • Present and support investment research and relative value trading strategies to the ABS portfolio management team, shaping the risk and positioning of the Consumer ABS book.
  • Engage with an issuer's executive team to analyze business models, operational strategies, and financial health in the process of developing and maintaining internal credit ratings.
  • Assess issuer performance by integrating bottom-up historical data with top-down macroeconomic trends to inform risk-return expectations and influence security level buy, hold, or pass decisions.
  • Design, enhance, and maintain analytical tools and visualizations to strengthen risk and analytics frameworks, to drive actionable data driven insights.
  • Impact Consumer ABS sector strategies by monitoring emerging consumer borrower performance trends, macroeconomic indicators, and legal and regulatory changes.
  • Track Consumer ABS portfolio positions to evaluate credit risk, rating stability, and cash flow dynamics, while identifying trading opportunities.
  • Advance ESG integration by contributing to proprietary ESG Impact Ratings and documenting ESG engagements.
  • Build and nurture relationships with market participants, including buy-side investors, legal teams, rating agencies, sell-side firms, and trustees-to gain insights on emerging market dynamics.


What you will bring:
  • Bachelor's degree required
  • 4-7 years of relevant experience in fixed income, securitized products, or consumer finance, with meaningful exposure to Consumer ABS or related consumer credit products.
  • Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
  • Exposure to consumer loan collateral, securitization structures, cash flow analysis, and key drivers of Consumer ABS performance are required.
  • Proficiency in Excel and some experience working with large datasets is required.
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple assignments in a fast-paced environment.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate investment views clearly.
  • Intellectual curiosity and strong interest in Consumer ABS and consumer lending markets.


What will set you apart:
  • Programming and data visualization skills (e.g., Python, Power BI, Tableau) are preferred.
  • Experience with Intex and structured finance modeling are preferred.


PGIM welcomes all applicants, even if you don't meet every requirement. If your skills align with the role, we encourage you to apply.

PGIM believes in the Power of a Hybrid work arrangement. The Power of Hybrid is both the flexibility of work from home, as well as the networking and career development of in-person work with colleagues through three weekly anchor days.

Note: 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 $145,000.00 - $155,000.00 USD. 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.

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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.
  • 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.

About Prudential Financial

Prudential Financial is a financial services company that specializes in the fields of investment management, life insurance, and retirement benefits. It focuses on helping individuals and institutional customers to grow and protect their wealth. The company also offers an inclusive work environment where employees can develop to their full potential, and give back to the communities where they live and work. Prudential Financial was founded in 1875 and headquartered in Newark, New Jersey.

Prudential Financial Careers

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Learn more about Prudential Financial
Size
88 employees
Market Cap
$36.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$374 million
Founded
1875
5 Year Trend
+3.8%
Revenue
$57 billion
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