Director, Recruiting Strategy & Analytics

Prudential Financial•Newark, NJ

About The Position

The Director, Recruiting Strategy & Analytics develops and drives advisor recruiting strategies to accelerate growth across Prudential Wealth Advisors. The role partners with Recruiting Leadership, Field Leadership, and business stakeholders to identify market opportunities, prioritize advisor acquisition efforts, shape recruiting campaigns, and influence decisions that improve recruiting outcomes. It uses data analytics, advisor movement intelligence, competitive insights, and industry trends to provide recommendations and go-to-market processes that support the business and centralized recruiting organization. The Director turns complex recruiting and market data into strategic guidance for recruiting investments, recruiter deployment, market prioritization, lead-generation campaigns, and long-term growth strategies. Reporting directly to the Head of Recruiting for Prudential Wealth Advisors, this leader advises recruiting leaders and Managing Directors, ensuring that campaigns, tools, resources, communications, and marketing plans are grounded in data, market intelligence, and measurable business outcomes.

Requirements

Understand advisor recruiting dynamics, competitive recruiting trends, and growth strategies within the financial services industry.
Be skilled at identifying opportunities through data and translating insights into strategic action.
Be able to influence decision-making across stakeholders.
Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders and help shape recruiting priorities, optimize investments, and execute analytics- and industry-intelligence-backed growth strategies.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute advisor recruiting strategies aligned with Prudential Advisors' growth objectives.
Partner with Recruiting Leadership, Field Leadership, and business stakeholders to improve advisor acquisition outcomes and recruiting effectiveness.
Recommend recruiting priorities, market focus areas, advisor segments, and resource allocation strategies based on business objectives and market intelligence.
Support strategic decisions using analytics, industry trends, advisor movement data, and competitive intelligence.
Influence recruiting outcomes through targeted marketing campaigns, strategic industry communications, complex advisor practice business cases, and thought leadership.
Analyze advisor movement trends, competitive activity, market opportunities, advisor segmentation, and recruiting landscape insights.
Identify high-potential recruiting markets, advisor profiles, and growth opportunities.
Recommend targeted recruiting campaigns and lead-generation strategies based on advisor movement patterns and market analytics.
Evaluate industry trends and competitive dynamics and adjust recruiting strategies accordingly.
Manage recruiting performance frameworks, metrics, scorecards, and KPIs.
Monitor advisor acquisition outcomes, recruiter productivity, sourcing effectiveness, retention, AUM acquisition, GDC generation, and return on recruiting investments.
Identify performance trends, risks, and opportunities through recruiting and business data analysis.
Translate complex data into actionable insights for strategic decision-making.
Deliver executive reporting, dashboards, and business reviews on recruiting performance and business impact.
Present data-driven recommendations to Recruiting Leadership, Field Leadership, Finance, and senior business leaders.
Communicate recruiting trends, market opportunities, and performance drivers that influence growth strategies.
Support Recruiting Leadership, P&A, and Finance in establishing performance goals, forecasting hiring outcomes, and evaluating recruiting investments.
Develop analytical models, business cases, and projections to support recruiting strategy.
Assess recruiting programs, sourcing channels, recruiter deployment models, and investment decisions.
Recommend optimization strategies to improve recruiting results and business outcomes.

Benefits

Market-competitive base salary and yearly bonus potential at every level.
Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
Paid Time Off (PTO) and leaves of absence, including parental and military leave.
401(k) plan with company match up to 4%.
Company-funded pension plan.
Wellness Programs, including up to $1,600 per year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs.
Work/Life Resources for 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 an approved degree and many accredited certificate programs.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, allowing shares to be purchased at 85% of the lower of the beginning or end price of the purchase period.
Potential eligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to program rules and applicable performance factors.