Vice President, PGIM Strategy (Marketing)

PGIM, the global investment management businesses of Prudential Financial, is a top 10 investment manager with over $1.4 trillion in assets and offices in 16 countries. The firm has a strong commitment to the institutional marketplace, and serves the leading corporate and public pension plans, insurance companies, foundations and sovereign wealth funds around the world. PGIM also serves a broad range of retail intermediaries in the US and Europe through its diversified suite of mutual funds.

PGIM offers a wide range of investment capabilities to institutional and retail clients around the world through its wholly-owned asset management units, each focused on a distinct asset class: PGIM Fixed Income, Jennison Associates, QMA, PGIM Private Capital, PGIM Real Estate, PGIM Global Partners and PGIM Investments.

Overview

The Strategy team advises the PGIM CEO and the affiliates on setting and executing their strategic priorities, including both organic priorities and M&A. The purpose of this role is to work closely with the PGIM Chief Strategy Officer and the senior team to identify, structure, manage, and summarize findings from a broad range of strategic initiatives, including evaluating prospective M&A and partnership targets, reviewing significant product line expansions and growth / diversification plans, and efficiency-oriented initiatives. Effective execution will require excellent relationship management skills, high attention to detail, ability to prioritize and effectively manage projects and processes, and ability to multi-task as well as a strong sense of urgency. The role reports to the PGIM Chief Strategy Officer. The role will be part of a small, flat strategy function that works directly with the President and CEO of PGIM.

Key responsibilities of this position include:

• Define, build the business case, prioritize and execute on critical cross-PGIM strategic initiatives
• Proactively monitor, anticipate and assess market, client, competitor and regulatory trends to ensure PGIM and its affiliates are positioned appropriately
• Screen, evaluate and execute on new product, new business, M&A, and partnership opportunities that align with the overall PGIM strategy; work in partnership with the corporate M&A team as appropriate
• Partner with PGIM business leaders to support the development and execution of strategic plans related to their specific businesses
• Support and drive the implementation of recommendations by taking a leadership role across disciplines and serve as a central point of coordination to ensure collaboration across the organization
• Drive project team activities and deliverables and ensure project execution remains aligned with overall strategy
• Participate in and evaluate growth opportunities through cross-business unit initiatives with other units of Prudential, including the retirement, annuities and life insurance businesses

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10+ years of relevant investment industry experience, with a combination of prior strategy consulting experience and hands-on experience at a major asset manager
• Strong and well-developed analytical, problem-solving and quantitative skills
• Leadership characteristics combined with strong inter-personal skills, and ability to collaborate with and manage a complex set of senior internal stakeholders
• Effective executive-level communication skills, both oral and written.  Excellent presentation skills, including the ability to influence executive leadership.
• Results-oriented with an ability to execute on strategic initiatives
• Strategic thinker, passionate about identifying opportunities and driving change
• History of managing a team of professionals in project-based environments with proven ability to coach and develop the team
• Intellectually curious, globally aware, driven, ambitious, commercial; wants to win and works well in fast-paced environment
• Self-starter with high level of energy, integrity, personal responsibility and accountability

Education:

• Minimum Bachelor's degree with strong academic credentials; a post graduate degree is a plus

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