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At Prudential we believe talent is key to achieving our vision. When you join Prudential youll unlock a motivating and impactful career all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the worlds leading financial services institutions!

Prudentials International Businesses develop distribute and service life insurance retirement and related financial security products through subsidiaries in Japan Brazil and Mexico. We also provide similar offerings across our joint venture operations in Chile Colombia Peru China India and Indonesia and our strategic investments in Ghana Kenya and South Africa. International Insurance is one of Prudentials fastest growing and most profitable business groups.

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 international businesses with a focus on Emerging Markets

Reporting directly to the Vice President of Strategy International Businesses this role will focus on identifying evaluating and executing opportunities that drive growth profitability and scalability while establishing Prudential as a market leader in the insurance pensions and investments industries.
This will be a hybrid role based out of Newark NJ.

What you can expect:

• Support the growth strategy the strategic planning process and overall growth initiatives across international markets ensuring alignment with the broader Enterprise Strategy efforts.
• Develop end-to-end strategy reviews strategic frameworks / narrative and business cases to assess and prioritize investments in high-potential growth market initiatives.
• Lead or contribute to cross-functional or cross-market workstreams focused on organic growth levers such as go-to-market optimization process excellence and portfolio prioritization.
• Gather competitive insights across international markets including Latin America Asia and beyond to inform strategic decision-making and enhance Prudentials competitive positioning.
• Partner with cross functional stakeholders to support the evaluation and execution of M&A and inorganic growth opportunities across the Emerging Markets portfolio.
• Support the development of strategy documents and communication materials including business and strategic reviews to senior leaders including the Global Leadership Team (GLT) the Management Committee Operating Committees the Board of Directors and other key constituencies.
• Support the development of strategy documents and communication materials to external stakeholders including Rating Agencies the Supervisory College and other key external constituencies.
  

What youll need:

• Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Data Analytics Economics or a related field required.
• 5-7 years of relevant experience in corporate strategy management consulting or investment banking/corporate development roles in the Financial Services or Insurance industry.
• Top-notch conceptual thinking analytical research and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint with proven ability to create detailed high-impact presentations.
• Successful track record of leading projects / key workstreams with a demonstrated ability to seamlessly flex between strategic thinking and tactical execution.
• Ability to summarize complex business problems and detailed analysis with clarity and brevity.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and collaboration skills with the ability to effectively partner across all organizational levels and present confidently at senior executive-level forums.
• Minimal travel may be required.
  

Itd be a plus if you had:

• MBA CFA and/or CPA strongly preferred.
• Fluency in Spanish and / or Portuguese preferred.

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 $1600 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.