Job Description:

Job Classification:

Project Mgmt, Transformation & Strategy - Project Mgmt, Transformation & Strategy

Prudential’s U.S. Businesses (USB) include our Retirement Strategies, Individual Life Insurance, Group Insurance, and Prudential Advisors businesses.  Together, these businesses serve over six million retail and 20 million worksite customers across all demographic segments.  We also partner with over three thousand institutional clients and one hundred thousand third-party financial professionals.

The USB Strategy team collaborates across businesses serving as a key partner to the Business Unit Presidents and their senior leadership teams. 

We are seeking a proactive and dynamic leader and strategist for the role of Director, Strategic Initiatives where you will be expected to support the development, prioritization, and implementation of a range of strategies and initiatives to drive profitable growth across our businesses.

This will be a hybrid role based out of Newark, NJ.

What you can expect:

• Leading workstreams in business unit strategy projects as well as cross-functional strategic projects (scoping, sizing, problem solving).


• Developing analyses and synthesizing insights (e.g., market, consumer, competitor) as inputs to drive near-term and longer-term business strategy.


• Assessing strategic partnerships and organic/inorganic growth opportunities.


• Build collaborative and trusted relationships across Prudential’s strategy, business development, and finance teams to ensure Prudential realizes its full potential by helping enable business outcomes.


• Support the development of strategy documents and communication materials, including business and strategic reviews to senior leaders, including Executive Leadership Team (ELT), Operating Committees, the Board of Directors and other key constituencies.

What you'll need:

• Bachelors degree required, Masters preferred


• Experience in business strategy, finance, or other leadership roles, including in financial services


• Top-notch conceptual thinking, analytical, research, and problem-solving skills


• Excellent presentation skills including verbal and written communication


• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and influencing skills


• Strong project and process management skills


• Competent writer, with expertise in PowerPoint, Excel, and Word


• Ability to summarize complex business problems and detailed analysis with clarity and brevity


• Comfort with ambiguity

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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 $152,500.00 to $206,200.00. 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), after one year of service. 

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. 

If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please email accommodations.hw@prudential.com. 

 

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