Director, Strategic and Financial Communications (Hybrid) (Finance)

Job Classification:
Marketing & Communications - Communications

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

Prudential has been an industry leader in financial services for 150 years. We offer customers innovative solutions for growing and protecting wealth. With over $1.6 trillion in assets under management and a presence in 20 countries across 5 continents, we strive to service customers and create long-term value for stakeholders by pairing strong ethics and business fundamentals with a wide array of financial products and services, ranging from life insurance, retirement planning and annuities to asset management.

Prudential Financial, Inc. is focused on creating a fully inclusive culture, where all employees feel comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work. We don't just accept differences-we celebrate them, support them, and thrive because of them. At Prudential, employees have a unique opportunity to own their development as they design unique career paths that prepare them to excel in roles that stretch and grow them throughout their career. We encourage employees to perpetually hone their skills and explore opportunities across the Prudential's business.

Prudential Communications works with partners and stakeholders inside and outside the enterprise to create advocacy for our company, asking meaningful questions, shaping dialogue about key issues, informing business decisions, building consequential relationships, and deepening connections. We work together across our team to deliver outcomes that further Prudential's purpose of making lives better by solving the financial challenges of our changing world, to accelerate Prudential's transformation and growth, and to cultivate belief in the company's future. We're committed to providing every member of our team with opportunities to learn and grow, while fostering closer integration, a truly inclusive workplace, and new ways of working that increase impact and productivity. We strive for excellence, simplicity, clarity, and impact in everything we do.

The Director, Strategic and Financial Communications has a critical role managing and executing high-stakes enterprise communications programs that clearly articulate and amplify Prudential's financial performance and business growth story.

Reporting to the Vice President, Strategic and Financial Communications, the candidate will work closely with a broad range of business partners to deliver communications that connect Prudential's strategy to key stakeholders, including investors, financial media, employees and other audiences. Key partners include the Office of the CFO, CEO and Investor Relations team, as well as communications strategists across Prudential's functions and businesses.

The current employee work arrangement for this position is hybrid and requires your on-site presence on a reoccurring basis as determined by your business. Your manager will provide additional details relative to the specific number of days you are expected to be on-site. Consideration will be given to exceptional candidates who are fully remote.

What you can expect:

• Build and maintain relationships with key financial reporters, outlets, and influencers, including proactive pitching, backgrounding and reactive inquiry management.
• Proactively identify and pitch awards, social media and conference opportunities for initiatives and enterprise leaders.
• Manage communications programs for corporate development, M&A and other complex processes, coordinating across functions to clear, consistent messaging and smooth execution.
• Develop enterprise narrative materials, media strategies and communications programs to reinforce confidence in Prudential's business performance and strategic priorities.
• Develop communication materials tailored for senior executives, including briefing books, benchmark analyses and messaging documents.
• Leverage the resources and centers of expertise within the Prudential Communications organization (creative, content, analytics, research) to improve message clarity, anticipate risk, and quantify communications impact.

What you'll need:

• 7-10 years of professional experience in corporate, financial or strategic communications.
• Strong media relations expertise, with the ability to manage relationships with journalists.
• Demonstrated success executing complex communications programs (corporate development, M&A, and/or organizational changes).
• Exceptional project management and organizational skills.
• Executive presence, relationship-building skills and high EQ to anticipate challenges and build alignment across functions.

It'd be a plus if you had:

• Business Acumen: Understands and leverages organizational, financial and industry data to better address customer needs and/or operations.
• Sector Experience: Knowledge and familiarity with the financial services industry and/or public company financial reporting requirements.
• Outcomes Focus: Delivers results that support project, function, and business outcomes, and maximizes my own utility by prioritizing work appropriately and executing efficiently.
• Creativity: Sees connections that others do not, successfully applies ideas drawn from seemingly unrelated contexts, and generates a wide array of useful solutions to solve problems.
• Persuasive Influence: Effectively persuades others, remains diplomatic in difficult situations, and leverages a large network of relationships for the good of the business.
• Communications Coaching: Coaches Communications colleagues and business partners in core communications skills and strategies when needed and shares good ideas for improving Communications work and/or reputation.
• Channel Management: Increases familiarity of a wide array of channels, leverages their possibilities for maximum impact and adapts messages effectively to them.

Prudential welcomes all applicants, even if you don't meet every requirement. If your skills align with the role, we encourage you to apply.

At Prudential, you can:

Take charge of your career. We equip and empower our employees to expand their skills and experience by using powerful learning, gigs, and job opportunities. We offer a suite of services such as on demand resources and networking to propel your career forward.

We're a global organization, full of outstandingly dedicated people who aren't afraid to think differently, challenge the status quo and take sensible risks along the way. You will enjoy pushing boundaries as we build innovative technology that helps clients, customers and employees live their best lives. You will have access to leadership and learning opportunities and the resources needed to take your career in any direction. We will help you do your best work, offering flexibility, while delivering on our Purpose.

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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.

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