Retirement Strategies & Global Retirement Strategist

Prudential Financial • Newark, NJ

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Prudential’s Global Retirement & Insurance (GRI) businesses include our US-based Retirement Strategies, Individual Life Insurance, Group Insurance, and Prudential Advisors businesses, and our International Insurance businesses in Japan and Emerging Markets. Together, these businesses serve millions of customers across all demographic segments, largely through financial professionals and institutional client relationships. The GRI 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 strategic though leader for the role of Director, Strategic Initiatives where you will be expected to support the development, prioritization, and execution of a range of strategies and initiatives to drive profitable growth in Retirement markets in the U.S. and Retirement opportunities around the world. This will be a hybrid role based out of Newark, NJ. For exceptionally well-qualified candidates, Virtual working arrangement may be considered, with expectation of travel as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree (e.g., MBA) strongly preferred.
• Industry knowledge, particularly in Individual and Institutional Retirement markets.
• Demonstrated success in strategic roles within financial services or complex corporate environments.
• Exceptional conceptual thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience leading and influencing cross-functional teams and communicating complex topics to senior leaders.
• Strong project management and organizational skills; excels in ambiguity and shifting business priorities.
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, and Microsoft Productivity suite.
• Ability to communicate concisely and effectively in all mediums, distilling complex topics into simple and clear narratives and adapting for various audiences to drive understanding and alignment.
• Entrepreneurial, “self-starting” orientation with high personal accountability and bias for action.
• Inquisitive, “perpetual student” mindset for ongoing, self-directed learning and development.

Responsibilities

• Leading business unit strategy projects and workstreams, effectively engaging stakeholders and synthesizing multiple points of view to generate clear understanding and drive effective decision-making.
• Developing and deploying strategic frameworks to enable effective prioritization of business resource investment.
• Building collaborative and trusted relationships across Prudential’s Strategy, Business, and Finance teams to help drive positive business outcomes and understanding of business drivers.
• Supporting the development of strategy documents and communication materials, including business and strategic reviews to Prudential’s most senior leaders (e.g., Global Leadership Team (GLT), Operating Committees, Board of Directors).
• Proactively connecting dots across businesses and functions, serving as an enterprise advocate who prioritizes Prudential’s broader interests.
• Taking ownership of work and professional development, performing critical self-assessment to ensure high-quality, senior management-ready deliverables.
• Conducting strategic market research and analysis to identify and assess opportunities in support of short- and long-term business objectives.
• Demonstrating thought leadership by monitoring and clarifying potential business impacts of emerging external trends—e.g., consumer, market, and competitor insights.
• Assessing strategic partnerships and organic/inorganic growth opportunities.
• Asking thoughtful questions to challenge the status quo and internal biases.
• Cultivating and leveraging a network of internal colleagues and external contacts for everyday knowledge exchange, input, debate, and collaboration to strengthen Prudential’s market position.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees